GlycoMimetics to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

GlycoMimetics, Inc. GLYC today announced that Chief Executive Officer Rachel King will provide a company overview at two upcoming investor conferences, as follows:

STIFEL 2018 HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE
When: November 13, 2018 at 10:15 a.m. ET
Where: New York, NY, USA

JEFFERIES 2018 LONDON HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE
When: November 15, 2018 at 8:40 a.m. GMT
Where: London, UK

To access the live webcast and subsequent archived recordings for the presentations, please visit the GlycoMimetics website at www.glycomimetics.com.

About GlycoMimetics, Inc.

GlycoMimetics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel glycomimetic drugs to address unmet medical needs resulting from diseases in which carbohydrate biology plays a key role. GlycoMimetics' most advanced drug candidate, rivipansel, a pan-selectin antagonist, is being developed for the treatment of vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease and is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical trial being conducted by its strategic collaborator, Pfizer. GlycoMimetics' wholly-owned drug candidate, GMI-1271 (uproleselan), an E-selectin antagonist, was evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial as a potential treatment for AML and is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of multiple myeloma. The FDA granted uproleselan Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with relapsed/refractory disease. GlycoMimetics is also conducting a Phase 1 clinical trial with a third drug candidate, GMI-1359, a combined CXCR4 and E-selectin antagonist. GlycoMimetics is located in Rockville, MD in the BioHealth Capital Region. Learn more at www.glycomimetics.com.

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