SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives including immunotherapies, will host an Investor Day on Thursday, April 6, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT (5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PDT) in New York City. Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, and other members of the Cidara management team, will provide a comprehensive corporate update. In addition, notable infectious disease experts will discuss their perspectives on the anti-infective space.
Interested parties may access a live audio webcast and slides of the presentations on the investor section of Cidara’s website at www.cidara.com beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT. An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the event and can be viewed at the same link for a limited time.
About Cidara Therapeutics
Cidara is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing new anti-infectives that have the potential to transform the standard of care and save or improve patients’ lives. The company is currently advancing its novel echinocandin antifungal, CD101 IV, through a Phase 2 study and developing CD201, its bispecific antimicrobial immunotherapy, for the treatment of multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. CD101 IV has enhanced potency and is the only once-weekly therapy intended for the treatment and prevention of life-threatening invasive fungal infections. CD201 is the first drug candidate selected from Cidara’s novel Cloudbreak™ platform, the first immunotherapy discovery platform designed specifically to create compounds that direct a patient’s immune cells to attack and eliminate bacterial, fungal or viral pathogens. Cidara is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit www.cidara.com.