Moleculin Announces Conference Call to Discuss Pos

HOUSTON, TX --(Marketwired - October 17, 2016) - Moleculin Biotech, Inc., ( NASDAQ : MBRX ) ("Moleculin" or the "Company"), a preclinical and clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of anti-cancer drug candidates, some of which are based on license agreements with The University of Texas System on behalf of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss important positive developments regarding Annamycin, its drug candidate for the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, as well as to provide a general corporate update.

The call will be held this Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time and can be accessed with the following dial-in information:

Participant dial in (toll free): 1-877-418-3859 Participant international dial in: 1-412-902-6506

Please ask to be joined into the Moleculin call.

Participant Entry Number: 4494430

This conference call will be recorded and made available for replay as follows:

US Toll Free: 1-877-344-7529 International Toll: 1-412-317-0088 Canada Toll Free:1-855-669-9658

Replay Access Code: 10095171

End Date: November 3, 2016

To access the replay using an international dial-in number, please select the link below:

https://services.choruscall.com/ccforms/replay.html

About Moleculin Biotech, Inc.

Moleculin Biotech, Inc. is a preclinical and clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of anti-cancer drug candidates, some of which are based on discoveries made at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Our lead product candidate is Annamycin, a Phase II clinical stage anthracycline for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia, more commonly referred to as AML. We also have two pre-clinical small molecule portfolios, one of which is focused on the modulation of hard-to-target tumor cell signaling mechanisms and the recruitment of the patient's own immune system. The other portfolio targets the metabolism of tumors.

For more information about Moleculin, please visit http://www.moleculin.com

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, the assertion that recent developments regarding Annamycin will have a positive impact on its development. These statements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects. Although Moleculin Biotech believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Moleculin Biotech has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including ''believes,'' ''estimates,'' ''anticipates,'' ''expects,'' ''plans,'' ''projects,'' ''intends,'' ''potential,'' ''may,'' ''could,'' ''might,'' ''will,'' ''should,'' ''approximately'' or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2016, as amended (Registration No. 333-209323). Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of its date. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.