Aeglea BioTherapeutics to Present at BMO Capital M

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGLE ), a biotechnology company committed to developing enzyme-based therapeutics in the field of amino acid metabolism to treat genetic rare diseases and cancer, today announced that it will participate on a panel and provide a corporate update at the upcoming BMO Capital Markets Prescription for Success Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in New York.

David G. Lowe, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Aeglea, will participate on a panel entitled, “The New Generation of Orphan Companies,” which will take place at 9:40 a.m. ET in the Empire Ballroom at the InterContinental Barclay Hotel. The corporate update will follow at 11:00 a.m. ET in the Empire Ballroom I.

The corporate update presentation will be webcast live and available on the company website at aegleabio.com/investors . The webcast and presentation will be archived for viewing for 90 days thereafter.

About Aeglea BioTherapeutics Aeglea is a biotechnology company committed to developing engineered human enzymes for the treatment of genetic rare diseases and cancer associated with abnormal amino acid metabolism. The company’s engineered human enzymes are designed to degrade specific amino acids in the blood in order to reduce toxic levels of amino acids in genetic rare diseases or to deprive tumors dependent on amino acids by reducing levels below the normal range. Aeglea’s clinical program for its lead product candidate, AEB1102, includes three Phase 1 clinical trials, studying AEB1102 for the treatment of patients with Arginase I deficiency, advanced solid tumors and hematological malignancies. The company is building a pipeline of additional product candidates targeting key amino acids, including AEB4104, which degrades homocysteine, a target for a genetic rare disease, as well as two potential treatments for cancer, AEB3103, which degrades cysteine/cystine, and AEB2109, which degrades methionine. For more information, visit http://aegleabio.com .

Media Contact: Kelly Boothe, Ph.D. BrewLife 415.946.1076 media@aegleabio.com Investor Contact: Charles N. York II Chief Financial Officer Aeglea BioTherapeutics investors@aegleabio.com