Agios to Webcast Conference Call of Fourth Quarter

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGIO ), a leader in the field of cellular metabolism to treat cancer and rare genetic diseases, today announced that the company will host a conference call and live webcast on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. ET to report its fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results and discuss recent clinical development and corporate activities.

The live webcast can be accessed under "Events & Presentations" in the Investors section of the company's website at www.agios.com . The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-377-7098 (domestic) or 1-631-291-4547 (international) and refer to conference ID 61135222. The webcast will be archived and made available for replay on the company's website beginning approximately two hours after the event.

About Agios Agios is focused on discovering and developing novel investigational medicines to treat cancer and rare genetic diseases through scientific leadership in the field of cellular metabolism. In addition to an active research and discovery pipeline across both therapeutic areas, Agios has multiple first-in-class investigational medicines in clinical and/or preclinical development. All Agios programs focus on genetically identified patient populations, leveraging our knowledge of metabolism, biology and genomics. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.agios.com . 

Agios Pharmaceuticals: Kendra Adams, 617-844-6407 Senior Director, Investor & Public Relations Kendra.Adams@agios.com Renee Leck, 617-649-8299 Senior Manager, Investor & Public Relations Renee.Leck@agios.com