Aduro Biotech to Present at the Leerink Partners 6

BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aduro Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADRO ) today announced that Stephen T. Isaacs, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Aduro, will present at the Leerink Partners 6 ^th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York, NY on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at 9:00 am Eastern Time.

To access the live webcast and subsequent archived recording of this and the company’s other presentations, please visit Aduro's website at www.aduro.com .

About Aduro Aduro Biotech, Inc. is an immunotherapy company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies that transform the treatment of challenging diseases. Aduro's technology platforms, which are designed to harness the body's natural immune system, are being investigated in cancer indications and have the potential to expand into autoimmune and infectious diseases. Aduro's LADD technology platform is based on proprietary attenuated strains of Listeria that have been engineered to express tumor-associated antigens to induce specific and targeted immune responses. This platform is being developed as a treatment for multiple indications, including ovarian, lung and prostate cancers, and mesothelioma. Additionally, a personalized form of LADD, or pLADD, is being developed utilizing tumor neoantigens that are specific to an individual patient’s tumor. Aduro's STING Pathway Activator platform is designed to activate the intracellular STING receptor, resulting in a potent tumor-specific immune response. ADU-S100 is the first STING Pathway Activator compound to enter the clinic and is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 study in patients with cutaneously accessible metastatic solid tumors or lymphomas. Aduro’s B-select monoclonal antibody platform includes a number of immune modulating assets in research and preclinical development. Aduro is collaborating with leading global pharmaceutical companies to expand its products and technology platforms. For more information, please visit www.aduro.com .

Contact: Sylvia Wheeler SVP, Corporate Affairs 510 809 9264 Media Contact: Susan Lehner 510 809 2137 press@aduro.com