Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals to Host Conference Call

WATERTOWN, Mass., March 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTPH ), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel antibiotics to treat life-threatening multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections, today announced that company management will report fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results after the close of U.S. financial markets on March 8, 2017, and will host a conference call on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results and provide a corporate update.

The call can be accessed by dialing (844) 831-4023 (U.S. and Canada) or (731) 256-5215 (international) and entering passcode 82825167. To access the live audio webcast, or the subsequent archived recording, visit the "Investor Relations - Events & Presentations" section of the Tetraphase website at www.tphase.com . The webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the Tetraphase website for 30 days following the call.

About Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tetraphase is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company using its proprietary chemistry technology to create novel antibiotics for serious and life-threatening bacterial infections, including those caused by many of the multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria highlighted as urgent public health threats by the CDC. Tetraphase has created more than 3,000 novel tetracycline analogs using its proprietary technology platform.  Tetraphase's pipeline includes three antibiotic clinical candidates: eravacycline, which is in phase 3 clinical trials, and TP-271 and TP-6076, which are in phase 1 clinical trials. Please visit www.tphase.com for more company information.

Investor Contacts: Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Teri Dahlman 617-600-7040 tdahlman@tphase.com Argot Partners Maeve Conneighton 206-899-4940 maeve@argotpartners.com Media Contact: Sam Brown Inc. Mike Beyer 312-961-2502 mikebeyer@sambrown.com