Akebia to Present at the 27th Annual ROTH Conference

ROTH Conference 2015

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--()--Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering innovative therapies to patients with kidney disease through the biology of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF), today announced that Jason A. Amello, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 27th Annual ROTH Conference on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The conference is being held at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, California.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the company's website at http://ir.akebia.com/events.cfm. An archived presentation will be available for 90 days.

About Akebia Therapeutics

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on delivering innovative therapies to patients with kidney disease through HIF biology. Akebia's lead product candidate, AKB-6548, is a once-daily, oral therapy, which has completed a Phase 2b study for the treatment of anemia related to CKD in non-dialysis patients and is also being tested in a Phase 2 study for the treatment of anemia in patients undergoing dialysis. For more information on Akebia, please visit www.akebia.com.

Contacts

Investors:
Argot Partners
Andrea Rabney, +1-212-600-1902
Andrea@argotpartners.com
or
Media:
Argot Partners
Eliza Schleifstein, +1-917-763-8106
Eliza@argotpartners.com

Contacts

Investors:
Argot Partners
Andrea Rabney, +1-212-600-1902
Andrea@argotpartners.com
or
Media:
Argot Partners
Eliza Schleifstein, +1-917-763-8106
Eliza@argotpartners.com