Blade Therapeutics to Present at the Cowen and Company 38th Annual Health Care Conference

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--()--Blade Therapeutics, a private biopharmaceutical company advancing novel anti-fibrotic therapies, today announced that Wendye Robbins, M.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, will present at the Cowen and Company 38th Annual Health Care Conference on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

About Blade Therapeutics

Blade Therapeutics is a private biopharmaceutical company advancing novel anti-fibrotic therapies to meet important patient needs. Blade has assembled a critical mass of fibrosis expertise and a top-tier leadership team and world-class network of advisors with unparalleled experience in anti-fibrotic drug R&D. Blade's lead program is a small molecule inhibitor targeting an intracellular cysteine protease that has been shown to be associated with fibrosis across diverse indications. The Company anticipates entering the clinic with its lead development candidate in mid-2018. For its foundational programs, Blade is leveraging insights from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Laboratory of Hal Dietz, M.D.) to discover new therapeutic approaches that can broadly modulate fibrosis, and thereby contribute to the treatment of diverse diseases. Lead investors in Blade include MPM Capital, Deerfield, Osage Partners, as well as the venture funds of Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Novartis.

Please visit http://www.blademed.com/ for more information.

Contacts

Blade Therapeutics
Wendye Robbins, M.D., President and CEO
wrobbins@blademed.com
or
Ryan Maynard, CFO
rmaynard@blademed.com
650-334-2086

Contacts

Blade Therapeutics
Wendye Robbins, M.D., President and CEO
wrobbins@blademed.com
or
Ryan Maynard, CFO
rmaynard@blademed.com
650-334-2086