Aerpio Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 17th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference

CINCINNATI--()--Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: ARPO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing first-in-class treatments for ocular diseases, today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Hoffman, M.D., Ph.D., will present at the 17th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time in New York, NY. Dr. Hoffman will provide a corporate overview and business update.

The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed by visiting Aerpio's website at http://ir.aerpio.com/.

About Aerpio Pharmaceuticals

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing first-in-class treatments for ocular diseases. The Company’s lead compound, AKB‐9778, is a small molecule activator of the Tie2 pathway and is in clinical development for the treatment of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. For more information please visit www.aerpio.com.

Contacts

Investor & Media:
Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Michael Rogers, 513-985-1958
Chief Financial Officer
or
Burns McClellan, on behalf of Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Media:
Justin Jackson
jjackson@burnsmc.com
or
Investors:
Ami Bavishi
abavishi@burnsmc.com

Contacts

Investor & Media:
Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Michael Rogers, 513-985-1958
Chief Financial Officer
or
Burns McClellan, on behalf of Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Media:
Justin Jackson
jjackson@burnsmc.com
or
Investors:
Ami Bavishi
abavishi@burnsmc.com