Equillium to Present at the Cantor Fitzgerald Global Healthcare & LD Micro Main Event Conferences

LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equillium, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, today announced that it will present at the Cantor Fitzgerald Global Healthcare Conference and the LD Micro Main Event Conference.

Management will participate in a panel presentation at the Cantor Fitzgerald Conference where they will provide an overview of the Company’s multi-cytokine inhibitor platform, and will give a full corporate and clinical overview including upcoming milestones at the LD Micro Main Event Conference. Management will be available for one-on-one meetings during both conferences.

Conference: Cantor Fitzgerald Global Healthcare Conference
Location: InterContinental Barclay Hotel, New York City
Date: Wednesday, September 27
Time: 5:00 am Pacific Time | 8:00 am Eastern Time

Conference: LD Micro Invitational Conference
Location: Luxe Hotel, Los Angeles
Date: Tuesday, October 3
Time: 11:00 am Pacific Time | 2:00 pm Eastern Time

The presentation at the LD Micro conference will be live-streamed on the event website at https://me23.sequireevents.com/.

About Equillium

Equillium is a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging a deep understanding of immunobiology to develop novel therapeutics to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory disorders with high unmet medical need. The company’s pipeline consists of the following novel first-in-class immunomodulatory assets targeting immuno-inflammatory pathways. EQ101: a tri-specific cytokine inhibitor that selectively targets IL-2, IL-9, and IL-15; currently under evaluation in a Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical study of patients with alopecia areata. EQ102: a bi-specific cytokine inhibitor that selectively targets IL-15 and IL-21; currently under evaluation in a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical study to include healthy volunteers and celiac disease patients. Itolizumab: a monoclonal antibody that targets the CD6-ALCAM signaling pathway which plays a central role in the modulation of effector T cells; currently under evaluation in a Phase 3 clinical study of patients with acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) and a Phase 1b clinical study of patients with lupus/lupus nephritis. Equillium acquired rights to itolizumab through an exclusive partnership with Biocon Limited and has entered a strategic partnership with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the development and commercialization of itolizumab under an option and asset purchase agreement.

For more information, visit www.equilliumbio.com.

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