Rubius Therapeutics to Participate in Jefferies 6th Annual IO Cell Therapy Summit


CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RUBY),  a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is generating red blood cells and bioengineering them into an entirely new class of cellular medicines, announced today that Torben Straight Nissen, Ph.D., president, will be participating in a panel discussion at Jefferies 6th Annual IO Cell Therapy Summit on Friday, April 5, 2019, at 1:50 p.m. ET in Boston, MA.

This event will not be webcasted. The presentation will be available on the Events and Presentations page within the Investors and Media section of the Rubius Therapeutics website. An archived copy of the presentation will be accessible for 90 days following the event.

About Rubius Therapeutics

Rubius Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of medicines called Red Cell Therapeutics™. The Company’s proprietary RED PLATFORM® was designed to genetically engineer and culture Red Cell Therapeutics™ that are selective, potent and off-the-shelf allogeneic cellular therapies for the potential treatment of several diseases across multiple therapeutic areas. Rubius’ initial focus is to advance RCT™ product candidates for the treatment of rare diseases, cancer and autoimmune diseases by leveraging three distinct therapeutic modalities — cellular shielding, potent cell-cell interaction and tolerance induction. For more information, visit www.rubiustx.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Contacts:

Lori Melançon
Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
+1 (617) 949-5296
lori.melancon@rubiustx.com

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Dan Budwick
1AB
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