ContraFect Corporation to Present at 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum

YONKERS, NY--(Marketwired - Oct 1, 2013) - ContraFect Corporation announced that Dr. Robert Nowinski, the company's founder and chief executive officer, and Julia P. Gregory, the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer, will be presenting at the 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum. Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum features leading private and emerging public companies. The meeting will take place October 8-9 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. Dr. Nowinski and Ms. Gregory will discuss ContraFect's novel approach to drug resistant Staph infections and clinical plans for its lead product, CF-301. The Company's presentation will take place on Tuesday, October 8th at 11:00 am PDT. 

About the Bio Investor Forum

The 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum is an international investor conference focused on private and emerging public biotech companies. Because our mission is to support industry-wide success, we present a broad and unbiased view of investment opportunities. In addition, the BIO Investor Forum draws business development executives from leading global pharmaceutical and established biotechnology companies.

About ContraFect

ContraFect Corporation is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on development and commercialization of products for life threatening infectious diseases, particularly those used in hospital-based markets. ContraFect's initial products include new agents to treat diseases such as MRSA (drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria) and influenza. Its scientific strategy focuses on the use of combination therapies, where it believes that the company's products will overcome high rates of mutation and resistance observed in microbes.

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