Revive Therapeutics to Present at Marcum MicroCap Conference

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 4, 2015) - Revive Therapeutics Ltd. ("Revive" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RVV), a clinical-stage company focused on commercializing treatments for gout and orphan drug indications, today announced that the Company will present at the Marcum MicroCap Conference, which is being held on May 27-28, 2015 at The Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

Fabio Chianelli, Chief Executive Officer of Revive, will be presenting on Wednesday, May 27 from 2:00pm - 2:30pm ET, and will also be available that day for one-on-one meetings with the investment community. Attendees who wish to arrange a meeting should contact their Marcum representative or the Company directly.

"This conference allows us the opportunity to build awareness and to educate the U.S. investment community on our development programs in gout, which is in a Phase 2a clinical study in the U.S., and orphan drug indications such as Cystinuria, Wilson disease and Rett syndrome," said Fabio Chianelli, Chief Executive Officer of Revive.

About the Marcum MicroCap Conference

The annual Marcum MicroCap Conference introduces investors to superior, undiscovered companies with under $500 million in market capitalization. The event attracts top fund managers and qualified high net worth investors focusing on small cap equities. Over 2,000 participants from all segments of the microcap market attend each year, including senior management, finance and legal executives, venture and lower middle-market private equity investors, institutional investors, directors, investment bankers, buy-and sell-side analysts, and service providers to the microcap marketplace. To learn more about the conference, visit: www.marcumllp.com/microcap.

About Revive Therapeutics Ltd.

Revive Therapeutics Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:RVV) is a clinical-stage company focused on commercializing treatments for gout, which is currently in a Phase 2a clinical study in the U.S., and orphan drug indications such as Cystinuria, Wilson disease and Rett syndrome. Additional information on Revive is available at www.revivethera.com.

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In formulating the forward-looking statements contained herein, management has assumed that business and economic conditions affecting Revive will continue substantially in the ordinary course and will be favourable to Revive, that Revive will be able to obtain all requisite regulatory approvals to commercialize its drug candidates, that such approvals will be received on a timely basis, and that Revive will be able to find suitable partners for development and commercialization of its drug repurposing candidates on favourable terms. Although these assumptions were considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, they may prove to be incorrect. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward looking statements include: uncertainties associated with obtaining regulatory approval to perform clinical trials and market products; the need to establish additional corporate collaborations, distribution or licensing arrangements; the Company's ability to raise additional capital if and when necessary; intellectual property disputes; increased competition from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; changes in equity markets, inflation, and changes in exchange rates; and other factors as described in detail in Revive's Annual Information Form for the period ended June 30, 2014 and Revive's other public filings, all of which may be viewed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward looking statements and information, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, Revive disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward looking statements or otherwise.

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