Pieris–Leucadia: investor conference, 201706 supply service Pieris presents at Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in New York

	Period	2017-06-09
	Region	New York, NY
	Country	United States (USA)
	Partner, 1st	Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: PIRS)
	Group	Pieris (Group)
	Partner, 2nd	Jefferies Group Inc.
	Today	Jefferies LLC
	Group	Leucadia (Group)
	Product	Jefferies 2017 Global Healthcare Conference New York
	Product 2	Anticalin® therapeutic protein
	Person	Yoder, Stephen S. (Steve) (Pieris 201001– CEO before MorphoSys Head Licensing + IP)
	Person 2	Hoffmann, Thomas (Trout Group 201412)

Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. (6/1/17). "Press Release: Pieris Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Jefferies 2017 Global Healthcare Conference on Friday, June 9th at 9:00 am EDT". Boston, MA.

Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PIRS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing novel biotherapeutics through its proprietary Anticalin® technology platform for cancer, respiratory and other diseases, announced today that President and CEO Stephen Yoder will present a corporate overview of the company and meet with investors at The Jefferies 2017 Global Healthcare Conference. The conference will take place June 6-9 at The Grand Hyatt, New York, NY.

Mr. Yoder is scheduled to present on Friday, June 9th at 9:00 am EDT. The presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed on the day of his presentation via this link. A replay of the webcast will be made available on the company's website.

About Pieris Pharmaceuticals :

Pieris is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that discovers and develops Anticalin® protein-based drugs to target validated disease pathways in a unique and transformative way. Our pipeline includes immuno-oncology multi-specifics tailored for the tumor microenvironment, an inhaled Anticalin protein to treat uncontrolled asthma and a half-life-optimized Anticalin protein to treat anemia. Proprietary to Pieris, Anticalin proteins are a novel class of therapeutics validated in the clinic and by partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies. Anticalin is a registered trademark of Pieris. For more information, visit www.pieris.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, references to novel technologies and methods; our business and product development plans; the timing and progress of our studies, our liquidity and ability to fund our future operations; our ability to achieve certain milestones and receive future milestone or royalty payments; or market information. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, our ability to raise the additional funding we will need to continue to pursue our business and product development plans; the inherent uncertainties associated with developing new products or technologies and operating as a development stage company; our ability to develop, complete clinical trials for, obtain approvals for and commercialize any of our product candidates; competition in the industry in which we operate and market conditions. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factor disclosure set forth in the reports and other documents we file with the SEC available at www.sec.gov, including without limitation the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

Contacts at Pieris:

Company Contact:
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lance Thibault
Acting Chief Financial Officer
+1-857-246-8998
thibault@pieris.com

Investor Relations Contact:
The Trout Group
Thomas Hoffmann
+1-646-378-2931
thoffmann@troutgroup.com

Media Inquiries:
Mario Brkulj
+49-175-5010575
mbrkulj@macbiocom.com