Assembly Biosciences to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 04, 2018 -- Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASMB), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing a new class of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and novel oral live biotherapeutics for disorders associated with the microbiome, today announced that Derek Small, Assembly’s chief executive officer, will present an overview of the company on Thursday, January 11^th at 10:30 a.m. PT at the 36^th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at investor.assemblybio.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days.

About Assembly Biosciences
Assembly Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage public biotechnology company developing two innovative platform programs: an HBV program advancing a new class of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and a microbiome program developing novel oral live biotherapeutics designed to address diseases associated with the microbiome. Assembly’s HBV program is advancing multiple drug candidates with the aim of increasing cure rates in patients with chronic HBV. The company's microbiome program consists of a fully integrated platform that includes a robust strain identification and selection process, methods for strain isolation and growth under current Good Manufacturing Practices and a patent-pending delivery system, GEMICEL^®, which allows for targeted oral delivery of live biologic and conventional therapies to the lower gastrointestinal tract. Assembly is developing a robust pipeline of product candidates in multiple disease indications. For more information, visit assemblybio.com.

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Assembly Biosciences, Inc.                                                                      

Investors: 
Lauren Glaser                                                     
(415) 521-3828
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Media:
Barbara Lindheim
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