Summit Therapeutics to Participate in the JMP Securities DMD Forum

OXFORD, United Kingdom, Dec. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ:SMMT) (AIM:SUMM), the drug discovery and development company advancing therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy ('DMD') and Clostridium difficile infection, announces that the Company will participate in the JMP Securities DMD Forum on Monday, 14 December 2015 in New York City. The day will focus on the key themes and trends in DMD and feature discussions with publicly traded and privately held biopharmaceutical companies developing DMD therapies, including Summit's utrophin modulator programme. Utrophin modulation is a potential disease modifying approach that aims to treat all patients with this muscle-wasting disease.

A copy of the Company's presentation will be available through the Investors section on the Company's website, www.summitplc.com, following the event.

About Summit Therapeutics

Summit is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialisation of novel medicines for indications for which there are no existing or only inadequate therapies. Summit is conducting clinical programs focused on the genetic disease DMD and the infectious disease Clostridium difficile infection. Further information is available at www.summitplc.com and Summit can be followed on Twitter (@summitplc).

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Forward-looking Statements

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