PR Newswire | Dec 22, 2020 04:05PM EST

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12/22 15:05 CST

Avidity Biosciences to Present at the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020

LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new class of oligonucleotide-based therapies called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs(tm)), today announced that Sarah Boyce, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Thursday, January 14th, 2021 at 12:40pm PST. The conference is being held in a virtual format.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Company's website at www.aviditybiosciences.com in the Investor Resources section. A replay of the presentation will be archived on the Company's website for 30 days.

About Avidity BiosciencesAvidity Biosciences, Inc. is pioneering a new class of oligonucleotide-based therapies called AOCs designed to overcome the current limitations of oligonucleotide therapies in order to treat a wide range of serious diseases. Avidity utilizes its proprietary AOC platform to design, engineer and develop therapeutics that combine the tissue selectivity of monoclonal antibodies and the precision of oligonucleotide therapies in order to access previously undruggable tissue and cell types and more effectively target underlying genetic drivers of diseases. Avidity's lead product candidate, AOC 1001, is designed to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1, and its four other muscle programs are focused on the treatment of muscle atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and Pompe disease. In addition to its muscle franchise, Avidity has research efforts focused on immune and other cell types.

Avidity is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. For more information about our science, pipeline and people, please visit www.aviditybiosciences.com and engage with us on LinkedIn.

Contacts:

Company:Mike MacLean(858) 401-7900mikemaclean@aviditybio.com

Media and Investors:Amy ConradJuniper Point(858) 366-3243amy@juniper-point.com

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SOURCE Avidity Biosciences, Inc.