GlobeNewswire Inc | Sep 29, 2020 04:01PM EDT

September 29, 2020

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.(Nasdaq:RUBY), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is genetically engineering red blood cells to create an entirely new class of cellular medicines, today announced that Laurence Turka, M.D., chief scientific officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the 7th Annual Jefferies Cell Therapy Summit on Monday, October 5, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. ET.

A live audio webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations page within the Investors and Media section of the Rubius Therapeutics website. An archived replay will be accessible for 90 days following the event.

AboutRubius Therapeutics

Rubius Therapeuticsis a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of medicines called Red Cell Therapeutics. The Companys proprietary RED PLATFORMwas designed to genetically engineer and culture Red Cell Therapeutics that are selective, potent and off-the-shelf allogeneic cellular therapies for the potential treatment of several diseases across multiple therapeutic areas. Rubius initial focus is to advance RCT product candidates for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases by leveraging two distinct therapeutic modalities potent cell-cell interaction and tolerance induction. For more information, visitwww.rubiustx.com, follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn or like us on Facebook.

Contacts:

InvestorsLori MelanonVice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations+1 (617) 949-5296lori.melancon@rubiustx.com

MediaMarissa HanifyDirector, Corporate Communicationsmarissa.hanify@rubiustx.com

Dan Budwick1AB +1 (973) 271-6085dan@1abmedia.com