GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 8, 2020 08:32AM EDT

October 08, 2020

DEVON, Pa., Oct. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZYNE), the leader in innovative pharmaceutically-produced transdermal cannabinoid therapies for rare and near-rare neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced the acceptance and oral presentation details of two sets of data at the virtual American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 2020 Annual Meeting. The oral presentations will take place during the Research Pipeline: New Findings on Diagnostic and Therapeutics session. The AACAP annual meeting is being held virtually from October 12th through October 24th, 2020. A copy of the slides will be made available on Friday October 23rd at the time of presentation on the Zynerba corporate website at http://zynerba.com/publications/.

We are honored to be invited to provide two oral presentations at the virtual AACAP annual meeting to further describe the important responses to Zygel observed in clinical trials in children and adolescents with Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), respectively, including data reported by parents and caregivers,said Joseph Palumbo, MD, FAPA, MACPsych, Chief Medical Officer of Zynerba. On behalf of participating families and investigators, we look forward to sharing these results with the AACAP scientific community.

Friday, October 23rd, 2020 from 200 to 400 PM EDT

Title:ZYN002 Cannabidiol Transdermal Gel in Children and Adolescents With Fragile X Syndrome: Role of Methylation Status as a Correlate to Disease Severity and as a Prognostic BiomarkerSession: Research Pipeline: New Findings on Diagnostic and TherapeuticsPresentation number: 32.8

Title:Tolerability and Efficacy of ZYN002 Cannabidiol (CBD) Transdermal Gel in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Open-Label Phase 2 Study [BRIGHT (ZYN2-CL-030)]Session: Research Pipeline: New Findings on Diagnostic and TherapeuticsPresentation number: 32.7

About Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Zynerba Pharmaceuticals is the leader in pharmaceutically-produced transdermal cannabinoid therapies for rare and near-rare neuropsychiatric disorders. We are committed to improving the lives of patients and their families living with severe, chronic health conditions including Fragile X syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, and a heterogeneous group of rare and ultra-rare epilepsies known as developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Learn more at www.zynerba.com and follow us on Twitter at @ZynerbaPharma.

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Zynerba ContactWill Roberts, VP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications484.581.7489robertsw@zynerba.com

Media contactMolly DevlinEvoke KYNE215.928.2199Molly.Devlin@evokegroup.com