GlobeNewswire Inc | May 13, 2021 08:00AM EDT

May 13, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRO), a multi-asset clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing treatments in high unmet need areas involving multi-drug resistant bacterial infections and rare diseases, today announced that Ankit Mahadevia, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Spero Therapeutics, will participate in a fireside chat at the Berenberg Conference USA, taking place virtually from May 18 20, 2021. Details for the fireside chat are as follows:

Berenberg Conference USA

Fireside Chat Date & Time Tuesday, May 18 at 2:00 PM ET

Webcast Link Register Here

A webcast of the fireside chat may also be accessed through Spero Therapeutics website (www.sperotherapeutics.com) on the Events and Presentations page under the Investors and Media tab. A replay of the fireside chat will be archived on the website for 90 days following the conclusion of the event.

About Spero Therapeutics

Spero Therapeutics, Inc. is a multi-asset, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments for multi-drug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections and rare diseases.

Speros lead product candidate, tebipenem HBr (tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide; formerly SPR994), is being developed as the first oral carbapenem antibiotic for use in complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) and acute pyelonephritis (AP). In September 2020, Spero announced positive top-line results from its Phase 3 ADAPT-PO clinical trial of tebipenem HBr in cUTI and AP.

Spero is also developing SPR720, its novel oral therapy product candidate being developed for the treatment of rare, orphan pulmonary disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections.

Spero also has an IV-administered next generation polymyxin product candidate, SPR206, developed from its potentiator platform that is being developed to treat MDR Gram-negative infections in the hospital setting.

For more information, visit https://sperotherapeutics.com.

Investor Relations Contact:

Ashley RobinsonLifeSci Advisorsarr@lifesciadvisors.com617-430-7577

Media Contact:

media@sperotherapeutics.com