GlobeNewswire Inc | Jun 1, 2021 08:00AM EDT

June 01, 2021

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.(GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) today announced that it will participate in a virtual fireside chat at the 42nd Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at 2:10 p.m. Eastern Time.

The fireside chat will be webcast live from GBTs website at www.gbt.com in the Investors section. A replay of the webcast will be archived and available for one month following the event.

About Global Blood Therapeutics

Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of life-changing treatments that provide hope to underserved patient communities. Founded in 2011, GBT is delivering on its goal to transform the treatment and care of sickle cell disease (SCD), a lifelong, devastating inherited blood disorder. The company has introduced Oxbryta (voxelotor) tablets, the first FDA-approved treatment that directly inhibits sickle hemoglobin polymerization, the root cause of red blood cell sickling in SCD. GBT is also advancing its pipeline program in SCD with inclacumab, a P-selectin inhibitor in development to address pain crises associated with the disease, and GBT021601 (GBT601), the companys next-generation hemoglobin S polymerization inhibitor. In addition, GBTs drug discovery teams are working on new targets to develop the next wave of treatments for SCD. To learn more, please visit www.gbt.com and follow the company on Twitter @GBT_news.

Contact:Steven Immergut (media)650-410-3258simmergut@gbt.com

Courtney Roberts(investors)650-351-7881croberts@gbt.com