GlobeNewswire Inc | Aug 27, 2020 08:00AM EDT

August 27, 2020

NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeyondSpring Inc. (the Company or BeyondSpring) (NASDAQ: BYSI), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative cancer therapies, today announced that the Company will report its second-quarter 2020 financial results and host an operational update conference call on Thursday, September 3rd, 2020, at 8 a.m. Eastern Time.

The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-877-451-6152 (U.S.) or 1-201-389-0879 (international) and referencing conference ID: 13709037. A live webcast will be available on BeyondSprings website at www.beyondspringpharma.com under Events & Presentations in the Investors section. An archived replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days.

About BeyondSpring Headquartered in New York, BeyondSpring is a global, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative immuno-oncology cancer therapies to improve clinical outcomes for patients with high unmet medical needs. BeyondSprings first-in-class lead immune asset, Plinabulin, is a potent antigen-presenting cell (APC) inducer. It is currently in two Phase 3 clinical trials for two severely unmet medical needs indications: one is for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN), the most frequent cause for a chemotherapy regimen doses decrease, delay, downgrade or discontinuation, which can lead to suboptimal clinical outcomes. The other is for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment in EGFR wild-type patients. As a pipeline drug, Plinabulin is in various I/O combination studies to boost PD-1 / PD-L1 antibody anti-cancer effects. In addition to Plinabulin, BeyondSprings extensive pipeline includes three pre-clinical immuno-oncology assets and a drug discovery platform dubbed molecular glue that uses the protein degradation pathway.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements that are not historical facts. Words such as "will," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "believe," "design," "may," "future," "estimate," "predict," "objective," "goal," or variations thereof and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on BeyondSpring's current knowledge and its present beliefs and expectations regarding possible future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors including, but not limited to, difficulties raising the anticipated amount needed to finance the Company's future operations on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all, unexpected results of clinical trials, delays or denial in regulatory approval process, results that do not meet our expectations regarding the potential safety, the ultimate efficacy or clinical utility of our product candidates, increased competition in the market, and other risks described in BeyondSprings most recent Form 20-F on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this release and BeyondSpring undertakes no obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as otherwise required by law.

ContactsScott Eckstein / Caitlin Kasunich KCSA Strategic Communications 212.896.1210 / 212.896.1241 seckstein @kcsa.com / ckasunich@kcsa.com