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December 01, 2020

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTX), a biotechnology company developing long-acting therapeutics designed to transform the standard of care for patients facing serious fungal or viral infections, today announced a keynote lecture, an oral presentation and two posters at the 7th European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) Influenza Conference, which takes placevirtually Dec. 6-9, 2020.

The Keynote Lecture highlights Cidaras Cloudbreak antiviral platform, specifically its program for universal protection from influenza. Details of the Keynote Lecture are as follows:

Keynote Lecture Programme: Beyond Vaccines and mAbs: Progress Towards Universal InfluenzaTitle: Protection with Cloudbreak^ Influenza Antiviral Conjugates (AVCs)Speakers: Opening Remarks: Michael Ison, M.D., M.S., professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Keynote Lecture: Les Tari, Ph.D., senior vice president, research, Cidara TherapeuticsDate and Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. CETTime:

The oral and poster presentations highlight preclinical data from the antiviral conjugate (AVC) candidate, CD377 for prevention and treatment of influenza. Details of the presentations are as follows:

Oral Presentation: Characterization of In Vitro Activity and In Vivo Efficacy ofTitle: CD377, a Novel Anti-Viral Fc-Conjugate, Against 2020-2021 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Quadrivalent Vaccine StrainsPresenter: Jeffrey B. Locke, Ph.D., director, microbiology, Cidara TherapeuticsDate and Dec. 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. CETTime:Session: Antiviral and immune therapy for influenza, RSV disease and COVID-19 Poster Presentations:Title: In Vitro Potency and In Vivo Efficacy of CD377, a Novel Antiviral Fc-Conjugate, Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)Presenter: James Levin, Ph.D., senior director of preclinical development, Cidara TherapeuticsFormat: On-demand CD377, a Novel Antiviral Fc-Conjugate, is Equipotent by DifferentTitle: Dosing Routes and Active Against Oseltamivir-Resistant Isolates Of Influenza A (H1N1) in Lethal Mouse Infection ModelsPresenter: James Levin, Ph.D., senior director of preclinical development, Cidara TherapeuticsFormat: On-demand

The Keynote Lecture and copies of the abstracts will be made available on thePublications section of the Cidara website.

About Cloudbreak AVCsCidara is developing a new generation of immunotherapeutic antivirals from its Cloudbreak antiviral platform that couple potent antivirals to a human antibody fragment. These long-acting, antiviral conjugates (AVCs) directly inhibit viral proliferation while simultaneously engaging the immune system. AVCs are initially being studied for the prevention and treatment of seasonal and pandemic influenza, with the potential to deliver universal protection for an entire flu season with a single dose. Cidara is also advancing preclinical and discovery AVC programs to target other life-threatening viruses, such as RSV, HIV and CoV, including COVID-19.

About Cidara TherapeuticsCidara is developing long-acting therapeutics designed to transform the standard of care for patients facing serious fungal or viral infections. The Companys portfolio is comprised of its lead antifungal candidate, rezafungin, in addition to antiviral conjugates (AVCs) for the prevention and treatment of influenza and other viral diseases from Cidaras proprietary Cloudbreak antiviral platform. Cidara is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit www.cidara.com.

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