GlobeNewswire Inc | Sep 27, 2021 04:05PM EDT

September 27, 2021

BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caribou Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRBU), a leading clinical-stage CRISPR genome-editing biopharmaceutical company, announced today that Rachel Haurwitz, Ph.D., Caribous president and chief executive officer, will participate in a fireside chat on Monday, October 4, 2021, at 5:00 pm ET at the Chardan Virtual 5th Annual Genetic Medicines Conference. Dr. Haurwitz will also be part of a panel discussion: Gene Editing: Next-Generation Technologies Worth Watching on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 12:00pm ET.

The live webcast of the fireside chat will be accessible via Caribous website on the Events page. An archived copy of the webcast will be available on the Caribou website for 30 days after the event.

About Caribous Novel Next-Generation CRISPR Platform CRISPR genome editing uses easily designed, modular biological tools to make DNA changes in living cells. There are two basic components of Type II CRISPR systems: the nuclease protein that cuts DNA and the RNA molecule(s) that guide the nuclease to generate a site-specific, double-stranded break, leading to an edit at the targeted genomic site. CRISPR systems occasionally edit unintended genomic sites, known as off-target editing, which may lead to harmful effects on cellular function and phenotype. In response to this challenge, Caribou has developed chRDNAs (pronounced chardonnays), RNA-DNA hybrid guides that direct substantially more precise genome editing compared to all-RNA guides. Caribou is deploying the power of the chRDNA technology to carry out high efficiency multiple edits, including multiplex gene insertions, to develop CRISPR-edited therapies.

About Caribou Biosciences, Inc.Caribou is a clinical-stage CRISPR genome-editing biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with devastating diseases by applying the companys proprietary chRDNA technology toward the development of next-generation, genome-edited cell therapies. The company is developing a pipeline of genome-edited, off-the-shelf CAR-T and CAR-NK cell therapies for the treatment of both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors against cell surface targets for which autologous CAR-T cell therapeutics have previously demonstrated clinical proof of concept, as well as additional emerging targets.

Caribou Biosciences and the Caribou logo are registered trademarks of Caribou Biosciences, Inc.

Caribou Biosciences, Inc. Caribou Biosciences, Inc.Media Contact: Investor Relations Contact:Greg Kelley Elizabeth Wolffe, Ph.D. and Sylvia WheelerOgilvy Wheelhouse LSAgregory.kelley@ogilvy.com lwolffe@wheelhouselsa.com617-461-4023 swheeler@wheelhouselsa.com