GlobeNewswire Inc | Nov 12, 2021 08:00AM EST

November 12, 2021

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.(GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) today announced that it will participate in a virtual fireside chat at the Stifel 2021 Virtual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. ET. The company will also participate at the Piper Sandler 33rd Annual Virtual Healthcare Conference, with the fireside chat available on Monday, November 22, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

The fireside chats will be available on GBTs website atwww.gbt.com in the Investors section. Replays will be archived and available for one month following each 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 Phase 3 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 potential treatments for SCD. To learn more, please visitwww.gbt.comand follow the company on Twitter@GBT_news.

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

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