GlobeNewswire Inc | Nov 22, 2021 04:53PM EST

November 22, 2021

WESTPORT, Conn., Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portage Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTG) (Portage or the Company), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing therapies to improve patient lives and increase survival by avoiding and overcoming cancer treatment resistance, today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ian Walters, will participate in the Piper Sandler 33rd Annual Virtual Healthcare Conference being held on November 29-December 2, 2021. Dr. Walters will give an overview of Portages pipeline and status of current programs, including the companys lead invariant natural killer T cell (iNKT) agonists, PORT-2 and PORT-3.

The pre-recordedpresentation is available now through the following link (here) as well ason the Investor section of the companys website at https://ir.portagebiotech.com/news-and-events/events. Management will also be hosting 1x1 meetings on November 30 and December 1.

About Portage Biotech Inc.Portage is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company advancing first-in-class therapies that target known checkpoint resistance pathways to improve long-term treatment response and quality of life in patients with evasive cancers. The Companys access to next-generation technologies coupled with a deep understanding of biological mechanisms enables the identification of the most promising clinical therapies and product development strategies that accelerate these medicines through the translational pipeline. Portages portfolio consists of five diverse platforms, leveraging delivery by intratumorals, nanoparticles, liposomes, aptamers, and virus-like particles. Within these five platforms, Portage has 10 products currently in development with multiple clinical readouts expected over the next 12-24 months. For more information, please visit www.portagebiotech.com, follow us on Twitter at @PortageBiotech or find us on LinkedIn at Portage Biotech Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements about the Companys information that are forward-looking in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them as actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, except as required by law.

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Investor RelationsChuck Padalachuck@lifesciadvisors.com

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