GlobeNewswire Inc | Nov 24, 2020 08:00AM EST

November 24, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardio-metabolic diseases, today announcedthat Rohan Palekar, the companys Chief Executive Officer, will participate in 1x1 meetings with investors at the Piper Sandler 32nd Annual Virtual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. The conference will take place December 1-3, 2020. An archived webcast of the fireside chat is accessible in the investor section of 89bios website.

About 89bio89bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardio-metabolic diseases. The companys lead product candidate, BIO89-100, is a specifically engineered glycoPEGylated analog of FGF21. BIO89-100 is being developed for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG). 89bio is headquartered in San Francisco with operations in Herzliya, Israel.

Investor Contact:Ryan MartinsChief Financial Officerinvestors@89bio.com

Media Contact:Peter Duckler773-343-3069pduckler@w2ogroup.com