Pieris Pharmaceuticals to Present at The Jefferies 2017 Global Healthcare Conference on Friday, June 9th at 9:00 am EDT

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - June 01, 2017) - Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PIRS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing novel biotherapeutics through its proprietary Anticalin^® technology platform for cancer, respiratory and other diseases, announced today that President and CEO Stephen Yoder will present a corporate overview of the company and meet with investors at The Jefferies 2017 Global Healthcare Conference. The conference will take place June 6-9 at The Grand Hyatt, New York, NY.

Mr. Yoder is scheduled to present on Friday, June 9^th at 9:00 am EDT. The presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed on the day of his presentation via this link. A replay of the webcast will be made available on the company's website.

About Pieris Pharmaceuticals:
Pieris is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that discovers and develops Anticalin^® protein-based drugs to target validated disease pathways in a unique and transformative way. Our pipeline includes immuno-oncology multi-specifics tailored for the tumor microenvironment, an inhaled Anticalin protein to treat uncontrolled asthma and a half-life-optimized Anticalin protein to treat anemia. Proprietary to Pieris, Anticalin proteins are a novel class of therapeutics validated in the clinic and by partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies. Anticalin is a registered trademark of Pieris. For more information, visit www.pieris.com.

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