Arcturus Therapeutics to Present at the 26th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference

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Dec 01, 2014, 06:15 ET

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc., a leading RNA medicines company pursuing orphan diseases, today announced that Joseph E. Payne, President & CEO, will present at the 26^th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference being held on December 2-3 at New York Palace hotel in NY. The company presentation will take place on December 2nd, at 3:30 PM EST.

"We are pleased to provide a corporate overview highlighting the significant progress we have made with our leading UNA Oligomer™ chemistry and LUNAR™ delivery technologies, as well as our growing pipeline of RNA medicines," said Joseph E. Payne, President & CEO of Arcturus Therapeutics.

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About Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.

Founded in 2013 and based in San Diego, Arcturus Therapeutics is focused on RNA medicines for the treatment of rare diseases. Arcturus has developed a novel, potent and safe RNA Therapeutics platform called LUNAR™, a proprietary lipid-enabled delivery system for RNA medicines including small interfering RNA, messenger RNA, antisense RNA, and microRNA oligotherapeutics. The company's UNA Oligomer™ chemistry technology and patent portfolio (34 patents, USPTO granted) enables the targeting of any gene in the human genome. For more information, visit www.ArcturusRx.com.

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