Pieris Pharmaceuticals to Host Third Quarter 2015 Investor Call on November 12th

BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/29/15 -- Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PIRS), a biotechnology company advancing its proprietary Anticalin® biotherapeutic technologies, announced today that it will conduct a conference call on Thursday, November 12 at 10:00 AM (ET) to discuss third quarter business and financial results for 2015.

You can join the call by dialling 877-407-8920 (US & Canada) or 412-902-1010 (International).

An archived replay of the call will be available by dialling 877-660-6853 (US & Canada) or 201-612-7415 (International) and providing the Conference ID #: 13603006 or by going to the Pieris website.

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

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, references to novel technologies and methods; our business and product development plans; our liquidity and ability to fund our future operations; or market information. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, our ability to raise the additional funding we will need to continue to pursue our business and product development plans; the inherent uncertainties associated with developing new products or technologies and operating as a development stage company; our ability to develop, complete clinical trials for, obtain approvals for and commercialize any of our product candidates; competition in the industry in which we operate and market conditions. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factor disclosure set forth in the reports and other documents we file with the SEC available at www.sec.gov, including without limitation the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

Company Contact:
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Darlene Deptula-Hicks
SVP & Chief Financial Officer
603-553-5803
deptula@pieris.com

Media Inquiries:
Gretchen Schweitzer
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
+49 172 861 8540
gschweitzer@macbiocom.com

Investor Relations Contact:
The Trout Group
Thomas Hoffmann
646-378-2931
thoffmann@troutgroup.com

The Del Mar Consulting Group, Inc.
Robert Prag
President
858-794-5000
bprag@delmarconsulting.com

Source: Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.