CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT), a leading genome editing company, today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss a corporate update and results for the second quarter of 2016.

To access the call, please dial 877-809-6321 (domestic) or 615-247-0223 (international) and provide the passcode 56269948. A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investors & Media section of the Editas website at www.editasmedicine.com.                                             

About Editas Medicine
Editas Medicine is a leading genome editing company dedicated to treating patients with genetically-defined diseases by correcting their disease-causing genes. The Company was founded by world leaders in genome editing, and its mission is to translate the promise of genome editing science into a broad class of transformative genomic medicines to benefit the greatest number of patients. 

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