BOTHELL, Wash., Feb. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALDR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibody therapeutics, today announced that it will webcast its presentation at the upcoming Leerink Partners 6th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT) on Thursday, February 16, 2017 in New York, NY. The presentation will feature a business overview and update by Randall C. Schatzman, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer.

A live audio webcast of the event can be accessed on the Events & Presentations page of the Investors section of Alder's website at http://www.alderbio.com, or by following the link below in your web browser. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on Alder's website for 30 days after the live event concludes.

Link: http://wsw.com/webcast/leerink28/aldr

About Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and seeks to commercialize genetically engineered therapeutic antibodies with the potential to meaningfully transform current treatment paradigms. Alder's lead pivotal-stage product candidate, eptinezumab, is being evaluated for migraine prevention. Eptinezumab is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a protein that is active in mediating the initiation of migraine. Alder is additionally evaluating ALD1910, a preclinical product candidate also in development as a migraine prevention therapy. ALD1910 is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 (PACAP-38), another protein that is active in mediating the initiation of migraine. Clazakizumab, Alder's third program, is a monoclonal antibody candidate that inhibits interleukin-6 and is licensed to Vitaeris, Inc. For more information, please visit http://www.alderbio.com.

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Russo Partners, LLC
(212) 845-4271
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Investor Relations Contact:
David Walsey
Alder Biopharmaceuticals
(425) 408-8032
ir@alderbio.com

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