JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SCYNEXIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCYX), a biotechnology company delivering innovative anti-infective therapies for difficult-to-treat and often life-threatening infections, today announced that Marco Taglietti, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a panel at the 2017 BIO International Conference at the San Diego Convention Center on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at 4:15 p.m. PT. The panel, “Antifungus Among Us: Recognizing Vulnerability and Opportunity with the Next-Generation of Antifungals,” will focus on the growing global health epidemic and highlight the urgent needs and opportunities in the antifungal space.

About SCYNEXIS
SCYNEXIS, Inc. is a biotechnology company committed to positively impacting the lives of patients suffering from difficult-to-treat and often life-threatening infections by delivering innovative anti-infective therapies. The SCYNEXIS team has extensive experience in the life sciences industry, discovering and developing more than 30 innovative medicines over a broad range of therapeutic areas. The Company's lead product candidate, SCY-078, is the first representative of a novel intravenous and oral triterpenoid antifungal family and is in Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of several fungal infections, including serious and life-threatening invasive fungal infections.  For more information, visit www.scynexis.com.

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