Acer Therapeutics to Participate in H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference

NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced that Acer’s management team will present and host one-on-one investor meetings at the upcoming H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference September 13-15, 2021.    Conference: H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment ConferenceFormat: Virtual on demand presentation and one-on-one meetingsPresentation: Available on demand beginning September 13, 2021 at 7 AM ETWebcast: https://www.acertx.com/investor-relations/events-presentations/    About Acer Therapeutics Inc.Acer is a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs. Acer’s pipeline includes four programs: ACER-001 (sodium phenylbutyrate) for treatment of various inborn errors of metabolism, including urea cycle disorders (UCDs) and Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD); ACER-801 (osanetant) for treatment of induced vasomotor symptoms (iVMS); EDSIVO™ (celiprolol) for treatment of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) in patients with a confirmed type III collagen (COL3A1) mutation; and ACER-2820 (emetine), a host-directed therapy against a variety of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Each of Acer’s product candidates is believed to present a comparatively de-risked profile, having one or more of a favorable safety profile, clinical proof-of-concept data, mechanistic differentiation and/or accelerated paths for development through specific programs and procedures established by the FDA. In March 2021, Acer entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement with Relief Therapeutics for development and commercialization of ACER-001. For more information, visit www.acertx.com. Investor Contact:Hans VitzthumLifeSci AdvisorsPh: [email protected] Jim DeNikeAcer Therapeutics Inc.Ph: [email protected]