Aviragen To Host Conference Call To Report Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Results On September 8, 2016

ATLANTA, Sept. 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVIR) (formerly Biota Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a pharmaceutical company that is developing the next generation of antivirals, today announced that management will host a conference call on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. ET to review the Company’s financial results for the three month period and 2016 fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 and will provide an update on recent corporate developments. The Company will issue a press release summarizing its financial results the same day, prior to the conference call.

In order to participate in the conference call, please dial (877) 312-5422 (domestic) or (253) 237-1122 (international) and refer to conference ID number 74878442. The live webcast can be accessed under the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.aviragentherapeutics.com.

About Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc.

Aviragen Therapeutics is focused on the discovery and development of the next generation of direct-acting antivirals to treat infections that have limited therapeutic options and affect a significant number of patients globally. The Company has three product candidates in active clinical development: vapendavir, an oral treatment for human rhinovirus upper (HRV) respiratory infections in moderate-to-severe asthmatics currently being evaluated in the Phase 2b SPIRITUS trial; BTA585, an oral fusion protein inhibitor that has received Fast Track designation by the U.S. FDA, in Phase 2 development for the treatment and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections; and BTA074, a topical antiviral treatment in Phase 2 development for condyloma caused by human papillomavirus types 6 & 11. For additional information about the Company, please visit www.aviragentherapeutics.com.

Contacts:

Mark Colonnese
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc.             
(678) 221-3381                                               
mcolonnese@aviragentherapeutics.com

Beth DelGiacco
Stern Investor Relations, Inc.
(212) 362-1200
beth@sternir.com