Synergy Pharmaceuticals Presentations at 2011 American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC QB:SGYP), a developer of new drugs to treat gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and diseases, today announced the presentation of three posters on plecanatide and SP-333 to be given at the 2011 annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology which is being held in Washington, DC from October 28 to November 2, 2011. Plecanatide is currently being evaluated in a Phase II/III trial for chronic idiopathic constipation, and the drug is also being developed for treatment of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C). SP-333, the Company’s second drug candidate, is being developed for treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. The Company plans to file an IND for SP-333 in 2012.