PURE Bioscience Hosts Q1 Results Conference Call December 12, 2013

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - December 09, 2013) - PURE Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: PURE), creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, today announced that the Company will host an investor conference call on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time (5:00 pm Eastern Time).

In addition to reviewing fiscal year first quarter 2014 results, the PURE management team will discuss progress of the Company's focused business strategy in the food safety solutions to the food industry.

The Participant Dial-In Number for the conference call is 1-412-902-6720. Participants should dial in to the call at least five minutes before 2:00 pm PST (5:00 pm EST) on December 12, 2013. The call can also be accessed "live" online at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=107201.

A replay of the webcast will be available at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=107201 as well as on the Company's website (http://www.purebio.com/about/investor_relations). Also, a replay of the conference call will be available by dialing 1-877-870-5176 (international participants dial 1-858-384-5517) starting December 12, 2013, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time through January 12, 2014 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Please use PIN Number 91212.

About PURE Bioscience, Inc.

PURE Bioscience, Inc. is focused on developing and commercializing our proprietary antimicrobial products that provide solutions to the health and environmental challenges of pathogen and hygienic control. Our technology platform is based on patented stabilized ionic silver, and our initial products contain silver dihydrogen citrate, or SDC. SDC is a broad-spectrum, non-toxic antimicrobial agent, which offers 24-hour residual protection and formulates well with other compounds. As a platform technology, SDC is distinguished from competitors in the marketplace because of its superior efficacy, reduced toxicity and the inability of bacteria to form a resistance to it. PURE is headquartered in El Cajon, California (San Diego metropolitan area). Additional information on PURE is available at www.purebio.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the Company's cash position and liquidity requirements, the Company's failure to implement or otherwise achieve the benefits of its proposed business initiatives and plans, acceptance of the Company's current and future products and services in the marketplace, the ability of the Company to develop effective new products and receive regulatory approvals of such products, competitive factors, dependence upon third-party vendors, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K filed October 24, 2013. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.