– Podium presentation on Phase 2 phenylketonuria (PKU) data –

– Poster presentations on Phase 1 homocystinuria (HCU) data and HCU preclinical data –

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synlogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYBX), the leading company advancing therapeutics based on synthetic biology, today announced that it will present a podium presentation and two poster presentations at the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD) 44^th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 19, 2023.

• Podium Presentation: Synpheny-1: A Phase 2 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of SYNB1618 and SYNB1934 in Patients with Phenylketonuria
• Presenting author: Dr. Jerry Vockley, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Rare Disease Therapy, Chief, Medical Genetics at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics at University of Pittsburgh and lead investigator of Synlogic’s PKU Phase 2 Synpheny-1 study
• Date and time: Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 4:15 p.m. MT (6:15 p.m. ET)
  
  

• Poster Presentation #119: SYNB1353, A Proposed Therapy for Homocystinuria, Lowers Plasma Methionine and Homocysteine in Healthy Volunteers Exposed to a Methionine Challenge
• Presenting author: Dr. Neal Sondheimer, Medical Director, Synlogic
• Date and time: Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 8 p.m. MT (10 p.m. ET)
  
  

• Poster Presentation #95: Gastrointestinal Methionine Metabolism with Live Biotherapeutics SYNB1353 Results in Improved Plasmas Methionine and Homocysteine Levels in Mice and Nonhuman Primates
• Presenting author: Dr. Mylene Perreault, Vice President, Nonclinical Development and Biology, Synlogic
• Date and time: Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 8 p.m. MT (10p.m. ET)
  

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to present further data for both the PKU and HCU programs at SIMD, with the leading experts in inborn errors of metabolism,” said Dr. Dave Hava, Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Research and Development at Synlogic. "We recognize that PKU and HCU continue to cause tremendous burden to patients and caregivers, and we look forward to sharing data from these programs with the expert clinicians at this congress.”

Following the presentations, all abstracts will be posted to the Publications page of the Synlogic website.

About Synlogic 

Synlogic is the leading company advancing therapeutics based on synthetic biology. Synlogic’s pipeline includes its lead program in phenylketonuria (PKU), which has demonstrated proof of concept with plans to start a pivotal, Phase 3 study in the first half of 2023, and additional novel drug candidates designed to treat homocystinuria (HCU), enteric hyperoxaluria and gout. The rapid advancement of these potential biotherapeutics, called Synthetic Biotics, has been enabled by Synlogic’s reproducible, target-specific drug design. Synlogic uses programmable, precision genetic engineering of well-characterized probiotics to exert localized activity for therapeutic benefit, with a focus on metabolic and immunological diseases. In addition to its clinical programs, Synlogic has a research collaboration with Roche on the discovery of a novel Synthetic Biotic for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease or IBD. Synlogic has also developed two drug candidates through a research collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks: SYNB1353, designed to consume methionine for the potential treatment of HCU, and SYNB2081, designed to lower uric acid for the potential treatment of gout. For additional information visit www.synlogictx.com. 

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