PTC Therapeutics to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., Aug. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) today announced that they will participate in following conferences in September:

• Stuart W. Peltz, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of PTC Therapeutics, will participate in a panel at the Citi 8^th Annual Biotech Conference in Boston on Wednesday, September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The panel is titled Born to Run: RNA Therapies Racing to the Market.
• Shane Kovacs, Chief Financial Officer of PTC Therapeutics, will present a company overview at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 11:10 am ET.
• Shane Kovacs, Chief Financial Officer of PTC Therapeutics, will present a company overview at Stifel Healthcare Conference in Boston on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 9:10 am ET.

The presentations will be webcast live on the Events and Presentations page under the investor relations section of PTC Therapeutics' website at www.ptcbio.com. The presentation will be archived for 2 weeks following the presentation. It is recommended that users connect to PTC's website several minutes prior to the start of the webcast to ensure a timely connection.

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About PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
PTC is biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of orally-administered, proprietary small molecule drugs that target post-transcriptional control processes. While PTC's discovery programs are directed at targets in multiple therapeutic areas, PTC is focusing particularly on the development and commercialization of treatments for orphan and ultra-orphan disorders. Post-transcriptional control processes regulate the rate and timing of protein production and are essential to proper cellular function. PTC's internally-discovered pipeline addresses multiple therapeutic areas, including neuromuscular disorders, oncology and infectious diseases. For more information on the company, please visit our website www.ptcbio.com.

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