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LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pulmatrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: PULM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative inhaled therapies to address serious pulmonary diseases will present preclinical data on the anti-inflammatory activity of PUR1800 (RV1162) at the ERS International Congress 2018 in Paris, France.

Aidan Curran, PhD and Senior Director, Research at Pulmatrix Inc will present preclinical data in an abstract entitled "PUR1800 (RV1162), a novel narrow spectrum kinase Inhibitor, but not fluticasone, reduces TNFα-induced cytokine release by primary bronchial epithelial cells from healthy volunteers and COPD patients" at 8:30AM on Wednesday, September 19.

"This data supports the anti-inflammatory activity of PUR1800 (RV1162) in primary cells cultured from healthy subjects and COPD patients," said David Hava, PhD, chief scientific officer of Pulmatrix.  "These preclinical studies, together with our recently completed IND-enabling non-clinical safety inhalation studies, continue to support the development of PUR1800 as a therapy to treat acute exacerbations of COPD.  We look forward to advancing PUR1800 to the clinic."

About Pulmatrix    
Pulmatrix is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative inhaled therapies to address serious pulmonary disease using its patented iSPERSE™ technology. The Company's proprietary product pipeline is focused on advancing treatments for serious lung diseases, including Pulmazole, an inhaled anti-fungal for patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ("ABPA"), and PUR1800, a narrow spectrum kinase inhibitor for patients with obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ("COPD"). In addition, Pulmatrix has partnered with Vectura Group plc to develop Pulmatrix's drug candidate, PUR0200, for COPD for the U.S. market. Pulmatrix's product candidates are based on iSPERSE™, its proprietary engineered dry powder delivery platform, which seeks to improve therapeutic delivery to the lungs by maximizing local concentrations and reducing systemic side effects to improve patient outcomes.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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SOURCE Pulmatrix, Inc.