Ultragenyx to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

NOVATO, Calif., Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel products for rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced that Shalini Sharp, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will present at the following upcoming investor conferences:  

• Baird Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10:15am ET in New York.
• Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 4:40pm ET in New York.

The live and archived webcast of the Company presentations will be accessible from the Company’s website at http://ir.ultragenyx.com/events.cfm. The replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days.

About Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.

Ultragenyx is a biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing to market novel products for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare diseases, with a focus on serious, debilitating genetic diseases. The Company has rapidly built and advanced a diverse portfolio of product candidates with the potential to address diseases for which the unmet medical need is high, the biology for treatment is clear, and for which there are no approved therapies.

The Company is led by a management team experienced in the development and commercialization of rare disease therapeutics. Ultragenyx's strategy is predicated upon time and cost-efficient drug development, with the goal of delivering safe and effective therapies to patients with the utmost urgency.

For more information on Ultragenyx, please visit the Company's website at www.ultragenyx.com.

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