Synthetic Biologics to Present at the 26th Annual ROTH Conference

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: SYN), a developer of anti-infective biologic and drug candidates targeting specific pathogens that cause serious infections and other diseases, announced today that Jeffrey Riley, CEO, is scheduled to present at the 26th Annual ROTH Conference being held on March 9-12, 2014 at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA. Mr. Riley is scheduled to present on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).

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A live webcast of Synthetic Biologics’ presentation can be accessed by logging onto the web at http://wsw.com/webcast/roth28/SYN. After the presentation, a replay will be archived and accessible for 30 days at the same website.

Mr. Riley, as well as Synthetic Biologics’ CFO, C. Evan Ballantyne, will be available to participate in one-on-one meetings with investors who are registered to attend the conference. In order to register, please contact your ROTH representative.

About Synthetic Biologics, Inc.

Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: SYN) is a biotechnology company focused on the development of anti-infective biologic and drug candidates targeting specific pathogens that cause serious infections and other diseases. The Company is developing an oral treatment to reduce the impact of methane producing organisms on conditions such as constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (C-IBS), an oral biologic to protect the gastrointestinal microflora from the effects of IV antibiotics for the prevention of C. diff infection, a series of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of Pertussis and Acinetobacter infections, and a biologic targeted at the prevention and treatment of a root cause of IBS. In addition, the Company is developing an oral estriol drug for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) and cognitive dysfunction in MS. For more information, please visit Synthetic Biologics’ website at www.therivabio.com.

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