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Cytokinetics to Participate in the 25th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference

Cytokinetics to present at 25th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference

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Cytokinetics announced its participation in the 25th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference with a management fireside chat scheduled for April 13, 2026. The company highlighted its specialty in cardiovascular biopharmaceuticals, particularly its approved drug MYQORZO® (aficamten) for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and ongoing development of other cardiac myosin modulators.

Cytokinetics to Participate in the 25th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference
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Key Points

  • Cytokinetics' management will present at a major healthcare investor conference, providing updates and insights.
  • The company has an FDA, European, and China-approved drug MYQORZO® (aficamten) for symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  • Cytokinetics is actively developing additional cardiac therapies targeting heart failure and muscle biology, including omecamtiv mecarbil and ulacamten, both investigational drugs.
  • Sectors impacted include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and specifically cardiovascular therapeutics market.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that members of the Company’s management team are scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the 25th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM Eastern Time.

Interested parties may access the live webcast of the fireside chat by visiting the Investors & Media section of the Cytokinetics website at http://www.cytokinetics.com. The webcast replay will be archived on the Cytokinetics website for 90 days following the conclusion of the event.

About Cytokinetics

Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction. Cytokinetics’ MYQORZO® (aficamten) is a cardiac myosin inhibitor approved in the U.S., Europe and China for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). Aficamten is also being studied for the potential treatment of non-obstructive HCM. Cytokinetics is also developing omecamtiv mecarbil, an investigational cardiac myosin activator for the potential treatment of patients with heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction and ulacamten, an investigational cardiac myosin inhibitor for the potential treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, while continuing pre-clinical research and development in muscle biology.

For additional information about Cytokinetics, visit www.cytokinetics.com and follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.

Disclaimer 

Omecamtiv mecarbil and ulacamten are investigational medicines. They have not been approved nor determined to be safe or efficacious for any disease state or any indication by FDA or any other regulatory agency.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Cytokinetics disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements and claims the protection of the Act’s Safe Harbor for forward-looking statements. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to Cytokinetics’ and its partners’ research and development activities of Cytokinetics’ product candidates. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations, but actual results may differ materially due to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to the risks related to Cytokinetics’ business outlines in Cytokinetics’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and Cytokinetics’ actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which it operates, may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Any forward-looking statements that Cytokinetics makes in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Cytokinetics assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this press release.

CYTOKINETICS® and the CYTOKINETICS C-shaped logo are registered trademarks of Cytokinetics in the U.S. and certain other countries.

Contact:
Cytokinetics
Diane Weiser
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
(415) 290-7757


Risks

  • Development risks related to investigational drugs omecamtiv mecarbil and ulacamten which have not yet received regulatory approval, posing clinical and commercial uncertainties.
  • Regulatory risks associated with drug approval processes in the U.S. and global markets could affect future commercialization.
  • Market and competitive risks inherent in the biopharmaceutical industry, including changing industry dynamics and potential competition impacting Cytokinetics' product pipeline and revenue.

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