Rezolute Announces Appointment of Hoyoung Huh, M.D., Ph.D. as Vice Chairman of its Board of Directors

LOUISVILLE, Colo., April 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rezolute, Inc. (“Rezolute” or the “Company”) (OTCQB:RZLT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative drug therapies for metabolic and orphan diseases, announced today that Hoyoung Huh, M.D., Ph.D. has been appointed to serve as Vice Chairman of its Board of Directors.

“I am delighted to step into the role of Vice Chairman as the Company prepares to uplist onto a national exchange and raise the capital necessary to advance its diversified clinical portfolio,” stated Dr. Huh. He added, “I continue to believe that Rezolute has tremendous potential to bring forward therapies that may alter the treatment paradigm in metabolic-related diseases.”

Nevan Elam, the Company’s Chairman and CEO noted, “I look forward to collaborating with Hoyoung and benefiting from his substantial experience navigating the capital markets.”

About Rezolute, Inc.
Rezolute is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative drug therapies to improve the lives of patients with metabolic and orphan diseases. Rezolute is advancing a diversified pipeline including: RZ358 (Phase 2), an antibody for the ultra-orphan indication of Congenital HyperInsulinism (CHI), with an abbreviated path-to-market strategy; AB101 (Phase 1), a once-weekly injectable basal insulin with the potential to transform the treatment landscape in diabetes management by reducing the therapeutic burden for patients and improving compliance; and RZ402 (plan to file IND in H2 2018), a Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitor (PKI) targeting Diabetic Macular Edema (DME). For more information, visit: www.rezolutebio.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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Rezolute, Inc. Contact:
Noopur Liffick
VP of Corporate Development
(650) 549-4175
investor-relations@rezolutebio.com

Released April 4, 2018