SAN DIEGO, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today announced it will participate in a fireside chat at the Leerink Partners Roundtable Series: Rare Disease & Immuno-Oncology on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Cidara, is scheduled to present at 3:05 p.m. EDT (12:05 p.m. PDT). The conference is being held in…

SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, announced that the company has named Taylor Sandison, M.D., M.P.H., its vice president, clinical development, to the position of acting chief medical officer, effective September 2, 2016. Dr. Sandison will replace Dirk Thye, M.D., Cidara's previous chief medical officer, who has accepted a CEO position at a non-competing San Francisco Bay Area-based biotech…

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2016 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and provided an update on its corporate activities and product pipeline. "Cidara has made notable clinical progress in the second quarter and subsequently as we dosed the first patients in our STRIVE and RADIANT Phase 2 trials of CD101.…

Presentations Will Highlight Data from Studies of Novel Echinocandin CD101 and Reinforce the Unmet Need for Effective New VVC Treatments SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today announced that data from preclinical studies evaluating its novel Phase 2 echinocandin CD101 as a topical treatment for vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) will be presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society…

SAN DIEGO, July 06, 2016 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today announced it will be participating in the 2nd Annual Cantor Fitzgerald Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Cidara, is scheduled to present at 9:30 a.m. EDT (6:30 a.m. PDT). The conference is being held in New York City. A live…

SAN DIEGO, July 05, 2016 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today announced the addition of Neil Abdollahian and Matt Onaitis to the executive management team. Mr. Abdollahian joins as Chief Business Officer and Mr. Onaitis will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel. Previously, Mr. Abdollahian was Vice President of Corporate Development and Mr. Onaitis was General Counsel…

SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in RADIANT, a Phase 2 clinical trial comparing the safety and tolerability of the novel echinocandin, CD101, to standard-of-care fluconazole for the treatment of acute vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). RADIANT will evaluate two topical formulations of CD101, which is Cidara's lead antifungal drug candidate. "There have…

Results from Multiple Dose Phase 1 Trial of CD101 IV Supporting High-Exposure, Once-Weekly Dosing Will Be Presented For the First Time SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today announced that data from preclinical and clinical studies evaluating its lead antifungal product candidate, CD101, will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2016 meeting in Boston from June…

SAN DIEGO, June 02, 2016 -- Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today announced it will be participating in the Jefferies 2016 Healthcare Conference on Thursday, June 9, 2016. Jeff Stein, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Cidara, is scheduled to present at 10:00 a.m. EDT (7:00 a.m. PDT). The conference is being held in New York City. A live audio webcast…

-CD101 Topical designated for treatment of VVC and for prevention of recurrent VVC- SAN DIEGO - Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDTX), a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies to treat fungal and other infections, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the company's novel antifungal product candidate, CD101 topical, as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP), with Fast Track status for its development program. The designation is for the development…