NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:KERX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative therapies to market for patients with renal disease, today announced that a conference call will be held on Friday, February 27th, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended 2014, and a business outlook for 2015.

In order to participate in the conference call, please call 1-(888) 396-2320 (U.S.), 1-(774) 264-7560 (outside the U.S.), call-in ID: KERYX. The audio recording of the conference call will be available for replay at http://www.keryx.com, for a period of 15 days after the call.

Keryx will announce its financial results for this period in a press release to be issued prior to the call.

About Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, headquartered in New York, is focused on bringing innovative therapies to market for patients with renal disease. The Company launched its first FDA-approved product, Auryxia, in the United States in December 2014. In January 2014, ferric citrate was approved for the treatment of patients with all stages of CKD in Japan, where it is being marketed as Riona® by Keryx's Japanese partner, Japan Tobacco Inc. and Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. For more information about Keryx, please visit www.keryx.com.

CONTACT: Amy Sullivan, Vice President - Corporate Development
         and Public Affairs
         Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
         Tel: 617.466.3447
         E-mail: amy.sullivan@keryx.com

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