Heat Biologics, Inc. to Present at the Piper Jaffray 26th Annual Healthcare Conference on December 2 in New York

DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heat Biologics, Inc. ("Heat") (Nasdaq:HTBX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of cancer immunotherapies, today announced that Jeff Wolf, CEO, will present a corporate update at the 26^th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference, taking place at the New York Palace Hotel, December 2-3, 2014.

A live audio webcast will be available on the Company's website (www.heatbio.com) on the Investor Relations Events page at http://ir.heatbio.com/events. The webcast will be accessible for one month.

About Heat Biologics, Inc. 

Heat Biologics, Inc. (www.heatbio.com) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing its novel, "off-the-shelf" ImPACT therapeutic vaccines to combat a wide range of cancers. Our ImPACT Therapy is designed to deliver live, genetically-modified, irradiated human cells which are reprogrammed to "pump out" a broad spectrum of cancer-associated antigens together with a potent immune adjuvant called "gp96" to educate and activate a cancer patient's immune system to recognize and kill cancerous cells. Heat is conducting a Phase 2 trial of its viagenpumatucel-L (HS-110) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer as well as a Phase 2 with its vesigenurtacel-L (HS-410) in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions. These statements are based upon current beliefs, expectations and assumptions and include statements regarding the potential for Heat's ImPACT Therapy. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict, including the ability for Heat's ImPACT Therapy to perform as designed and ability to enroll patients as planned and the other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and our other filings with the SEC. The information in this release is provided only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release based on new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

CONTACT: Heat Biologics, Inc. Contact Information:
         Matthew Czajkowski
         Chief Financial Officer
         (919) 240-7133
         matt@heatbio.com

         Investor Relations
         Michael Wood
         LifeSci Advisors LLC
         (646) 597-6983

Released December 1, 2014