ContraFect to Present at 27th Annual ROTH Conference

YONKERS, NY--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2015) - ContraFect Corporation (NASDAQ: CFRX) (NASDAQ: CFRXW) (NASDAQ: CFRXZ), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of protein therapeutics and antibody products for life-threatening, drug-resistant infectious diseases, announced today that Julia P. Gregory, the Company's chief executive officer, will present a corporate overview at the 27^th Annual ROTH Conference on Monday, March 9, 2015 at 9:30 AM PT (12:30 PM ET) in Dana Point, CA. Ms. Gregory will discuss its clinical program, CF-301, the Company's novel approach to the treatment of drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, including MRSA, and CF-404, a treatment for life-threatening influenza infections, covering all strains of influenza.

The presentation will be available as a webcast for a limited time. To access via the Company's website, please go to www.contrafect.com. To access the webcast directly, please use the following URL: http://wsw.com/webcast/roth29/cfrx

About ContraFect:

ContraFect is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing therapeutic protein and antibody products for life-threatening, drug-resistant infectious diseases, particularly those treated in hospital settings. Due to drug-resistant and newly emerging pathogens, hospital acquired infections are currently the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, following heart disease, cancer and stroke. We intend to address drug-resistant infections using our therapeutic product candidates from our lysin and monoclonal antibody platforms to target conserved regions of either bacteria or viruses (regions that are not prone to mutation). ContraFect's initial product candidates include new agents to treat antibiotic-resistant infections such as MRSA (drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria) and influenza.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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