Synta to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: SNTA) today announced that the Company will present at the JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference 2015 on Tuesday, June 23rd at 12:30 p.m. (ET) in New York.

A live audio webcast and replay of the presentation will be available on the "Investors" section of the Company's website, www.syntapharma.com.

Synta will also be participating in the 2nd Annual ROTH Healthcare Corporate Access Day on Wednesday, June 24th in London. There is no formal presentation during the conference, however, management will be available for one-on-one meetings.

About Synta Pharmaceuticals

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. is an innovative, agile biopharmaceutical company focused on research, development and commercialization of novel oncology medicines that have the potential to change the lives of cancer patients. Synta’s lead oncology drug candidate, ganetespib, a novel heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor, is currently being evaluated in several clinical trials including the pivotal GALAXY-2 Phase 3 trial in non-small cell lung cancer. Building on its extensive expertise in the science of Hsp90, Synta also has a novel proprietary Hsp90 inhibitor Drug Conjugate (HDC) small molecule drug development program. IND enabling studies have commenced for the first clinical candidate from the HDC program, STA-12-8666, and preclinical evaluation of additional HDC candidates is ongoing. For more information, please visit www.syntapharma.com.

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