Xenetic Biosciences to Hold Business Update Conference Call September 23 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time

LEXINGTON, Mass.-- Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (OTCBB: XBIO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing next-generation biologic drugs and novel oncology therapeutics, today announced that it will hold a business update conference call on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. GMT (6:00 a.m. EDT). M. Scott Maguire, chief executive officer, and Colin Hill, U.K. chief financial officer and board member, will provide a business update and answer questions.

To access the conference call, U.K.-based participants should call 0800 368 0649; London-based participants should call 020 3059 8129; and, participants in all other locations should call +44 20 3059 8125. A telephone replay will be available for seven days following the call’s conclusion. Replay dial-in numbers are as follows: United Kingdom 0121 260 4861; United States 866-268-1947; and all other locations + 44 121 260 4861. Please provide conference ID 7591229 when accessing the replay. In addition, a replay of the call will be posted to the Investor Relations section of www.xeneticbio.com in the “Events and Presentations” tab.

About Xenetic Biosciences

Xenetic Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation biologic drugs and novel oncology therapeutics. Xenetic's proprietary drug technology platforms include PolyXen® for creating next generation biologic drugs by extending the efficacy, safety and half-life of biologic drugs and OncoHist® for the development of novel oncology drugs focused on orphan indications. Xenetic's lead product candidates include ErepoXen®, an improved, polysialylated form of erythropoietin (EPO) for the treatment of anemia in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease and OncoHist®, a recombinant human histone H1.3 molecule which Xenetic is developing for the treatment of refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Xenetic is developing a novel series of polysialylated blood coagulation factors through its license agreement with Baxter International Inc. Xenetic is also developing a broad pipeline of clinical candidates for next generation biologics and novel oncology therapeutics in a number of orphan disease indications. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.xeneticbio.com.

Xenetic Biosciences Inc.
M. Scott Maguire, Chief Executive Officer
781-778-7720
j.mccusker@xeneticbio.com
U.S.:
LHA
Kim Sutton Golodetz
212-838-3777
kgolodetz@lhai.com
UK/European Contact:
Walbrook PR
Mike Wort
+44 (0)20 7933 8780
mike.wort@walbrookpr.com

Source: Xenetic Biosciences, Inc.

Released September 22, 2014