Capricor Therapeutics to Present at 3rd Annual Regen Med Investor Day on March 25, 2015 in New York

LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAPR), a biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that Linda Marbán, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 3^rd Annual Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) Investor Day to be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in New York City.

The following are specific details regarding Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.'s presentation:

A live-streaming webcast of all panels and company presentations at the Annual Regen Med Investor Day will be available at: http://www.arminvestorday.com/webcast and will be published on the ARM event website shortly after the conference.

Editor's Note: Attendance at this event is for credentialed investors and members of the media only. If you are interested in attending, please contact Laura Parsons at lparsons@alliancerm.org.

About Capricor Therapeutics

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (CAPR), a publicly traded biotechnology company, is focused on the development of novel therapeutics to prevent and treat heart disease. The Company has two leading product candidates: CAP-1002 and Cenderitide. The Company was formed through the November 2013 merger between Capricor, Inc., a privately held company whose mission is to improve the treatment of heart disease by commercializing cardiac stem cell therapies for patients, and Nile Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative products for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. For additional information, visit www.capricor.com.

CONTACT: Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.
         AJ Bergmann, Vice President of Finance
         +1-310-358-3200
         abergmann@capricor.com

         Investors:
         Robert Flamm, Ph.D.
         Russo Partners, LLC
         +1-212-845-4226
         robert.flamm@russopartnersllc.com

         Media:
         Christopher Hippolyte
         Russo Partners, LLC
         +1-646-942-5634
         chris.hippolyte@russopartnersllc.com

Released March 23, 2015