SAGE Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAGE) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, July 08, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

SAGE Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SAGE) will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. SAGE Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines to treat life-threatening, rare central nervous system (CNS) disorders.

In honor of the occasion, Jeffrey Jonas, Chief Executive Officer will ring the Opening Bell.

Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

Thursday, July 9, 2015 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

SAGE Therapeutics, Inc. Media Contact:

Monique Allaire Lyons

Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West

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About SAGE Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SAGE):

SAGE Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing novel medicines to treat life-threatening, rare central nervous system, or CNS, disorders. SAGE's lead program, SAGE-547, is entering Phase 3 clinical development for super-refractory status epilepticus, or SRSE, and is the first of several compounds the Company is developing in its portfolio of potential anti-seizure medicines. SAGE's proprietary chemistry platform has generated multiple new compounds that target GABAA and NMDA receptors, which are broadly accepted as impacting many psychiatric and neurological disorders. For more information, please visit www.sagerx.com.

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