SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of bluebird bio, Inc. - BLUE

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of  bluebird bio, Inc. ("bluebird" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BLUE).   Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.

The investigation concerns whether bluebird and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On December 1, 2018, bluebird issued a press release advising investors that it had "announced new long-term data from the completed Phase 1/2 Northstar (HGB-204) study of investigational LentiGlobin^™ gene therapy in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) and from the ongoing Phase 1/2 HGB-206 study of LentiGlobin in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) today at the 60^th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH)."  On December 3, 2018, Seeking Alpha published an article noting that these "results were lower than initial data reported a year ago indicating a lower rate of production of anti-sickling hemoglobin." 

Following bluebird's announcement of the clinical studies' results, the Company's stock price fell $6.39 per share, or 5.2%, to close at $116.50 on December 3, 2018.

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 9980