SAN DIEGO, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering breakthrough 3D bioprinting technology, has been invited to present at the 13^th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference, which will be held in New YorkApril 8-9, 2014.

Organovo's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Keith Murphy, will be presenting at 8:40 am, April 9^th.  The conference is being held at The Westin New York Grand Central Hotel, New York, NY.

Needham's Healthcare Conference focuses on connecting leading emerging life science companies and institutional investors.  This year, senior management teams from approximately 120 companies in the biotechnology, specialty pharmaceutical, medical technology and diagnostic sectors are scheduled to present.  The life sciences sector is enjoying its fourth straight year of outperforming the broader market.  One-on-one meetings with companies will be available for qualified institutional investors and venture capital firms.

About Organovo Holdings, Inc.

Organovo designs and creates functional, three-dimensional human tissues for medical research and therapeutic applications. The Company is collaborating with pharmaceutical and academic partners to develop human biological disease models in three dimensions. These 3D human tissues have the potential to accelerate the drug discovery process, enabling treatments to be developed faster and at lower cost. In addition to numerous scientific publications, the Company's technology has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The Economist, and numerous others. Organovo is changing the shape of medical research and practice. Learn more at www.organovo.com.

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