AMES, Iowa, Oct. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NewLink Genetics Corporation (“NewLink Genetics”) (Nasdaq:NLNK), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $10.25 per share. All of the shares of common stock to be sold in the offering will be offered by NewLink Genetics.