BUFFALO, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 03/25/09 -- Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) today announced that it will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on March 31, to provide an update on the Company's development strategy and timeline. The Company also announced that it has scheduled its 2009 annual meeting of stockholders for June 25, 2009 in Buffalo, New York, for stockholders of record on April 27, 2009.

Interested parties may participate by dialing 877-407-8031 (US) or 201-689-8031 (International) approximately five to ten minutes before the call start time. A live Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Cleveland BioLabs Web site at www.cbiolabs.com.

A replay of the call will be available starting on March 31, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. EDT through April 7, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Interested parties may access the replay by dialing 877-660-6853 (US) or 201-612-7415 (International) and entering account number 286 and conference ID number 317662. An archived Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Cleveland BioLabs Web site at www.cbiolabs.com.

About Cleveland BioLabs, Inc.

Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company leveraging its proprietary discoveries around programmed cell death to treat cancer and protect normal tissues from exposure to radiation and other stresses. The Company has strategic partnerships with the Cleveland Clinic, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, ChemBridge Corporation and the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. To learn more about Cleveland BioLabs, Inc., please visit the company's website at http://www.cbiolabs.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, as of the date of this press release, and involve certain risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Some of the factors that could cause future results to materially differ from the recent results or those projected in forward-looking statements include the "Risk Factors" described in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:
Rachel Levine
Director Corporate Development & Communications
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc.
T: (646) 284-9439
E: rlevine@cbiolabs.com