/C O R R E C T I O N -- Biocept, Inc./

In the news release, Clinical Results Demonstrating the Performance of Biocept's Target Selector Platform to be Presented at the 2016 European Society of Medical Oncology Annual Congress, issued 29-Sep-2016 by Biocept, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, last sentence, should have the hyperlink https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/library/esmo/browse/search/Mqr#2z94Y0UG rather than https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/library/esmo/browse/search/546#2z95w as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOC), a molecular diagnostics company commercializing and developing blood-based liquid biopsies to provide information to physicians to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, announces that clinical results featuring its liquid biopsy platform will be presented at the 2016 European Society For Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Congress, taking place October 7-11 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Study results highlighting the concordance and clinical utility of detecting actionable biomarkers in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will be presented by Lourdes Barrera, Ph.D., Diagnostics Manager, AstraZeneca Oncology BU, Mexico. An abstract for the presentation can be found at: https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/library/esmo/browse/search/Mqr#2z94Y0UG

Presentation Details:

Title: Clinical evaluation of the utility of a liquid biopsy (circulating tumoral cells and ctDNA) to determine the mutational profile (EGFR, KRAS, ALK, ROS1 and BRAF) in advanced NSCLC patients
Date and Time: Sunday, October 9, 2016, 4:30 p.m. CEST (Central European Summer Time) Basic Science and Translational Research; Poster Discussion Session: Berlin Room, Central Hall

About Biocept

Biocept, Inc. is a molecular diagnostics company with commercialized assays for lung, breast, gastric, colorectal and prostate cancers, and melanoma. The Company uses its proprietary liquid biopsy technology to provide physicians with information for treating and monitoring patients diagnosed with cancer. The Company's patented Target Selector™ liquid biopsy technology platform captures and analyzes tumor-associated molecular markers in both circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and in plasma (ctDNA). With thousands of tests performed, the platform has demonstrated the ability to identify cancer mutations and alterations to inform physicians about a patient's disease and therapeutic options. For additional information, please visit www.biocept.com.

Physicians interested in ordering Biocept's liquid biopsy tests for cancer biomarkers should contact Customer Service at 858-320-8206, or visit http://biocept.com/medical-professionals/.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations or beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions about future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of words like "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. To the extent that statements in this release are not strictly historical, including without limitation statements as to our ability to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, such statements are forward-looking, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous risk factors as set forth in our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. The effects of such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release. We do not plan to update any such forward-looking statements and expressly disclaim any duty to update the information contained in this press release except as required by law. Readers are advised to review our filings with the SEC, which can be accessed over the Internet at the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov.

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