NEW YORK, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifshitz & Miller, a securities class action law firm focused on representing shareholders nationwide, announces that on March 24, 2017, Lifshitz & Miller filed a securities class action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders who purchased shares of OvaScience, Inc. (OVAS) ("OvaScience" or the "Company") between January 8, 2015 and March 26, 2015 (the "Class Period").  The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

A copy of the complaint is available from the Court or from Lifshitz & Miller.  If you are an OvaScience investor, and would like additional information about our investigation and complaint, please complete the Information Request Form or contact Joshua Lifshitz, Esq. by telephone at (516) 493-9780 or e-mail at info@jlclasslaw.com.

NO CLASS HAS YET BEEN CERTIFIED IN THE ABOVE ACTION. UNTIL A CLASS IS CERTIFIED, YOU ARE NOT REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL UNLESS YOU RETAIN ONE. YOU MAY ALSO REMAIN AN ABSENT CLASS MEMBER AND DO NOTHING AT THIS POINT. YOU MAY RETAIN COUNSEL OF YOUR CHOICE.

The complaint alleges that defendants caused the Company to issue false and misleading statements and/or fail to disclose, among other things, that: (1) the science behind AUGMENT had not been scientifically validated; (2) the Company was unable to achieve the purported success rates it claimed; (3) the reasons why the Company moved its studies outside of the United States; and (4) that at all relevant times, the Company's profitability and prospects were false and misleading.

Investors have 60 days from today to file a motion, with the court, for appointment as a lead plaintiff in this lawsuit.

Lifshitz & Miller has extensive experience representing investors in the prosecution of securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation in state and federal courts across the country.

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Contact:

Joshua M. Lifshitz, Esq.
Lifshitz & Miller LLP
Phone:  516-493-9780 
Facsimile: 516-280-7376
Email: info@jlclasslaw.com

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