Altimmune To Present At Upcoming H.C. Wainwright Investor Conferences October 12-13, 2021

On October 6, 2021 Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, reported that members of the management team will be presenting virtually at the following H.C. Wainwright Investor Conferences (Press release, Altimmune, OCT 6, 2021, View Source [SID1234590969]):

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H.C. Wainwright 5th Annual NASH Investor Conference
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
3:30 pm Eastern Time
H.C. Wainwright Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Virtual Conference
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
4:30 pm Eastern Time
The sessions will be webcast and can be accessed by visiting the Events section of the Altimmune website.

Precirix Dosed First Patients in Phase I/II Clinical Study Evaluating CAM-H2 in HER2-Positive Metastatic Cancer

On October 6, 2021 Precirix NV, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing precision radiopharmaceuticals in oncology, reported that it has dosed the first patients in its Phase I/II clinical study of CAM-H2 for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic cancer (Press release, Precirix, OCT 6, 2021, View Source [SID1234590885]). This is a major milestone in the company’s development of its lead therapeutic asset.

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The Phase I/II trial (NCT04467515) evaluates safety, tumor uptake, tumor retention and early signs of antitumor activity of single-agent CAM-H2 in HER2-positive metastatic breast and gastric/gastro-esophageal cancer patients that have relapsed or are refractory to available anti-HER2 therapies. The trial is a continuous study composed of two parts: a Phase I dose-escalation phase to establish the recommended dose for Phase II in 3+3 dose-ascending cohorts of patients, followed by a Phase II dose-expansion phase. The Phase I/II clinical study will allow inclusion of patients with brain metastases, a population in dire need of effective therapies, and will enroll a total of appr. 70 patients.

Ruth Devenyns, CEO commented: "We are very excited to have dosed the first patients in this clinical study, the result of years of thorough scientific research, collaboration and operational excellence of our entire team and partners. Special thanks to our former CMO Ruggero Della Bitta, for his contribution to our global clinical development strategy and securing regulatory clearance for the Phase I/II trial. We look forward to recruiting additional patients and generating efficacy data to confirm the strong results from our preclinical and first-in-human studies, with the goal of bringing new treatment options to cancer patients."

About CAM-H2

CAM-H2 comprises a single-domain antibody targeting HER2, covalently linked to iodine-131. Single-domain antibodies are ideally suited for targeted delivery of radiation to tumors given their size, specificity and pharmacokinetic characteristics. Imaging studies conducted with the HER2 targeting single-domain antibody labelled with gallium-68 have demonstrated specific uptake and retention in primary, metastatic and brain lesions in HER2-positive breast cancer patients.

About HER2-positive cancer

Worldwide, >1.6 m cases of breast cancer and >1.2m cases of gastric cancer are diagnosed annually, of which >20% are HER2-positive. In breast cancer, some 60% of the patient population develops metastatic disease, with brain metastases occurring in up to 50% of metastatic patients1,2. HER2 is also overexpressed in subsets of patients with other solid tumors including biliary tract, colorectal, non-small-cell lung and bladder cancer3.

HER2 is an established therapeutic target and a variety of agents targeting HER2 have been approved, however none of these cure metastatic disease. Specifically in brain metastases there are limited treatment options. There are no approved HER2 targeting radiopharmaceuticals and CAM-H2 is the lead candidate in therapeutic development, leveraging the advantages of using a single-domain antibody to deliver targeted radiation to the tumor and bringing a new mechanism of action in the current HER2 treatment landscape to address important unmet medical needs, including brain metastases and low HER2 expression.

PerkinElmer’s Horizon Discovery CHOSOURCE™ Platform Expanding To Include CHO-K1 ADCC+ Expression Cell Line for Development of Therapeutic Antibodies in Oncology, Infectious Disease and Autoimmune Conditions

On October 6, 2021 PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, reported that its Horizon Discovery CHOSOURCE platform is expanding to include a new expression cell line, CHO-K1 ADCC+ (Press release, PerkinElmer, OCT 6, 2021, View Source [SID1234590882]). This new expression host was built from Horizon’s established biomanufacturing cell line, CHO-K1 GS KO, by knocking out the fucose gene to increase antibody-dependant cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity. This approach may improve potency and efficacy of therapeutic antibodies and fusion protein biotherapeutics, as well as reduce dosage requirements and side effects for patients.

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The use of afucosylated antibodies and fusion proteins is expanding from oncology applications to infectious diseases like flu, Ebola, SARS and Covid-19, and most recently, autoimmune conditions. The availability of production tools, like the CHO-K1 ADCC+ cell line, is key to helping companies develop innovative and critical treatments across broader indications.

"Horizon has a long track-record in gene editing technologies that enable us to expand our CHOSOURCE platform to offer global scientists new and improved expression cell lines and service offerings to meet their evolving biotherapeutic development needs," said Jesus Zurdo, head of cell and gene therapy and bioproduction for Horizon, a PerkinElmer company. "We are extremely excited about this new addition to the CHOSOURCE family which we will continue to add to in the future."

The CHOSOURCE platform, now with CHO GS-KO and ADCC+ expression cell lines, is easily adaptable for implementation in proprietary biomanufacturing processes in the early stages of discovery and development of therapeutic programs. In addition, the CHOSOURCE platform continues to offer beneficial licensing solutions that enable technology access to any business, from virtual start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies and contract-manufacturing organizations.

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Horizon’s gene editing and gene modulation products and services are part of PerkinElmer’s comprehensive portfolio of solutions, software and services for life science and cell and gene therapy customers. Learn more here: Life Sciences Research Solutions.

NANOBIOTIX to Present First Survival Data From Priority Head and Neck Cancer Program Among Five Presentations at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology

On October 6, 2021 NANOBIOTIX (Euronext: NANO – NASDAQ: NBTX – the ‘‘Company’’), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company pioneering physics-based approaches to expand treatment possibilities for patients with cancer, reported two oral presentations and three poster presentations at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The meeting will be held from October 24-27, 2021 (Press release, Nanobiotix, OCT 6, 2021, View Source [SID1234590881]).

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"Bringing disruptive therapeutic solutions that expand treatment possibilities for patients with cancer starts with making a meaningful impact on survival," said Laurent Levy, co-founder and chairman of the executive board of Nanobiotix. "Delivering the first look at these exploratory endpoints in our phase I head and neck cancer study will provide useful insight into the potential of our innovation in our priority indication as we prepare to launch our global phase III. While we continue to develop NBTXR3 as a broadly applicable potential therapy across solid tumor types and therapeutic combinations in parallel, we also look forward to presenting updates in immunotherapy and soft tissue sarcoma as well."

Oral and Poster Presentation Details:

Local Control with NBTXR3 as a Single-Agent for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Poster presentation #2805: Phase I Study of Novel Radioenhancer NBTXR3 Activated by Radiotherapy in Cisplatin-Ineligible Locally Advanced HNSCC Patients by Christophe Le Tourneau, MD, PhD, on October 26 at 1:15 PM CDT / 8:15 PM CET
NBTXR3 Tumor-Agnostic, Therapeutic Combination-Agnostic Development Potential

Oral presentation #132: Overcoming Resistance to Anti-PD-1 With Tumor Agnostic NBTXR3: From Bench to Bedside by Tanguy Y. Seiwert, MD, on October 26 at 4:20 PM CDT / 11:20 PM CET
Priming Immune Response with NBTXR3 plus Anti-PD-1 in Advanced Cancers

Poster presentation #2739: NBTXR3 Activated by Radiotherapy in Combination with Nivolumab or Pembrolizumab in Patients with Advanced Cancers: A Phase I Trial by Colette Shen, MD, PhD, on October 25 at 4:00 PM CDT / 11:00 PM CET
Local Control with NBTXR3 as a Single-Agent for Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Oral presentation #77: Study of Novel Radioenhancer NBTXR3 Plus Radiotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Results of the Long-Term Evaluation in the Phase II/III Act.In.Sarc Trial by Sylvie Bonvalot, MD, PhD, on October 26 at 5:15 PM CDT / 12:15 AM CET
Preclinical Data on NBTXR3 plus Anti-PD-1 in Lung Cancer Model

Poster presentation #2865: NBTXR3 Nanoparticle with ImmunoRadiation Might Reshape Metastatic Tumor-Infiltrating T Cell Repertoire in Murine Lung Cancer Model by Chike O. Abana, MD, PhD, on October 26 3:30 PM CDT / 10:30 PM CET
About NBTXR3

NBTXR3 is a novel, potentially first-in-class oncology product composed of functionalized hafnium oxide nanoparticles that is administered via one-time intratumoral injection and activated by radiotherapy. The product candidate’s physical mechanism of action (MoA) is designed to induce significant tumor cell death in the injected tumor when activated by radiotherapy, subsequently triggering adaptive immune response and long-term anti-cancer memory. Given the physical MoA, Nanobiotix believes that NBTXR3 could be scalable across any solid tumor that can be treated with radiotherapy and across any therapeutic combination, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors.

NBTXR3 is being evaluated in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) as the primary development pathway. The company-sponsored phase I dose escalation and dose expansion study has produced favorable safety data and early signs of efficacy; and a phase III global registrational study is planned to launch in 2021. In February 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration granted regulatory Fast Track designation for the investigation of NBTXR3 activated by radiation therapy, with or without cetuximab, for the treatment of patients with locally advanced HNSCC who are not eligible for platinum-based chemotherapy—the same population being evaluated in the planned phase III study.

Nanobiotix has also prioritized an Immuno-Oncology development program—beginning with a Company sponsored phase I clinical study evaluating NBTXR3 activated by radiotherapy in combination with anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors for patients with locoregional recurrent or recurrent/metastatic HNSCC and lung or liver metastases from any primary cancer eligible for anti-PD-1 therapy.

Given the Company’s focus areas, and balanced against the scalable potential of NBTXR3 , Nanobiotix has engaged in a strategic collaboration strategy with world class partners to expand development of the product candidate in parallel with its priority development pathways. Pursuant to this strategy, in 2019 Nanobiotix entered into a broad, comprehensive clinical research collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to sponsor several phase I and phase II studies to evaluate NBTXR3 across tumor types and therapeutic combinations.

MPM Capital Raises Biotech’s Largest Impact Investment Fund to Help Finance the Fight Against Cancer and Other Diseases

On October 6, 2021 MPM Capital ("MPM"), one of the world’s leading biotech investment firms, reported that it has raised $850 million for its second Oncology Impact Fund ("OIF 2" or "the Fund"), making it the world’s largest biotech impact investment fund (Press release, MPM Capital, OCT 6, 2021, View Source [SID1234590880]). OIF 2’s investment efforts are managed through BioImpact Capital, an affiliate of MPM that has been formed to broaden MPM’s investment offerings beyond venture capital into dedicated impact and public equities funds.

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OIF 2 will create and invest in companies that develop innovative treatments for cancer and other areas of highest unmet medical need. The Fund’s goals are to generate a compelling financial return and a long-term impact on patients’ lives. OIF 2 will invest in private and public companies to identify the most compelling drug development programs.

OIF 2 exceeded its fundraising target of $650 million, and far outpaced the $471 million raised in 2016 for MPM’s first Oncology Impact Fund ("OIF 1"), which at the time was also the largest biotech impact investment fund ever.

MPM and its BioImpact Capital team raised $650 million for OIF 2 through their unique partnership with UBS, the world’s leading global wealth manager. UBS clients invested from around the world including the US, the UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The remaining $200 million was raised by MPM and the BioImpact Capital team directly.

"Beyond oncology, OIF 2 will also expand its focus to additional cutting-edge technologies including cell, gene, and RNA therapies," said Ansbert Gadicke, M.D., Managing Partner of BioImpact Capital and MPM Managing Director. "Companies created by MPM remain at the vanguard of innovation, having received FDA approvals for over 50 drugs. Their continued success now stands to benefit an even greater range of investors and patients."

MPM and its BioImpact Capital team are equally committed to generating significant social and human impact through OIF 2 and doing so without affecting investor returns. A portion of its success fees from OIF 2, as well as a royalty from treatments created by its start-up companies, will be donated to the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper), to help fund grants for next-generation cancer research, and to the UBS Optimus Foundation, to improve access to cancer care in the developing world.

"Through OIF 2, our mission is twofold: providing strong financial returns for our investors, while creating broader impact for patients even beyond the life-saving drugs we create," said Christiana Bardon, M.D., M.B.A., Co-Managing Partner of BioImpact Capital. "The companies that we invest in are all motivated to transform the lives of patients. Our novel investment model in partnership with philanthropic organizations can amplify the benefit to patients by supporting expanded patient access and the next generation of scientific insights."

"We are proud to connect our clients with brilliant scientists around the world who are working hard to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by cancer," said Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management. "With more than $1 billion raised so far, this is what reimagining the power of investing and connecting people for a better world can look like."

MPM’s BioImpact Capital team leverages its extensive company creation and clinical development experience along with its deep research and intellectual property expertise to successfully create and invest in companies through clinical proof of concept. In total, MPM has shepherded more than 100 companies through