HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA–(Marketwired – Sept. 23, 2016) – Immunovaccine Inc. (“Immunovaccine” or the “Company”) (TSX:IMV)(OTCQX:IMMVF), a clinical-stage vaccine and immunotherapy company, today announced planned data presentations at upcoming scientific meetings in conjunction with collaborators at VIB, the Flemish life sciences research institute, and the Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV). These presentations will focus on DPX-RSV, Immunovaccine’s lead infectious disease candidate in development for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
In addition, researchers will present the first results from the Company’s preclinical collaboration with the University of Edinburgh’s Center for Immunity, Infection and Evolution (CIIE) on life-threatening malaria.
Details for the presentations are as follows:
Presentation at 10th International Respiratory Syncytial Virus Symposium (RSV16), September 28-October 1, 2016 in Patagonia, Argentina
Session: Poster Session 1; Poster 393
Session Date: September 28-29, 2016
Session Location: Llao Llao Hotel, Tronador Room in Bariloche, Argentina
Session Time: Afternoon of September 28 – Afternoon of September 29
Presentation Title: “Live Cell Imaging of Antibody Dependent Phagocytosis and Trogocytosis of RSV And Influenza Virus Infected Cells”
Presentations at World Vaccine Congress Europe, October 10-12, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain
Session: Respiratory
Session Date: Monday, October 10, 2016
Session Location: Fairmount Rey Juan Caros, Barcelona, Spain
Session Time: 4:45 PM CEST
Presentation Title: “Preclinical and Clinical development of a new HRSV vaccine based on the Small Hydrophobic protein that instructs macrophages to clear infected cells”
Session: Poster Sessions 1 and 2
Session Date: Monday, October 10 – Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Session Location: Fairmount Rey Juan Caros, Barcelona, Spain
Session Time: 1:15 – 4:45 PM CEST
Presentation Title: “Single dose immunization with DepoVax™ induces potent, long-lasting antibodies to PfEMP1: a novel malaria vaccine approach”
Presentation at IDWeek, October 26-30, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Session: Clinical Infectious Diseases: Respiratory Infections
Session Date: Friday, October 28, 2016
Session Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Session Location: New Orleans Convention Center Poster Hall
Presentation Title: “A Phase I randomized, observer-blind, controlled, dose escalation trial of the safety and tolerability of two intramuscular doses of DPX-RSV(A), a Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine containing Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) SH antigen and a novel adjuvant DepoVax™, or SH antigen co-administered with aluminum hydroxide, or placebo to healthy adults ≥50-64 years of age”
More information on the RSV16, World Vaccine Congress Europe and IDWeek 2016 abstracts can be found on the conference websites.
About Immunovaccine
Immunovaccine Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to making immunotherapy more effective, more broadly applicable, and more widely available to people facing cancer and infectious diseases. Immunovaccine develops cancer immunotherapies and infectious disease vaccines based on the Company’s DepoVax™ platform, a patented delivery agent that provides controlled and prolonged exposure of antigens and adjuvant to the immune system. Immunovaccine has advanced two T cell activation therapies for cancer through Phase 1 human clinical trials and is currently conducting a Phase 1/1b study with Incyte Corporation assessing lead cancer therapy, DPX-Survivac, as a combination therapy in ovarian cancer, as well as a Phase 2 study in recurrent lymphoma. The Company is also advancing an infectious disease pipeline including innovative vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and currently has clinical projects ongoing to assess the potential of DepoVax™ to address malaria and the Zika virus. Connect at www.imvaccine.com
Forward-looking Statement
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