OSE Immunotherapeutics Provides Business and Corporate Update
OSE Immunotherapeutics Provides Business
and Corporate Update
- Three
pharmaceutical agreements signed during the last three
months:
- New
strategic partnership with AbbVie for OSE-230, a novel preclinical
potential first-in-class program for the treatment of chronic
inflammation.
- Major
partnership expansion with Boehringer Ingelheim:
- Amendment of the
collaboration and licensing agreement on first-in-class SIRPα
compounds already developed in immuno-oncology, now expected in
Phase 2 in cardiovascular-renal-metabolic diseases later this
year.
- New
asset acquisition of a preclinical program which will be launched
from the OSE’s cis- targeting anti-PD1/cytokine
platform.
- Solid
financial position to support implementation of the strategy until
2027, integrating the recent ‘France 2030’ public funding for
Tedopi® pivotal clinical Phase 3 in lung cancer.
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Additional new experienced international executives who
will support the next stages of the Company’s growth on the Board
of directors will be present at the upcoming General Shareholders’
meeting.
NANTES, France, May 30, 2024 – 6:15pm
CET – OSE Immunotherapeutics SA (ISIN: FR0012127173;
Mnemo: OSE), today provided business and corporate update after
reinforcement of the Company’s business-model based on strategic
pharmaceutical partnerships following the three recent new
agreements concluded with AbbVie and Boehringer Ingelheim. These
steps allow strategy implementation relying on both proprietary
late-stage immunotherapy assets in oncology (Phase 3 in NSCLC to be
launched) and inflammation (Phase 2 in Ulcerative Colitis with
other potential indications), and in accelerating and strengthening
first-in-class preclinical programs from its innovative discovery
platforms.
A strategic evolution of the Board of directors
will be presented at the next General Shareholders’ meeting with
seasoned pharmaceutical and global executives who will reinforce
the Company’ international positioning.
Nicolas Poirier, Chief
Executive Officer of OSE Immunotherapeutics, comments: “We
achieved major industrial partnerships from our differentiated
immunological pipeline and our sustainable innovation engine. Our
business-model, which is based on recurrent and strategic
pharmaceutical partnerships, has been reinforced and allows us to
develop our first-in-class clinical late-stage multi-products. We
look forward to reaching new milestones in 2024, a transformative
year for the Company with potential clinical inflection points from
our proprietary and partnered assets, the anti-IL-7R monoclonal
antibody Lusvertikimab in Phase 2 in Ulcerative Colitis and cancer
vaccine Tedopi® in pivotal Phase 3 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
We are preparing the next steps of the Company’s growth via our
promising preclinical programs in immuno-inflammation and
immuno-oncology.”
Dominique Costantini,
Chairwoman of OSE Immunotherapeutics, comments:
“In just a few years, we have built a fully integrated biotech
company with a rich and differentiated drug-candidate portfolio of
both proprietary and partnered programs with pharmaceutical
companies, highly recognized as experts in their development fields
and markets. The OSE team has already delivered significant
achievements and is working to discover and develop innovative
immunotherapies. All these significant milestones position 2024 to
be a transformational year for OSE with the ambition to become one
of the key European biotechs in immunotherapy. We propose a
strategic evolution of the Board of directors with both highly
experienced and international pharmaceutical and financial experts
who will be able to support the Company in its future strategic
choice growth.”
Corporate Evolution
Four new independent directors will be proposed
to the General Shareholders’ meeting on June 19th:
Markus Goebel, MD, PhD, MBA
Markus is a seasoned executive with 30+ year experience in the Life
Science industry. He has deep understanding and broad hands-on
experience across the entire value chain in various Pharma and
Bio/Medtech positions including as a board member. Managing
Director Novartis Venture Fund (2004-2019) in the United States
& Europe with a top quartile track record. He is also founder
& CEO of M&G Advisors GmbH (Bio-and Medtech consulting with
a focus to fundraising and transactions). He completed his MBA with
dissertation on innovation in the pharma industry to characterize
blockbuster drugs. He is a certified MD in Oncology/Haematology
(plus additional certifications) with more than 10 years in
academia.
Martine George, MD,
M.Sc.Martine has a rich pharma and academic international
expertise mainly in the United States. She is a proven leader of
large development teams for global Fortune 500 pharmaceutical
organizations and small biotechnology companies. She was Principal,
Senior Executive consultant, Life Sciences in Global Development
Associates, Inc., Skillman, NJ, a key contributor to strategies
leading to multiple drug regulatory approvals or
licensing/acquisitions and significant M&A. She was Vice
President, Global Medical Affairs, Oncology, at Pfizer Inc., New
York, NY, driving global medical strategy and worldwide medical
affairs and reimbursement activities for oncology drugs.
Previously, she served as Senior Vice President, Drug Development
and Chief Medical Officer at GPC Biotech Inc., Princeton; Senior
Vice President, Head of Oncology at Johnson & Johnson, Raritan,
NJ; and Vice President, Medical Affairs at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
(Sanofi-Aventis), Collegeville, PA. She began her carreer at Sandoz
Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis), East Hanover, NJ, and
previously at American Cyanamid Pearl River, NY. She has a strong
expertise in clinical research, medical affairs, and regulatory
affairs specializing in oncology and other therapeutic areas. Her
extensive Board experiences were also acquired in large and small
companies; in public and private (i.e Phaxiam/ Erytech/ GammaMabs/
Cytomics, Inc/ Non-for-profit organizations Breast Cancer Research
Foundation, New York, NY/Ressource Center for Women & Their
Families, Hillsborough, NJ).
Cécile Nguyen-Cluzel:Cécile has
extensive experience in financial engineering and healthcare
private equity. After nearly 30 years investing in French small cap
funds (Initiative & Finance, MBO +), Cécile joined the
London-based pan-European fund Apposite Capital in January 2024 as
Senior Advisor in healthcare for France and Europe. Over the course
of her career, she has acquired specific expertise in the growth
and buyout of companies (investments of between €10m and €40m) in a
variety of healthcare sectors, such as diagnostics (spin-off of
Cerba in 1998), healthcare services (orthoprosthetists, nuclear
medicine), CROs and digital health. Cécile has regularly held
positions on the strategic committees of her portfolio companies.
Cécile holds a Master “Ingéniérie financière” Dauphine and the
‘Leading the digital transformation in healthcare’ certificate from
Harvard medical school.
Marc Dechamps
Marc is a biologist with extensive experience in
the pharmaceutical industry dating back more than 35 years. During
his career, he has worked for corporate pharma companies including
GSK & ViiVHealthcare, building his expertise in market
development for new products in infectious diseases, immunological
disorders, oncology, CNS disorders and vaccines. In 2016, Marc
founded and became Managing Director of XMF consulting, a company
which supports biotech and biopharma businesses with strategic
advice. He has also served as Managing Director of Delphi Genetics
(CDMO) and interim CEO of eTheRNA Immunotherapies (mRNA biotech
company). Presently, he is CEO of Bioxodes, a phase 2a clinical
stage biotech company (prevention of thrombosis and
neuroinflammation in hemorrhagic stroke patients). He also serves
also as President of the board of InvestSud Tech (group InvestSud)
and board member of HealthTech for Care (HT4C). Marc is co-academic
Director for the advanced masters in biotech & medtech ventures
at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management.
Strategic announcements since early
2024
On February 28th, OSE Immunotherapeutics and
AbbVie announced partnership to develop OSE-230, a novel monoclonal
antibody for the treatment of chronic inflammation. OSE received a
$48 million upfront payment upon signature of this strategic
partnership and is eligible to receive up to $665 million potential
additional milestones.
On April 10th, OSE Immunotherapeutics received
€8.4 million in non-dilutive public funding as part of the France
2030 “i-Démo” program to support the Phase 3 registration clinical
trial of cancer vaccine Tedopi® in lung cancer.
On May 24th, OSE Immunotherapeutics and
Boehringer Ingelheim expanded their collaboration to develop
first-in-class treatments for cancer and cardio-renal-metabolic
diseases. OSE received a total €38.8 million payment after
strengthening its partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim for the
development of anti-SIRPα programs in oncology and
cardio-renal-metabolic diseases, as well as the launch of a new
preclinical asset from OSE’s cis-targeting anti-PD1/cytokine
platform; and up to €1.1 billion in potential additional
milestones.
About OSE Immunotherapeutics
OSE Immunotherapeutics is a biotech company
dedicated to developing first-in-class assets in immuno-oncology
(IO) and immuno-inflammation (I&I).
The Company’s current well-balanced
first-in-class clinical pipeline includes:
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Tedopi® (immunotherapy activating
tumor specific T-cells, off-the-shelf, neoepitope-based): this
cancer vaccine is the Company’s most advanced product; positive
results from the Phase 3 trial (Atalante 1) in Non-Small Cell Lung
Cancer patients in secondary resistance after checkpoint inhibitor
failure. Other Phase 2 trials, sponsored by clinical oncology
groups, of Tedopi® in combination are ongoing in solid tumors.
- OSE-279
(anti-PD1): first positive results in the ongoing Phase 1/2 in
solid tumors.
- OSE-127 -
lusvertikimab (humanized monoclonal antibody antagonist of IL-7
receptor); ongoing Phase 2 in Ulcerative Colitis (sponsor OSE
Immunotherapeutics); ongoing preclinical research in leukemia (OSE
Immunotherapeutics).
- FR-104/VEL-101
(anti-CD28 monoclonal antibody): developed in partnership with
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in transplantation; ongoing Phase 1/2
in renal transplant (sponsor Nantes University Hospital);
successful Phase 1 in the US (sponsor Veloxis Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.).
- Anti-SIRPα monoclonal
antibody developed in partnership with Boehringer
Ingelheim in advanced solid tumors and
cardiovascular-renal-metabolic diseases (CRM); positive Phase 1
dose escalation results in monotherapy and in combination; Phase 2
in CRM diseases planned to be initiated end of 2024.
- OSE-230 (ChemR23
agonist mAb) developed in partnership with AbbVie in chronic
inflammation.
OSE Immunotherapeutics expects to generate
further significant value from its three proprietary drug discovery
platforms, which are central to its ambitious goal to deliver
next-generation first-in-class immunotherapies:
- Pro-resolutive mAb
platform focused on targeting and advancing inflammation
resolution and optimizing the therapeutic potential of targeting
Neutrophils and Macrophages in I&I. OSE-230
(licensed to AbbVie) is the first candidate generated by the
platform, additional discovery programs ongoing on new
pro-resolutive GPCRs.
- Myeloid Checkpoint
platform focused on optimizing the therapeutic potential
of myeloid cells in IO by targeting immune regulatory receptors
expressed by Macrophages and Dendritic cells. BI
765063 and BI 770371 (licensed to
Boehringer Ingelheim) are the most advanced candidates generated by
the platform. Ongoing additional discovery programs, in particular
with positive preclinical results obtained in monotherapy with new
anti-CLEC-1 mAbs.
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BiCKI® Platform
is a bifunctional fusion protein platform built on the key backbone
component of anti-PD1 combined with a new immunotherapy target to
increase anti-tumor efficacy.
Additional information about OSE
Immunotherapeutics assets is available on the Company’s website:
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with the AMF on April 30, 2023, including the annual financial
report for the fiscal year 2023, available on the OSE
Immunotherapeutics’ website. Other than as required by applicable
law, OSE Immunotherapeutics issues this press release at the date
hereof and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise
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