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ASX/Media Release (Code: ASX: PRR; NASDAQ: PBMD)
PRIMA BIOMED ENTERS INTO
SALE AND LICENSING AGREEMENT
WITH SYDYS TO ADVANCE CVAC PROGRAM
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA and SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Prima BioMed
Ltd (ASX: PRR; NASDAQ: PBMD) ( Prima ) and U.S.-based Sydys Corporation, Inc. (OTC: SYYC) ( Sydys ), today announced an agreement through which Sydys will license Prima s CVac immuno-oncology program and oversee its
Sydys Corporation (www.sydyscorp.com) is a publicly traded New York company that has been repurposed as a clinical stage
biotechnology company in order to develop the CVac assets. Under the terms of the agreement, Sydys will license Prima s CVac related assets, including manufacturing protocols, clinical data from Phase I and Phase II trials, patents and
know-how. Prima will also sell certain assets including some equipment and inventory to Sydys. Dr Sharron Gargosky, the former Chief Technical Officer of Prima who has overseen the development of CVac since 2010, will also transition to
Sydys as a consultant to continue the development of CVac. Marc Voigt, Prima s CEO, will join the Sydys Board of Directors soon after closing.
this spin out transaction Prima will receive a 9.9% equity stake in Sydys at the time of closing as consideration for the assets being transferred. Given the significant capital requirements for conducting clinical trials, no upfront payment will be
received however should CVac be successfully commercialized, Prima could receive over A$400 million (US$293 million) in development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments payable for achievement of set commercial sales targets, in addition to
low single digit royalties on sales.
Marc Voigt, Prima s CEO, commented: Following extensive discussions with a number of third parties, we
have reached what we consider to be an entrepreneurial solution which we believe best positions CVac for clinical success and, hopefully, commercialization. Importantly, this partnership continues the CVac program development without further
resource commitment from Prima, while providing the potential for considerable future milestone and royalty payments over time. The ongoing development will be contingent on further successful capital raising for subsequent trials but we are
confident that the Sydys team has the ability and connections in the US to undertake this program.
Experienced biotech entrepreneur Joseph
Hernandez, the newly appointed Executive Chairman of Sydys Corporation, added: We believe that the CVac program has tremendous potential, supported by encouraging Phase I and II data in ovarian cancer patients. Studies conducted to
date have reinforced CVac s strong safety profile and demonstrated meaningful improvements in both overall survival and progression-free survival compared to standard-of-care. We look
forward to further evaluating the efficacy of CVac with the goal of bringing the treatment to this underserved patient population.
CVac therapy is a personalized immunocellular therapeutic that has been investigated for the treatment of epithelial cancers. CVac stimulates the
patient s own immune system to target and destroy tumours. It has been investigated in multiple Phase I and Phase II studies with positive results.
Development highlights for CVac include:
CR2 for ovarian cancer is a high unmet medical need; CVac has obtained Orphan Designation for the treatment of ovarian cancer by both the
FDA and EMA and Fast Track Designation with the FDA.
Prima BioMed is a globally active biotechnology company that is striving to become a leader in the development of immunotherapeutic products for the treatment
of cancer. Prima BioMed is dedicated to leveraging its technology and expertise to bring innovative treatment options to market for patients and to maximise value to shareholders.
Prima s current lead product is IMP321, based on the LAG-3 immune control mechanism which plays a vital role in the regulation of the T cell immune
response. IMP321, which is a soluble LAG-3Ig fusion protein, is an APC activator boosting T cell responses. IMP321 is currently in a Phase II clinical trial as a chemoimmunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer termed AIPAC (clinicaltrials.gov
identifier NCT 02614833) and in a Phase I combination therapy trial in metastatic melanoma termed TACTI-mel (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT 02676869). A number of additional LAG-3 products including antibodies for immune response
modulation in autoimmunity and cancer are being developed by large pharmaceutical partners.
Prima BioMed Ltd, Level 12, 95 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: +61 2 8315 7003 Fax: +61 2 8569 1880
www.primabiomed.com.au ABN: 90 009 237 889
Prima BioMed is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and on the NASDAQ in the US. For further information
please visit www.primabiomed.com.au
About Sydys Corporation
Post completion of the transaction, Sydys Corp will be a globally active, publicly traded biotechnology company developing immuno-oncology products including
an autologous dendritic cell immunotherapy that recently completed Phase II trials for ovarian cancer. That trial generated clinically meaningful progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) data. More information is available at
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Prima BioMed Ltd, Level 12, 95 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: +61 2 8315 7003 Fax: +61 2 8569 1880
www.primabiomed.com.au ABN: 90 009 237 889