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Jasper Therapeutics Appoints Scott Brun, M.D.,
to its Board of Directors
Dr. Brun also appointed as Chairperson of Jasper
Research and Development Committee and to Compensation Committee
Board member Vishal Kapoor appointed to Jasper
Audit and Compensation Committees
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JSPR) (Jasper), a biotechnology company focused on the development of briquilimab,
a novel antibody therapy targeting c-Kit (CD117) to address diseases such as chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), lower to intermediate
risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) as well as novel stem cell transplant conditioning regimes, today announced the appointment of
Scott Brun, M.D., to Jasper's Board of Directors. Dr. Brun will also join Jasper's Research and Development Committee as Chairperson
and become a member of Jasper's Compensation Committee. Concurrently, board member Vishal Kapoor has been appointed to join Jasper's
Audit and Compensation Committees. Additionally, Lawrence Klein, Ph.D., has stepped down from Jasper's Board of Directors as of
June 20, 2023, due to requirements of his recent appointment as a Partner of Versant Ventures.
"Scott is a distinguished pharma industry
executive and physician, with deep experience in drug development, particularly in immunology, with several successful approvals and commercial
launches to his credit," said Ron Martell, CEO of Jasper. "We are delighted to welcome Scott to our Board, and look forward
to benefiting from his strategic insights and venture perspective as we continue to develop briquilimab for CSU, LR-MDS and stem cell
transplant conditioning."
am extremely impressed with the strategic direction the Jasper management team and Board have established for briquilimab, as well as
the enormous potential the asset has in a broad range of chronic
treatment indications," said Dr. Brun. "I look forward to working with Ron, his leadership team and my colleagues on the Board
to further develop briquilimab in multiple disease states."
Dr. Brun has over two decades of drug development
and leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He was most recently a Senior Advisor to Horizon Therapeutics and Vice President
of Scientific Affairs and Head of AbbVie Ventures. Previously, Dr. Brun served as Vice President and Head of Pharmaceutical Development
at AbbVie. During his tenure, Dr. Brun oversaw a global organization that was responsible for AbbVie's portfolio of early and late-stage
pipeline compounds as well as marketed compounds within immunology, oncology, neurology, , renal, infectious disease, and women's
and men's health. Dr. Brun contributed to the development and approval of a number of products across therapeutic areas, including
Skyrisi, Rinvoq, Viekira, Mavyret, Venclexta, and Orilissa. Prior to joining AbbVie, Dr. Brun spent over 15 years at Abbott Laboratories,
where he held positions of increasing leadership in drug development within the R&D organization.
Dr. Brun is currently acting as an independent
consultant and advisor to the venture capital and biopharmaceutical industry. He is a venture partner at the global life science venture
capital firm Abingworth, a member of the boards of directors of Axial Therapeutics, Trishula Therapeutics, Forte Biosciences (Nasdaq:
FBRX) and Cabaletta Bio (Nasdaq: CABA) and a consultant to a variety of startup companies and academic incubator programs. Dr. Brun received
his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned his M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School.
Jasper is a clinical-stage biotechnology company
developing briquilimab, a monoclonal antibody targeting c-Kit (CD117) as a therapeutic for chronic mast and stem cell diseases such as
chronic spontaneous urticaria and lower to intermediate risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and as a conditioning agent for stem cell
transplants for rare diseases such as sickle cell disease (SCD), Fanconi anemia (FA) and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). To date,
briquilimab has a demonstrated efficacy and safety profile in over 130 dosed subjects and healthy volunteers, with clinical outcomes as
a conditioning agent in SCID, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), MDS, FA, and SCD. In addition, briquilimab is being advanced as a transformational
non-genotoxic conditioning agent for gene therapy. For more information, please visit us at www.jaspertherapeutics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release
that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are sometimes accompanied by words such as "believe,"
"may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend,"
"expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem,"
"seek," "future," "outlook" and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends
or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
briquilimab's potential, the development of briquilimab for CSU, LR-MDS and stem cell transplant conditioning and chronic treatment
conditions, briquilimab's further development in multiple disease states and the strategic direction for briquilimab. These statements
are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of Jasper and are not
predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to
serve as, and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.
Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Jasper. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, including general economic, political and business conditions; the risk that the potential product candidates that
Jasper develops may not progress through clinical development or receive required regulatory approvals within expected timelines or at
all; the risk that clinical trials may not confirm any safety, potency or other product characteristics described or assumed in this press
release; the risk that Jasper will be unable to successfully market or gain market acceptance of its product candidates; the risk that
prior study results may not be replicated; the risk that Jasper's product candidates may not be beneficial to patients or successfully
commercialized; patients' willingness to try new therapies and the willingness of physicians to prescribe these therapies; the effects
of competition on Jasper's business; the risk that third parties on which Jasper depends for laboratory, clinical development, manufacturing
and other critical services will fail to perform satisfactorily; the risk that Jasper's business, operations, clinical development
plans and timelines, and supply chain could be adversely affected by the effects of health epidemics; the risk that Jasper will be unable
to obtain and maintain sufficient intellectual property protection for its investigational products or will infringe the intellectual
property protection of others; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in Jasper's filings with the SEC,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
. If any of these risks materialize or Jasper's assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results
implied by these forward-looking statements. While Jasper may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future,
Jasper specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Jasper's
assessments of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking
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