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CORPORATE OVERVIEW Frank Bedu-Addo Ph.D. President & CEO JUNE 2021
2 Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements about PDS
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3 PDS Biotech's Versamune -based immunotherapies are designed to promote a powerful in vivo
tumor-specific CD8+ killer T-cell response Generate the right type and quantity of effective CD8+ killer T-cells Generate potency without systemic side effects Generate memory T-cells, to enhance durability of response A significant
barrier to effective immunotherapy has been the inability to promote adequate CD8+ killer T-cell responses in vivo resulting in diminished efficacy; 70-90% of cancer patients fail check point inhibitor therapy Versamune -based therapies also
show promising potential to:
PDS Biotech is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of immunotherapies based on
the proprietary Versamune platform 4 NCI-initiated phase 2 combination trial of PDS0101 in advanced HPV-cancer reported strong potential clinical benefitNo new or elevated toxicities observed from the addition of PDS0101 to combination
therapyPre-clinical studies demonstrated potential to work with a wide array of oncogenes and viral antigensMultiple composition and application patents valid through mid-2030s Biopharma developing novel T-cell activating cancer treatment
candidates Three phase 2 oncology clinical trials in progress anticipated to release data in 2021Clinical partnerships with Merck, MD Anderson Cancer Center and National Cancer Institute~15 employees with headquarters in Florham Park, NJDebt
free with approximately $29.5M in cash* Pipeline Versamune Platform Corporate Overview *The Company received $4.5M from the sale of NJ Net Operating Loss Tax Benefits in May 2021 which has been added to the cash balance reported on our
Form 10-Q as of 3/31/2021.
PDS Biotech's robust Versamune -based pipeline is being developed in partnership with leaders in
immuno-oncology and infectious disease 5 Reference: Data on file. * *Consortium of PDS Biotech, Farmacore Biotechnology and Blanver Farmoquimica. Funding provided by The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil ("MCTI")
PDS Biotech executive team has demonstrated success in the development and commercialization of leading
pharmaceutical products 6 Senior executive experience with management of strategy and execution at both large pharma and biotechsNotable drug development:Abelcet (Liposome Company/ Elan)PEG-Intron (Schering-Plough/ Merck) Frank
Bedu-Addo, PhDChief Executive Officer Co-founder>35 years of drug development experience In-depth experience with biotech drug discovery, product development and manufacturing Gregory Conn, PhDChief Scientific Officer >30 years of
translational clinical research experienceFormer Director of Clinical Research at National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research (Cancer Vaccine Branch) Lauren V. Wood, MDChief Medical Officer Senior executive experience with over 20
years of experience in high tech companiesIn-depth experience with M&A transactions, capital markets, business development and investor relations Seth Van Voorhees, PhDChief Financial Officer
Introduction to the Versamune Platform
Versamune is designed to induce a robust and targeted anti-tumor response in vivo when administered with
a tumor-associated antigen 8 References: Gandhapudi SK, et al. 2019. Antigen priming with enantiospecific cationic lipid nanoparticles induces potent antitumor CTL responses through novel induction of a Type I IFN response. J Immunol. 202
(12): 3524-3536. Smalley Rumfield C et al. 2020. Immunomodulation to enhance the efficacy of an HPV therapeutic vaccine. J. for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 8:e000612. Promotes uptake of vaccine or immunotherapy and entry into lymph
nodes Promotes antigen processing and presentation to T-cells via MHC I and II pathways Activates Type I Interferon pathway, enabling a powerful anti-tumor killer CD8+ T-cell response Versamune + Tumor-associated proteins (antigens)
Greater quantity and quality of Versamune -induced killer T-cells may result in unique ability to
eradicate HPV-positive tumors after a single dose 9 Induced a >10-fold number of highly potent T-cells and eradication of HPV-positive tumors after a single dose in preclinical studies Single treatment dose Results typical of current
topclinical-stage HPV cancer vaccines Tumor rechallenge at Day 60; complete and sustained cure of cancer *Adjuvant = cytokine GM-CSFReferences: J. Immunology, 2019 (202), 1215; Studies in TC-1 tumor model with other immunotherapies
reported in: Vaccine 2009, January 14, 27 (3): 431; Science Translational Medicine 2016, 13 April, Vol 8 Issue 334; Vaccine 2009, September 25, 27 (42): 5906. (PDS0101)
PDS0101 Phase 2 Clinical Development
Combinations of PDS0101 with FDA-approved standard of careFirst line treatment of recurrent/metastatic
HPV-positive head and neck cancerCombination with KEYTRUDA Treatment of locally advanced cervical cancerCombination with chemoradiotherapy 11 Novel combinations of PDS0101 with promising, investigational immunotherapeutic agentsTreatment of
advanced HPV-associated cancers (anal, cervical, vaginal, head and neck etc.)Triple combination with Bintrafusp alpha (bi-functional checkpoint inhibitor - M7824) and M9241 (NHS-IL12 an antibody conjugated immuno-cytokine) Clinical strategy:
Develop PDS0101 in combination with established therapies for rapid proof-of-concept and risk mitigation
Phase 2 NCI-led clinical trial evaluating the triple combination of PDS0101, Bintrafusp alfa and M9241 in
advanced HPV-associated cancer 12 Indication Patients with advanced HPV-associated cancer who have failed prior treatment Clinical Agents Bintrafusp alfa: Bifunctional "trap" fusion proteinM9241: Antibody-conjugated immuno-cytokinePDS0101:
Versamune -based immunotherapy generating HPV-specific CD8+ T-cells Study goals Group 1: Objective response rate (ORR) in checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) na ve patientsGroup 2: ORR in patients who have failed checkpoint inhibitor therapy (CPI
refractory) Timing Full enrollment of 56 patientsComplete enrollment expected by Q4 2021/Q1 2022 Trial Sponsor The objective of this trial is to confirm that PDS0101 enhances the therapeutic benefit of Bintrafusp alfa and M9241 and may
lead to expanded evaluation in several pipeline products
13 Bintrafusp alfa (M7824 - bi-functional checkpoint inhibitor) Tumor Regression: 0/16 (0%)T-cell
Clones: 22 PDS0101 + Bintrafusp alfa + M9241 (NHS IL-12) Tumor Regression: 13/17 (76%)T-cell Clones: 3 *Reference: Smalley Rumfield C, Pellom ST, Morillon II YM, et al; Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2020; 8:e000612. doi:
10.1136/jitc-2020-000612 Red - CD8+ (killer) T-cellsGreen - CD4 + (helper) T-cells T-cell clones per 25% of TCR repertoire (Average) Combination of PDS0101 with M9241 or Bintrafusp alfa generated superior targeted T-cell response; triple
combination demonstrated superior efficacy T-cell induction levels Preclinical study: Triple combination of PDS0101, Bintrafusp alfa (M7824) and M9241 (NHS-IL12) demonstrated higher targeted T-cell response
PDS0101 Phase 1 clinical trial: Powerful CD8+ T-cell response resulted in regression of CIN cervical
lesions & supported continued clinical studies 14 * When treated with selected human clinical trial dosage (1mg and 3mg Versamune )References: L. Wood et al. A Novel Enantio-Specific Cationic Lipid R-DOTAP + HPV16 E6 & E7 Antigens
Induces Potent Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Cell Responses In-Vivo in Subjects with CIN and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection. Nov 8, 2019. SITC. Presentation O17. Most patients infected with multiple strains of HPV CIN lesion regression as
early as 1-3 months 60% 20% 20% Phase 1 trial results showed no serious or dose-limiting toxicities of PDS0101 monotherapy Monotherapy distinguished from key limitation of immuno-oncology: > 20-fold increase in circulating dual INF-
& Granzyme-b inducing killer T-cells vs. pre-treatment at day 14 led to rapid clearance of lesions*
PDS0101 is used in combination with other immunotherapies resulting in a multifunctional
therapy 15 Bintrafusp alfa exposes the tumor to attack and M9241 issues a signal calling T-cells to the tumor Reference: Smalley Rumfield C, Pellom ST, Morillon II YM, et al; Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2020; 8:e000612. doi:
10.1136/jitc-2020-000612 Bintrafusp ALFA M9241 PDS0101 induces a powerful, HPV16-targeted CD8+ and CD4+ T-cell response PDS0101 Activated CD8+ killer T-cell Activated CD4+ helper T-cell The triple combination
works in synergy to prompt targeted T-cells to infiltrate and destroy the tumor TUMOR DESTROYED
Objective response rate is measured by RECIST 1.1 and represents at least a 30% reduction in tumor
sizeAdvanced HPV-related cancer that is checkpoint inhibitor na ve:Patients who fail chemotherapy and/or radiation progress to checkpoint inhibitor therapy12-24% ORR with standard of care checkpoint inhibitors30% ORR reported with experimental
monotherapy Bintrafusp alfa is the highest reported to dateAdvanced HPV-related cancer that is checkpoint inhibitor refractory:Few treatment options exist for these patients5-12% ORR reported with checkpoint inhibitors PDS0101 phase 2 triple
combination trial: Evaluated potential for superior preclinical tumor regression in advanced HPV-related cancer 16 A critical limitation of immunotherapy is the inability to induce large numbers of powerful tumor-attacking CD8+ (killer)
T-cells within the body, that can result in tumor reduction or elimination in a significant number of advanced cancer patients Reference: Strauss J, et al. J Immunother Cancer. 2020 Dec;8(2):e001395
Triple combination achieved 83% objective response among 6 HPV16-positive checkpoint inhibitor naive
patients, suggesting potential efficacy 17 Reference: Strauss J. et al. Phase II evaluation of the triple combination of PDS0101, M9241, and Bintrafusp alfa in patients with HPV 16 positive malignancies. Presented at: American Society of
Clinical Oncology 2021 Annual Meeting; June 4-8, 2021; Virtual. Abstract: 2501. * These numbers reflect data as of evaluation of 25 patients at a median of 8 months; numbers will change as more patients undergo evaluation
18 Triple combination shows promising durability in HPV16-positive checkpoint inhibitor na ve patients,
suggesting potential efficacy PDS0101 + Bintrafusp alfa + M9241 Standard of Care(Checkpoint Inhibitors) HPV16-positive Number of subjects 6 Ongoing responses at median of 8 months 80% (4/5)1 patient came off combination halting
response Survival at median of 8 months 100% (6/6) Historical is 7-11 months Reference: Strauss J. et al. Phase II evaluation of the triple combination of PDS0101, M9241, and Bintrafusp alfa in patients with HPV 16 positive malignancies.
Presented at: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021 Annual Meeting; June 4-8, 2021; Virtual. Abstract: 2501. Preliminary results suggest PDS0101 induction of in vivo highly active tumor-attacking HPV16 killer (CD8+) T-cells that have the
potential for effective disease reduction and ongoing responses * These numbers reflect data as of evaluation of 25 patients; numbers will change as more patients undergo evaluation
Triple combination achieved 58% tumor reduction among 12 HPV16 checkpoint inhibitor refractory
patients 19 Reference: Strauss J. et al. Phase II evaluation of the triple combination of PDS0101, M9241, and Bintrafusp alfa in patients with HPV 16 positive malignancies. Presented at: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021 Annual
Meeting; June 4-8, 2021; Virtual. Abstract: 2501. * These numbers reflect data as of evaluation of 25 patients at a median of 8 months; numbers will change as more patients undergo evaluation 50% (2/4) recently added patients already have
ongoing tumor reduction but have not yet attained ORRTumor reduction is consistent with first 8 patients showing tumor reduction in 5/8
20 Triple combination shows promising durability in HPV16-positive checkpoint refractory
patients PDS0101 + Bintrafusp alfa + M9241HPV16 positive Standard of Care(Checkpoint Inhibitors) Number of patients 12 Number of patients with ongoing tumor reduction at a median of 8 months 86% (6/7) Number of patients with
ongoing objective response at a median of 8 months 80% (4/5)1 patient came off combination halting response Survival at median of 8 months 83% (10/12) Historical is 3-4 months Reference: Strauss J. et al. Phase II evaluation of the
triple combination of PDS0101, M9241, and Bintrafusp alfa in patients with HPV 16 positive malignancies. Presented at: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021 Annual Meeting; June 4-8, 2021; Virtual. Abstract: 2501. * These numbers reflect
data as of evaluation of 25 patients; numbers will change as more patients undergo evaluation Preliminary results suggest PDS0101 induction of in vivo highly active tumor-attacking HPV16 killer (CD8+) T-cells even in extensively treated and
immunologically limited patients have the potential for effective disease reduction and ongoing responses
Results in seven (7) HPV16-negative patients suggests critical role of PDS0101-induced HPV16-specific
CD8+ T-cells in promoting tumor reduction 21 Reference: Strauss J. et al. Phase II evaluation of the triple combination of PDS0101, M9241, and Bintrafusp alfa in patients with HPV 16 positive malignancies. Presented at: American Society of
Clinical Oncology 2021 Annual Meeting; June 4-8, 2021; Virtual. Abstract: 2501. * These numbers reflect data as of evaluation of 25 patients; numbers will change as more patients undergo evaluation Preliminary results suggest that
HPV16-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T-cell induction by PDS0101 as predicted by preclinical studies may promote enhanced clinical benefit of the triple combination
22 PDS Biotech-sponsored phase 2 trial evaluating the combination of PDS0101 and KEYTRUDA for first-line
treatment of HPV-associated metastatic/recurrent head and neck cancer (VERSATILE-002) Indication First line treatment of patients with HPV-associated head and neck cancer whose cancer has spread or returned Clinical Agents KEYTRUDA
(Standard of Care): Anti-PD1 checkpoint inhibitor (ORR ~20%)PDS0101: Versamune -based immunotherapy generating HPV-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T-cells Study goals Group 1: Objective response rate (ORR) in checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) na ve
patientsGroup 2: ORR in patients who have failed checkpoint inhibitor therapy (CPI refractory) Timing Preliminary data anticipated Q4 2021/Q1 2022: ORR minimum of 4 of 17 in CPI na ve and 2 of 21 in CPI refractory required for subsequent
stage 2 enrollment (n=95 patients) Trial Partner If achieved, confirmation that PDS0101 enhances the therapeutic benefit of checkpoint inhibitors could expand evaluation of Versamune -based therapies in multiple cancer indications
23 A Phase 2, investigator-initiated clinical trial evaluating PDS0101 in combination with
chemoradiation therapy in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (IMMUNOCERV) Indication Treatment of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer - Stages IB3-IVA Clinical Agents Chemoradiotherapy (CRT - Standard of Care):
Cisplatin & radiation therapyPDS0101: Versamune -based immunotherapy generating HPV-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T-cells Study goals Safety, rate of regression and local control in patients with primary tumor 5cm (n=35
patients) Timing Preliminary data anticipated Q4 2021/1H 2022 - Rate of complete response by PET-CT at 6 months and rate of tumor volume reduction by MRI at 30-40 days from start of treatment Trial Sponsor If successful, this study could
support further investigation of Versamune -based immunotherapies in combination with chemotherapy or CRT to treat multiple cancers
Studies are designed to demonstrate efficacy and broad applicability of PDS0101 and the Versamune T-cell
activating platform 24 Potential to enhance anti-cancer efficacy of various cancer treatments: Combinations with checkpoint inhibitors, chemoradiotherapy and novel therapies may further demonstrate Versamune 's versatility. Broad potential
for additional partnerships: Successful phase 2 studies with PDS0101 could enable a broad pipeline of Versamune -based oncology products containing various antigens. Potential to treat all types of HPV-cancer: PDS0101 Phase 2 clinical studies
address multiple types of HPV-associated cancers. Potential applications beyond oncology: PDS0203 COVID-19 phase 1/2 trials may demonstrate protection and may induce durable T-cell responses against conserved regions of mutating viruses.
PDS0101 Near-Term Milestones and Market Opportunities