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Merger") of Cartesian with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Selecta and related transactions and not for any other purpose. This presentation does not purport to contain all of the information that may be required to evaluate a possible
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Selecta and Cartesian merger to create
publicly traded company pioneering RNA cell therapy to treat autoimmune disease Pro forma cash resources expected to fund continued clinical development of Descartes-08 through Phase 3 and multiple additional clinical programs Cartesian Opportunity
Leader in RNA cell therapy with approach to treating autoimmune disease Deep pipeline of autoimmune programs Strong IP portfolio Clinically Validated Lead Program Descartes-08: observed deep and durable clinical responses in myasthenia gravis (MG)
patients in Phase 2a study Integrated Capabilities Merger to create fully integrated organization with in-house cGMP manufacturing, R&D, regulatory, clinical operations, and existing public company infrastructure Near-Term Catalysts Plan to
initiate Phase 2 trial for Descartes-08 in SLE in 1H 2024 Phase 2b data for Descartes-08 in MG expected in mid-2024 Plan to initiate Descartes-08 ocular autoimmune basket trial in mid-2024 Plan to initiate Descartes-08 vasculitic autoimmune basket
Planning to announce sign and close of
Selecta/Cartesian stock for stock Merger on or about Nov 13, 2023 Selecta to issue < 20% of voting common stock plus non-voting convertible securities as consideration Conversion of convertible securities to be subject to stockholder vote
post-close Relative ownership split pre-PIPE is expected to be approximately 73% and 27% Cartesian and Selecta stockholders, respectively Deal Overview Selecta stockholders to receive: Proportionate ownership in merged company CVR to receive future
economic benefits related to legacy Selecta assets, net of certain Selecta liabilities PIPE to be announced concurrently with deal announcement Anchored by Board member of Selecta, Tim Springer PIPE investment is in, and use of proceeds is to fund,
Cartesian pipeline Expected pro forma cash of over $100 million
Cartesian - Clinical-stage
company pioneering RNA cell therapy for autoimmunity Expanding the Reach and Potential of Cell Therapy RNA cell therapies do not require lymphodepletion Designed to be dosed more reliably and repeatedly at safe therapeutic doses versus DNA analogs
Promising Lead Asset Descartes-08, a potential first-in-class RNA CAR T-cell (rCAR-T) therapy for autoimmune diseases Successful Phase 2a trial using an engineered cell therapy to treat autoimmunity In-House Manufacturing and R&D Wholly-owned,
state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing Designed to optimize processes rapidly and iteratively Robust Pipeline Based on Proprietary Platform RNA Armory designed to enable precision control and optimization of engineered cells for diverse cell
therapies Modalities include autologous, allogeneic, and in vivo transfection approaches
Combined organization overview Matthew
Bartholomae General Counsel Metin Kurtoglu, MD, PhD COO Milos Miljkovic, MD CMO Blaine Davis CFO Chris Jewell, PhD Chief Scientific Officer Carsten Brunn, PhD President and CEO Murat Kalayoglu, MD, PhD Director Cartesian Co-Founder and pre-merger
CEO Carrie S. Cox Chairman Michael Singer, MD, PhD Director Cartesian Co-Founder and pre-merger Chief Strategy Officer Timothy Springer, PhD Director Management Select Board Members Experienced management team to lead the RNA cell therapy company of
the future Emily English, PhD VP, Quality
Effector function of cell therapy
engineered with DNA amplifies exponentially with cell replication, frequently leading to uncontrollable PK/PD Cells administered at subtherapeutic levels quickly proliferate beyond therapeutic window Conventional engineered cell therapy uses DNA,
which can lead to toxicity and high cost DNA CAR-T cell therapy is expensive Direct costs high due to viral vector manufacturing and release of final product Indirect costs high due to monitoring/treatment of toxicities DNA transduced CAR-T
associated with: Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) Neurotoxicity and parkinsonism Infections Death Cytopenia (from pre-treatment chemo)
Limited experience with DNA CAR-T in
autoimmunity shows significant toxicity that can be incompatible with outpatient treatment DNA CAR-T in neuromyelitis optica1 12 of 12 patients with Grade 3-4 cytopenias 12 of 12 patients with CRS 7 of 12 patients with Grade 3 infections DNA
CAR-T in systemic lupus erythematosus2 5 of 5 patients with Grade 3-4 cytopenias 3 of 5 patients with CRS;1 requiring tociluzimab DNA CAR-T in antisynthetase syndrome3 1 of 1 patient with Grade 3 cytopenia 1 of 1 patient with CRS treated with
tociluzimab 1 of 1 requiring IVIg DNA CAR-T in severe systemic sclerosis4 1 of 1 patient with cytopenia 1 of 1 patient with CRS 1Qin et al Sig Transduction Targeted Ther 2022, 2Mackensen et al Nature Med 2022, 3Muller et al Lancet 2023, 4 Bergmann
Ann Rheum Dis 2023 DNA CAR-T in neuromyelitis optica (Phase 1 study) DNA CAR-T in lupus (compassionate use only)
mRNA does not replicate
predictable half-life with more controllable PK/PD defined by the dose No requirement for cell proliferation no expected need for pre-treatment chemo no Grade 3-4 cytopenias Cartesian's RNA approach designed to expand reach of
cell therapy to autoimmunity with safer, potent, and less expensive therapies Descartes-08 has been administered to 66 patients with autoimmune diseases and cancer1 with no CRS, neurotoxicity, or infections observed Treatment with potential to be
administered in community clinics Expectation for cells to be administered in multiple doses and, if needed, in more than one cycle rCAR-Ts have potential to be less expensive than DNA CAR-Ts Lower manufacturing costs Lower treatment costs since no
expected need for expensive hospitalization, toxicity management, and monitoring Time Therapeutic window Subtherapeutic Toxicity CAR+ Cells 6 Doses 1All open-label patients treated with Descartes-08 as of Oct 30, 2023
Wholly-owned pipeline targets
autoimmune disease AAAD, autoantibody-associated autoimmune diseasesSLE, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus rMSC, Mesenchymal Stem Cells transfected with mRNALN, Lymph node Asset Indications Discovery/ Preclinical Phase 1 Phase 2 Pivotal Descartes-08
Autologous rCAR-T Myasthenia Gravis SLE, other AAAD Descartes-15 Autologous rCAR-T AAAD Descartes-33 Allogeneic rMSC AAAD In vivo LN transfection Undisclosed Data from Phase 2b study expected in mid-2024 Expect to initiate Phase 2 studies in SLE,
ocular and vasculitic autoimmune diseases in 2024 Next-gen anti-BCMA rCAR-T with >10x preclinical potency
In-house manufacturing enhances
control of product quality, production schedules and costs cGMP Cell Manufacturing State-of-the-art facility with dedicated QMS cGMP RNA Synthesis Large-scale RNA production MSC Cell Banking Part 1271, FDA-reviewed huMSC collection & banking
Process Development Processes optimized through >200 cGMP runs Quality Control Internal assay validation and lot release
Initial indication for
Descartes-08: Myasthenia gravis Affects over 120,000 patients in US and EU Characterized by debilitating weakness: limbs, respiratory, ocular, facial muscles Standard of care includes chronic use of immunosuppressants, which are often toxic
Progressive disease that is fatal in 1/3 of patients without immunosuppressants Newer agents include complement inhibitors and anti-FcRn mAbs, which only offer modest responses and must be administered chronically to maintain those responses
Pathogenesis is similar across many autoimmune diseases; involves attack on self by both T cells and B/plasma cells
Descartes-08 is believed to be the
first rCAR-T in clinical development for autoimmune disease Descartes-08 Engineered by transfection of autologous CD8+ T cells with mRNA encoding anti-BCMA CAR Typical lot processed for infusion within ~3 weeks Observed to enhance killing and
suppression of inflammatory cytokine secretion versus T cell therapies derived from pan T cell sources Positive Phase 2a data in myasthenia gravis underscores potential for deep and durable responses versus current agents Granted U.S. FDA orphan
designation for generalized myasthenia gravis (2022)
CAR-T in autoimmunity offers
differentiated, multi-modal mechanism of action FcRn Inhibitors Complement Inhibitors Reduces complement Reduces autoantibody CAR-T Cells Designed to: Reduce target cell populations (BCMA+ or B cells) Reduce plasma cell ligands (Descartes-08 only)
Reduce autoantibody Reduce inflammatory cytokines Induce dramatic shifts in T- and B- cell repertoires Modest responses Goal: Deep, durable responses Conventional Approach CAR-T Cell Therapy
Phase 2 study of Descartes-08 in MG
(NCT04146051) Part 1: Identify safe dose (n = 3) Complete Part 2: Determine optimal dosing schedule (n = 12) Complete1 Part 3: Phase 2b comparing Descartes-08 to placebo (n = 30) Enrolling All doses safe and well-tolerated Six weekly infusions led
to deep, durable responses Placebo-controlled trial for engineered adoptive cell therapy 1 Continues to enroll patients with MuSK MG and subjects who are otherwise not eligible for Part 3 MG-ADL, Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living
scale MGFA, Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Patient eligibility MG-ADL > 6 MGFA Class II-IV Stable medication dosing > 8 wks prior to infusion 4-week washout for biologics IVIg and plasma exchange not allowed after starting
Descartes-08 Patients on immunosuppression or complement inhibitors expected to be able to continue their treatment while receiving Descartes-08 Cell manufacturing platform tolerates most standard immunosuppressive therapies
Phase 2a study population comprises
Last updated: Nov 13, 2023