On August 1, 2018 Immune Design (Nasdaq: IMDZ), an immunotherapy company focused on next-generation therapies in oncology, reported financial results and a corporate update for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 (Press release, Immune Design, AUG 1, 2018, View Source [SID1234528291]).

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"We have had a solid year of progress so far at Immune Design, with important advancements with CMB305, and now with G100," said Carlos Paya, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Immune Design. "Based on recent interactions with the FDA, we plan to aggressively advance G100 in follicular lymphoma patients. Simultaneously, the CMB305 pivotal Phase 3 SYNOVATE trial is now open for enrollment in the U.S. to patients with synovial sarcoma. We believe these late-stage programs position us well to bring novel therapies to cancer patients with high unmet need."

Pipeline Highlights

G100: moving forward with an ORR-based study in patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma (FL)

G100 is a novel, synthetic TLR4 agonist for intratumoral therapy
Based on feedback from an End of Phase 1 FDA meeting:
FDA notes that relapsed FL patients who have failed three lines of systemic therapy represents an unmet medical need population; and
FDA agrees that a single-arm trial to evaluate objective response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR) is appropriate to assess the efficacy of G100 in combination with pembrolizumab with an adaptive design that allows for an interim analysis. Immune Design is working with the FDA on the details of the study and plans to initiate patient enrollment as soon as feasible after the protocol is finalized.
The company intends to use this open label approach to generate data for a potential biological license application and plans to provide an update on the final study design and associated timeline after the ongoing FDA discussions are complete.
CMB305: the SYNOVATE Phase 3 trial is open for enrollment; combination with atezolizumab Phase 2 ongoing
CMB305 is a novel prime-boost cancer vaccine targeting NY-ESO-1+ cancers in patients with soft tissue sarcoma.
Monotherapy:
SYNOVATE study, a randomized, global Phase 3 trial evaluating CMB305 monotherapy versus placebo in synovial sarcoma patients in a post 1st line therapy maintenance setting is open for enrollment.
Immune Design is working on opening additional clinical sites throughout the United States, followed by expansion into Canada, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
Combination therapy: the Phase 2 study evaluating the combination of CMB305 with atezolizumab in relapsed refractory soft-tissue sarcoma patients continues follow-up to determine overall survival after achieving an estimated 72 events.
Research Programs
Immune Design will shift resources to focus on later-stage programs, specifically for the development of G100 in relapsed FL and beyond. Consequently, the company is pausing further development of its preclinical programs, CA21 and intratumoral ZVex-IL12.
This allocation of resources enables the company to run the planned G100 study at least to the interim analysis with existing capital.
Upcoming Data Presentation
Immune Design plans to present long-term follow-up data from its CMB305 monotherapy trial in soft tissue sarcoma patients at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) (Free ESMO Whitepaper) 2018 Congress in October. The ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper) presentation will be in the forms of both a poster and poster discussion session.
Financial Results

Immune Design ended the second quarter of 2018 with $120.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and other receivables compared to $144.2 million as of December 31, 2017. Net cash used in operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $27.3 million.
Net loss and net loss per share for the second quarter of 2018 were $13.8 million and $0.29, respectively, compared to $13.8 million and $0.54, respectively, for the second quarter of 2017.
Revenue for the second quarter of 2018 was $0.8 million and was primarily attributable to $0.4 million in collaboration revenue associated with the Sanofi G103 HSV2 vaccine collaboration and $0.4 million in product sales to collaboration partners. Revenue for the second quarter of 2017 was $0.7 million and was primarily attributable to collaboration revenue associated with the Sanofi G103 collaboration.
Research and development expenses for the second quarter of 2018 were $11.0 million, compared to $10.9 million for the same period in 2017. The $0.1 million increase in research and development expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in personnel-related expenses and an increase in research and development headcount to support the company’s advancing research and clinical pipeline activities. This increase was offset by a slight decrease of $0.1 million in in-licensing royalties and fees and a $0.1 million decrease in research and development supplies and services.
General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2018 were $4.0 million, compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2017. The $0.1 million increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in professional fees and services to help support our ongoing operations, which was offset by a decrease in personnel-related expenses in the form of stock-based compensation expense.
Year-to-Date

Net loss and net loss per share for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were $27.1 million and $0.56, respectively, compared to $26.5 million and $1.04, respectively, for the same period in 2017.
Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $1.3 million and was primarily attributable to $0.8 million in collaboration revenue associated with the Sanofi G103 collaboration and $0.4 million in product sales to collaboration partners. Revenue for the same period in 2017 was $6.2 million and was primarily attributable to $5.9 million in collaboration revenue associated with the Sanofi G103 collaboration and $0.3 million in product sales to other third parties.
Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were $21.3 million compared to $24.9 million for the same period in 2017. The $3.6 million decrease in research and development expenses was primarily attributable to a decrease of $4.8 million in costs related to the timing and nature of certain contract manufacturing activities connected to the Sanofi G103 collaboration. Offsetting this decrease was an increase of $1.1 million in personnel-related expenses, which was primarily due to an increase in compensation and benefits and an increase in research and development headcount.
General and administrative expenses did not materially differ over the comparative periods. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, general and administrative expenses were $8.0 million compared to $8.0 million for the same period in 2017. In February 2018, Immune Design recouped $0.8 million from the TVS settlement, which decrease in expense was offset by an increase of $0.6 million in professional fees and services and $0.2 million in compensation and benefits to support ongoing operations.
Cash Guidance

Based on current expectations, Immune Design expects to have cash to fund operations into the second half of 2020.

Conference Call Information

Immune Design will host a conference call and live audio webcast this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss second quarter 2018 financial results and provide a corporate update.

The live call may be accessed by dialing 844-266-9538 for domestic callers and 216-562-0391 for international callers. A live webcast of the call will be available online from the investor relations section of the Immune Design website at View Source and will be archived there for 30 days. A telephone replay of the call will be available for five days by dialing 855-859-2056 for domestic callers or 404-537-3406 for international callers and entering the conference code 3376676.

An archived copy of the webcast will be available on Immune Design’s website beginning approximately two hours after the conference call. Immune Design will maintain an archived replay of the webcast on its website for at least 30 days after the conference call.

On August 1, 2018 FibroGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: FGEN), a biopharmaceutical company, reported that it will report second quarter 2018 financial results on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, after market close, and will host a conference call to discuss financial results and provide a business update at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) (Press release, FibroGen, AUG 1, 2018, View Source;p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2361527 [SID1234528292]).

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On August 1, 2018 The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 (Press release, Medicines Company, AUG 1, 2018, View Source;p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=2361238 [SID1234528394]).

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"During the second quarter of 2018, we continued to advance inclisiran’s development programs, including the accumulation of further promising safety data from 3,660 patients in Phase III trials," said Clive Meanwell, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of The Medicines Company. "We were also able to present consistent phase II subset efficacy data in various demographic and disease populations for LDL-C and other atherogenic lipoproteins. We look forward to further progress in 2018 and Phase III data read-outs in 2019."

Second quarter 2018 highlights included the following:

In April, the Company presented new data and analyses from multiple studies in the ORION development program for inclisiran at the National Lipid Association 2018 Scientific Sessions. The data demonstrated that inclisiran likely has a "one-size-fits-all" dosing regimen, without the necessity of dose adjustments, across a wide range of dyslipidemia patient populations, including those hard-to-treat patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) and other sub-groups, such as patients with renal impairment and diabetes. The data showed that inclisiran lowered low-density lipoproteins cholesterol (LDL-C) by more than 50% for a wide range of dyslipidemia patient populations and sub-groups, and by up to 44% in HoFH patients.
In May, the Company presented the results of a pre-specified analysis of secondary endpoints from the ORION-1 Phase II trial at the 86thEuropean Atherosclerosis Society Congress. The results, which were published in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, showed that, beyond its powerful effect on LDL-C, inclisiran also reduced atherogenic lipoproteins in a profound and sustained manner. Atherogenic lipoproteins – non-HDL-C, ApoB, VLDL-C and Lp(a) – have been associated with an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, particularly in high-risk patients. The reductions, which were generally dose-dependent, were achieved most clearly with a 300 mg dose of inclisiran given on Day-1 and Day-90, and were sustained to the pre-specified time of assessment (180 days) and beyond (at least 210 days). This is the same starting dose of inclisiran being utilized in the Phase III trials (the Phase III dose of inclisiran is 300 mg given on Day-1 and Day-90, and then every six months thereafter).
In June, the Company presented new data from a pre-specified, subgroup analysis of dosing, efficacy and safety of inclisiran in patients with diabetes from the ORION-1 Phase II trial at the American Diabetes Association 78th Scientific Sessions. The data demonstrated that a subcutaneous injection of 300 mg of inclisiran given at Day-1 and Day-90 lowered LDL-C at Day-180 by more than 50% in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and those considered ASCVD-risk equivalents, regardless of whether those patients had diabetes. Importantly, the data showed that patients with and without diabetes experienced similar adverse event profiles, including no effects on control of blood glucose levels over six months.
In June, the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) for the ongoing inclisiran Phase III clinical trials conducted its third, planned review of safety and efficacy data from the trials and recommended that they continue without modification. At the time of the review, substantially all patients in trials had received two doses of inclisiran or placebo, and more than 1,550 patient-years of safety data for inclisiran had been accumulated – with an additional 5 patient-years of safety data continuing to accumulate every day.
During the second quarter, the Company substantially completed the implementation of its previously-announced restructuring, as anticipated.
Commenting further, Dr. Meanwell said, "We continued to deliver against our 2018 objectives during the second quarter, demonstrating strong execution on all fronts. We remain sharply focused on tightening expense management and advancing the inclisiran development program efficiently."

Second-Quarter 2018 Financial Summary from Continuing Operations

On a GAAP basis, loss from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2018 was $54.5 million, or $0.74 per share, compared to a loss of $370.1 million, or $5.15 per share, in the second quarter of 2017. Included in loss from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2018 were restructuring charges of $6.1 million. On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted loss(1) from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2018 was $46.3 million, or $0.63(1) per share, compared to a loss of $52.0 million, or $0.72(1) per share, in the second quarter of 2017.

First Half 2018 Financial Summary from Continuing Operations

On a GAAP basis, loss from continuing operations in the first half of 2018 was $139.3 million, or $1.89 per share, compared to a loss of $441.1 million, or $6.17 per share, in the first half of 2017. Included in loss from continuing operations for the first half of 2018 was a non-cash, mark-to-market change in fair value of approximately $31.1 million associated with the Company’s common stock ownership in Melinta, guaranteed repayments and restructuring charges of $11.4 million. On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted loss(1) from continuing operations in the first half of 2018 was $102.6 million, or $1.40(1) per share, compared to a loss of $105.3 million, or $1.47(1) per share, in the first half of 2017.

First Half 2018 Financial Summary from Discontinued Operations

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company completed the sale of its infectious disease business, consisting of the products Vabomere, Orbactiv and Minocin IV, as well as line extensions of those products, for $270 million in upfront consideration and guaranteed payments, tiered royalty payments of between 5% to 25% on worldwide net sales of Vabomere, Orbactiv and Minocin IV, and the assumption by Melinta of all royalty, milestone and other payment obligations relating to those products.

(1) Adjusted net loss and adjusted loss per share from continuing operations are non-GAAP financial performance measures with no standardized definitions under U.S. GAAP. For further information and a detailed reconciliation, refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures" and "Reconciliations of GAAP to Adjusted Loss From Continuing Operations and Adjusted Loss per Share" sections of this press release.

Net income from discontinued operations in the first half of 2018 was $114.2 million, compared to a net loss of $58.9 million in 2017. Net income from discontinued operations in the first half of 2018 included a pre-tax gain of approximately $169.0 million from the sale of the Company’s infectious disease business to Melinta.

At June 30, 2018, the Company had $162.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $151.4 million at the end of 2017.

Second-Quarter 2018 Conference Call and Webcast Information

The Company will host a conference call and webcast today, August 1, 2018, at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, to discuss its second-quarter 2018 financial results and provide clinical and operational updates. The dial-in information to access the call is as follows:

U.S./Canada: (877) 359-9508
International: (224) 357-2393
Conference ID: 5847059
A taped replay of the conference call will be available from 11:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, today until 11:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on August 8, 2018. The replay may be accessed as follows:

U.S./Canada: (855) 859-2056
International: (404) 537-3406
Conference ID: 5847059
The webcast can be accessed in the "Investors" section of The Medicines Company website. A replay of the webcast will also be available.

About Inclisiran

Inclisiran is an investigational GalNAc-conjugated RNA interference therapeutic, which inhibits the synthesis of PCSK9 protein in liver cells, thereby reducing liver cell LDL receptor turnover, and lowering plasma LDL-C.

The Medicines Company and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are collaborating in the advancement of inclisiran pursuant to their 2013 agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Alnylam completed certain pre-clinical studies and the Phase I clinical study, with The Medicines Company leading and funding the development of inclisiran from Phase II forward, as well as potential commercialization.

On August 1, 2018 Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) reported that it will announce its financial results for the second quarter on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, after the close of U.S.-based financial markets (Press release, Nektar Therapeutics, AUG 1, 2018, View Source [SID1234528277]). Howard Robin, president and chief executive officer, will host a conference call to review the results beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)/2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).

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The press release and a live audio-only Webcast of the conference call can be accessed through a link that is posted on the home page and Investors section of the Nektar website: View Source The web broadcast of the conference call will be available for replay through Monday, September 10, 2018.

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On August 1, 2018 Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2018 and provided an update on progress toward fulfilling its key corporate objectives, as well as commercial and clinical development milestones (Press release, Exelixis, AUG 1, 2018, View Source;p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2361435 [SID1234528293]).

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"The second quarter of 2018 was highlighted by the strong commercial performance of CABOMETYX (cabozantinib) in advanced renal cell carcinoma and continued regulatory progress for cabozantinib across multiple indications," said Michael M. Morrissey, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Exelixis. "We are pleased with our partner Ipsen’s progress as it launches CABOMETYX in the first-line setting following their recent label expansion in the European Union and the achievement of key commercial sales milestones. In advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, acceptance of our supplemental New Drug Application by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration brought us a step closer to offering CABOMETYX as a treatment to another patient population in need of new options."

Dr. Morrissey continued: "Our strong financial performance in the second quarter was driven primarily by an increase in U.S. sales of CABOMETYX, as well as a milestone recognized from our collaborative partnerships, leading to net income of $87.5 million or $0.28 per share on a fully diluted basis. The progress we made in the second quarter put us in position for continued momentum across the business in the second half of 2018."

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Total revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 were $186.1 million, compared to $99.0 million for the comparable period in 2017.

Total revenues include net product revenues of $145.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, compared to $88.0 million for the comparable period in 2017, representing a 66 percent increase year-over-year. The increase in net product revenues reflects the continued growth of CABOMETYX for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Total revenues also include collaboration revenues of $40.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 compared to $11.0 million for the comparable period in 2017. The increase in collaboration revenues was primarily the result of a $25.0 million commercial milestone from Ipsen Pharma SAS (Ipsen) that we earned in the second quarter of 2018 upon Ipsen’s achievement of $100.0 million of net sales cumulatively over four consecutive quarters. Royalties from Ipsen on their ex-U.S. sales of cabozantinib and, to a lesser extent, royalties from Genentech on their ex-U.S. sales of COTELLIC (cobimetinib), also increased in the second quarter of 2018, contributing $6.9 million in collaboration revenues compared to $1.6 million for the comparable period in 2017. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $3.1 million in the recognition of deferred revenue due to our adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606) on January 1, 2018. For more information on our adoption of the new revenue standard, see "Note 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements – Revenue" contained in Part I, Item 1 of Exelixis’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 1, 2018.

Research and development expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 were $42.5 million, compared to $28.2 million for the comparable period in 2017. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily related to increases in personnel expenses and license costs. The increase in personnel expenses was primarily due to increases in headcount to support our development and discovery efforts. The increase in license costs was primarily a result of the collaboration and license agreement we entered into with Invenra, Inc. (Invenra) in May 2018.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 were $51.9 million, compared to $40.7 million for the comparable period in 2017. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily related to increases in consulting and outside services and personnel expenses. The increase in consulting and outside services was primarily due to an increase in marketing activities. The increase in personnel expenses was primarily due to increases in general and administrative headcount to support the company’s commercial and research and development organizations.

Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 was $87.5 million, or $0.29 per share, basic and $0.28 per share, diluted, compared to a $17.7 million, or $0.06 per share, basic and diluted, for the comparable period in 2017. The increase in net income was primarily the result of increases in net product revenues and collaboration revenues, which was partially offset by the increases in research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses.

Cash and cash equivalents, short- and long-term investments and short- and long-term restricted cash and investments totaled $595.9 million at June 30, 2018, as compared to $457.2 million at December 31, 2017.

2018 Financial Guidance

The company is maintaining its guidance that total costs and operating expenses for the full year will be between $430 million and $460 million. This guidance includes approximately $50 million of non-cash costs and expenses related primarily to stock-based compensation expense.

Cabozantinib Highlights

Strong Growth in Cabozantinib Franchise Net Revenues. Net product revenues generated by the cabozantinib franchise were $145.8 million during the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 66 percent year-over-year. During the second quarter of 2018, CABOMETYX generated $141.1 million in net product revenues and COMETRIQ (cabozantinib) capsules for the treatment of patients with progressive, metastatic medullary thyroid cancer generated an additional $4.7 million in net product revenues.

Cabozantinib Royalty Rate Increased to 22 Percent of Net Sales by Ipsen. During the second quarter of 2018, Ipsen reached $150.0 million in cumulative net sales of cabozantinib, which resulted in an increase in royalty revenues earned by Exelixis to 22 percent of net sales by Ipsen. Previously we had been entitled to receive a tiered royalty of 2 percent to 12 percent. Moving forward, we are now entitled to receive a tiered royalty of 22 percent to 26 percent of annual net sales.

European Commission (EC) Approves CABOMETYX for Previously Untreated Intermediate- or Poor-Risk Advanced RCC. In May, Exelixis announced its partner Ipsen received approval from the EC for CABOMETYX 20 mg, 40 mg and 60 mg for an expanded indication that includes the first-line treatment of adults with intermediate- or poor-risk advanced RCC in the European Union (EU). Under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement with Ipsen, Exelixis is entitled to receive a milestone payment of $50 million for the EC approval, of which approximately $46 million was recognized as collaboration revenue in the first quarter of 2018.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accepts Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for CABOMETYX in Previously Treated Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). In May, Exelixis announced that the FDA accepted for filing the company’s sNDA for CABOMETYX tablets as a treatment for patients with previously treated advanced HCC. The FDA completed its filing review, determining that the application was sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review and assigning a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of January 14, 2019.

Second Expansion to Clinical Research Protocol for Phase 1b COSMIC-021 Trial. In June, Exelixis announced a planned amendment to the protocol for COSMIC-021, the phase 1b trial of cabozantinib in combination with atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ), an anti-PDL1 antibody discovered and developed by Genentech, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, to add 10 new expansion cohorts to the trial. There are now a total of 18 cohorts in the expansion stage of the study, for which the primary goal remains to determine the objective response rate in each cohort.

Cabozantinib Data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) 2018 Annual Meeting. In June, data from clinical trials of cabozantinib were featured in 15 presentations at the ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Presentations included sub-group analyses of the CELESTIAL phase 3 pivotal trial in advanced HCC comparing outcomes by duration of sorafenib treatment in patients whose only prior treatment was sorafenib, as well as outcomes based on age. The findings showed that cabozantinib improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival compared with placebo irrespective of duration of prior sorafenib treatment or age category.

CELESTIAL Phase 3 Pivotal Trial Results Published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). In July, Exelixis announced that NEJM published positive results from the CELESTIAL phase 3 pivotal trial of cabozantinib in patients with previously treated advanced HCC. As previously announced and presented, the data demonstrate that cabozantinib provided a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in OS versus placebo.

Cobimetinib Highlights

Update on IMblaze370 Phase 3 Trial of Atezolizumab and Cobimetinib in Patients with Heavily Pretreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC). In May, Exelixis’ collaborator Genentech informed the company that IMblaze370, the phase 3 pivotal trial evaluating cobimetinib in combination with atezolizumab in patients with heavily pretreated locally advanced or metastatic CRC, did not meet its primary endpoint. Genentech continues to pursue the cobimetinib development program with two additional ongoing phase 3 pivotal trials (IMspire150 and IMspire170) of combination regimens containing cobimetinib, and is also conducting a series of early-stage clinical trials investigating the combination of cobimetinib and atezolizumab in multiple tumor settings.

Corporate Highlights

Appointment of Dr. Maria Freire to Exelixis’ Board of Directors. In April, Exelixis announced the appointment of biomedical research executive Maria C. Freire, Ph.D., to the company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Freire currently serves as President and Executive Director and as a member of the board of directors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization established by Congress to support the National Institutes of Health by raising private funds for biomedical research and fostering partnerships and alliances around the world.

Collaboration with Invenra to Discover and Develop Novel Biologics to Treat Cancer. In May, Exelixis announced it had entered into a collaboration with Invenra, a Madison, Wisconsin-based biotechnology firm focused on developing next-generation biologics, to discover and develop multispecific antibodies for the treatment of cancer. Under the collaboration agreement, Invenra is responsible for antibody lead discovery and generation, while Exelixis will lead Investigational New Drug enabling studies, manufacturing, clinical development and future regulatory and commercialization activities. The collaboration agreement also provides that Exelixis will receive an exclusive, worldwide license to one preclinical asset, and that Exelixis and Invenra intend to pursue up to six additional discovery projects during the term of the collaboration, which in total are directed to three discovery programs.

Move of Company Headquarters to Alameda. As of June 11, Exelixis officially moved its headquarters from South San Francisco to Alameda, California. The new facilities include state-of-the-art labs and additional office space, providing a strong foundation for Exelixis’ long-term vision and growth.

Inclusion on Standard & Poor’s (S&P) MidCap 400 Index. In June, Exelixis announced it had been added to the S&P MidCap 400 classified under S&P’s Global Industry Classification Standard Biotechnology Sub-Industry index, effective prior to the open of trading on July 2. The index, which is distinct from the large-cap S&P 500, measures the performance of profitable mid-sized companies, reflecting the distinctive risk and return characteristics of this market segment.

Basis of Presentation

Exelixis has adopted a 52- or 53-week fiscal year that generally ends on the Friday closest to December 31st. For convenience, references in this press release as of and for the fiscal periods ended June 29, 2018, June 30, 2017 and December 29, 2017, are indicated as being as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2018, June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Conference Call and Webcast

Exelixis management will discuss the company’s financial results for the second quarter of 2018 and provide a general business update during a conference call beginning at 5:00 p.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. PDT today, Wednesday, August 1, 2018.

To access the webcast link, log onto www.exelixis.com and proceed to the News & Events / Event Calendar page under the Investors & Media heading. Please connect to the company’s website at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to listen to the webcast. Alternatively, please call 855-793-2457 (domestic) or 631-485-4921 (international) and provide the conference call passcode 5668207 to join by phone.

A telephone replay will be available until 8:30 p.m. EDT on August 3, 2018. Access numbers for the telephone replay are: 855-859-2056 (domestic) and 404-537-3406 (international); the passcode is 5668207. A webcast replay will also be archived on www.exelixis.com for one year.