On September 6, 2024 Immatics N.V. (NASDAQ: IMTX, "Immatics" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company active in the discovery and development of T cell-redirecting cancer immunotherapies, reported that updated clinical data on its lead cell therapy candidate, ACTengine IMA203 targeting PRAME, will be presented at the 21st International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research (Press release, Immatics, SEP 6, 2024, View Source [SID1234646393]).

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Oral presentation

Date / Time: October 11, 2024 / 8:00 – 8:20 am Central Daylight Time
Session: Plenary Session 1 – Developmental Immunotherapy (Cellular Immunotherapy, Vaccines, and New Checkpoints)
Title: ACTengine IMA203 TCR-T targeting PRAME in PD1-refractory metastatic melanoma – Clinical Update
Presenter: Martin Wermke, M.D. (University Hospital Dresden, Germany)

About IMA203

ACTengine IMA203 T cells is an autologous T cell product with a genetically modified, pairing-enhanced TCR directed against an HLA-A*02-presented peptide derived from preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma (PRAME). This peptide is frequently expressed in a large variety of solid cancers, thereby supporting the program’s potential to address a broad cancer patient population. Immatics’ PRAME peptide is present at a high copy number per tumor cell and is homogeneously and specifically expressed in tumor tissue. The peptide has been identified and characterized by Immatics’ proprietary mass spectrometry-based target discovery platform, XPRESIDENT. Through its proprietary TCR discovery and engineering platform XCEPTOR, Immatics has generated a highly specific T cell receptor (TCR) against this target for its TCR-based cell therapy approach, ACTengine IMA203.

ACTengine IMA203 TCR-T is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 trial as IMA203 monotherapy, and as a second-generation IMA203CD8 (GEN2) monotherapy, where IMA203-engineered T cells are co-transduced with a CD8αβ co-receptor, thereby leveraging the power of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. As previously reported, IMA203 in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor has been deprioritized.

On September 6, 2024 Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC), a leading clinical-stage company specializing in immunotherapy for oncology, reported that Chief Financial Officer Kirk Look will participate in a fireside chat at the H.C. Wainwright 26th Annual Global Investment Conference, which is taking place September 9-11, 2024 at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York, NY (Press release, Oncolytics Biotech, SEP 6, 2024, View Source [SID1234646394]). Chief Medical Officer Tom Heineman, M.D., Ph.D., will participate in a fireside chat at the 2024 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference, which is taking place September 17-19, 2024 at the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel in New York, NY. Additional details on the fireside chats can be found below.

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Event: H.C. Wainwright 26th Annual Global Investment Conference
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. ET
Location: Lotte New York Palace Hotel, Holmes I Room – 4th Floor
Webcast Link: Available by clicking here

Event: Cantor 2024 Global Healthcare Conference
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: 10:55 a.m. ET
Location: InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel, Track 6 Morgan Suite
Webcast Link: Available by clicking here

Company management will also be participating in one-on-one investor meetings at the conferences. To schedule a meeting, please submit a request on the conference website, contact your H.C. Wainwright or Cantor Fitzgerald representative, or email [email protected].

Webcasts of the Company’s presentations will also be available on the Investor Relations page of Oncolytics’ website (LINK) and will be archived for three months.

On September 6, 2024 Xencor, Inc. (NASDAQ: XNCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered antibodies for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases, reported that management will host a webcast and conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET (5:00 a.m. PT) on Monday, September 9, 2024 to introduce new XmAb programs in development for the treatment of patients with autoimmune diseases and to provide updates on continued progress in dose escalation with first-in-class oncology programs, including XmAb819 (ENPP3 x CD3) in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma and XmAb808 (B7-H3 x CD28) in patients with advanced solid tumors (Press release, Xencor, SEP 6, 2024, View Source [SID1234646395]).

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The live webcast may be accessed through "Events & Presentations" in the Investors section of the Company’s website, located at investors.xencor.com. Telephone participants may register to receive a dial-in number and unique passcode that can be used to access the conference call. A recording will be available for at least 30 days.

On September 6, 2024 Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRA), a leader in T-cell immunotherapy, leveraging its novel allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) T-cell platform to develop transformative therapies for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, reported the grant of 3,700 restricted stock units of Atara’s common stock to one newly hired employee (Press release, Atara Biotherapeutics, SEP 6, 2024, View Source [SID1234646400]). This award was approved by the Compensation Committee of Atara’s Board of Directors and granted under the Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2018 Inducement Plan, with a grant date of September 3, 2024, as an inducement material to the new employee entering into employment with Atara, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

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The restricted stock units vest over four years, with 25 percent vesting on the first quarterly vesting date after the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 12 approximately equal quarterly installments over the following three years, subject to the employee being continuously employed by Atara as of such vesting dates.

Atara is providing this information in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

On September 5, 2024 Nerviano Medical Sciences S.r.l. (NMS), a part of NMS Group S.p.A. (NMS Group) and Nerviano Medical Sciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NMS S.r.l, focused on the discovery and development of oncology drugs and the largest oncological R&D company in Italy, reported an agreement with funds managed by Blue Owl Capital ("Blue Owl") (Press release, Nerviano Medical Sciences, SEP 5, 2024, View Source [SID1234646373]). This investment will enable NMS to monetize $80 million or more in potential future BRAFTOVI royalties, with Blue Owl providing in excess of $50 million in upfront cash and contingent proceeds. Under the terms of the agreement, NMS retains all subsequent royalties tied to BRAFTOVI ‘s global net sales once a specific multiple of Blue Owl’s investment has been met, which in NMS’s estimation are anticipated to exceed $30 million.

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"This non-dilutive capital infusion allows us to strengthen our balance sheet to focus on our strategic priorities, after an important exercise to further prioritize and reinforce efforts on our core clinical programs." said Hugues Dolgos, Pharm.D., Chief Executive Officer, NMS. "Main part of the proceeds will be used to advance and expand our pipeline and accelerate the development of our ADC platform. We are delighted to see that our confidence in the commercial opportunity of BRAFTOVI is aligned with that of Blue Owl through this transaction."

"We are delighted to enter into this royalty monetization transaction with NMS, whose foundational IP contributed to the development and commercialization of Pfizer’s BRAFTOVI." said Sandip Agarwala, Managing Director at Blue Owl. "Our structurally flexible approach to investing in the life sciences allowed us to design a mutually rewarding transaction, and we are excited for the company to reinvest these proceeds into high potential R&D programs."

Transaction Terms
Upon closing the BRAFTOVI royalty agreement, NMS will receive in excess of $50 million in upfront cash and contingent payments based on a U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval milestone. The transaction allows NMS to maintain royalties in excess of a multiple of Blue Owl’s purchase price, with NMS projecting these earnings to surpass $30 million.

Advisors
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as the sole structuring agent. Fenwick provided legal counsel to NMS Group, and Ice Miller and Cooley LLP provided legal counsel to Blue Owl.