On September 7, 2021 Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (Nasdaq: ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on discovering, developing and commercializing a cure for people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as well as therapies to treat coronaviruses (including COVID-19), reported that the Company will participate in the following upcoming virtual investor conferences (Press release, Arbutus Biopharma, SEP 7, 2021, View Source [SID1234587359]):

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H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference (September 13-15, 2021)

Fireside Chat: available starting at 7:00 am ET on Monday, September 13, 2021
Presenters: William Collier, President and Chief Executive Officer; Dr. Michael Sofia, Chief Scientific Officer; Dr. Gaston Picchio, Chief Development Officer; and David Hastings, Chief Financial Officer
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Cantor Global Healthcare Conference (September 27-30, 2021)

Formal Presentation: Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 8:40 am ET
Presenter: William Collier, President and Chief Executive Officer
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The webcast links can also be accessed through the Investors section of Arbutus’ website at www.arbutusbio.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website after the conference.

On September 7, 2021 Emulate, Inc., a leading provider of next generation in vitro models, reported the close of an $82 million Series E financing round led by existing investor Northpond Ventures with additional participation from Perceptive Advisors (Press release, Emulate, SEP 7, 2021, View Source [SID1234587379]). With this investment, Emulate has raised nearly $225 million to date.

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"This fundraise is a testament to the fact that Emulate organ-chips are allowing the exploration of human biology like never before," said Jim Corbett, CEO of Emulate. "Over the last year, we have bolstered our leadership team, accelerated product development goals, and seen healthy growth in demand for our products. Several leading indicators validate our belief that organ-on-a-chip technology will dramatically transform the entire drug discovery and development pipeline and ultimately eliminate unnecessary animal testing."

Emulate develops and manufactures next-generation in vitro models that enable researchers to replicate and study human biology and disease, helping them understand and predict drug response with greater precision and detail than possible with conventional cell culture or animal-based methods. Organ-on-a-chip technology by Emulate provides flexible microenvironments containing tiny hollow channels lined with living cells and tissues that can be subjected to mechanical forces that mirror breathing or digestion in the human body. The technology is used by leading academic researchers, government entities, and many of the largest pharmaceutical companies to better understand the biology of human disease.

"We believe Emulate’s transformative technology is poised to accelerate innovation in the drug discovery and development process," said Sharon Kedar, CFA, Co-Founder and Partner at Northpond Ventures. "Our ongoing investment in Emulate reflects our confidence that organ-on-a-chip technology will be a key solution for preclinical testing of therapeutic compounds."

The funds raised through the Series E financing round will support a significant scale-up in research and development activities to facilitate the creation of new human-relevant organ-on-a-chip models in immunology, neuroinflammation, tumor modeling, and more. To help meet growing global demand, Emulate is extending operations in the Asia Pacific region with two new distributors.

"With biomedical research and pharmaceutical industries focused on leveraging the human immune system in the development of new biologic medicines, immunotherapies, and vaccines, human-relevant modeling methods are clearly essential to the success of development programs designed to improve human health," said Sam Chawla, Portfolio Manager at Perceptive. "The rapid growth in the adoption of Emulate organ-chip technology is a testament to the value they can provide to researchers seeking to understand the mechanisms of disease and treatment options."

Recently in the United States, the FDA Modernization Act and the Humane Research Act have been introduced in Congress calling on the support for alternatives to animal testing, citing scientific inadequacies and ethical concerns associated with animal models.

On September 7, 2021 Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SANA), a company focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines, reported that it will webcast its presentation at the Morgan Stanley 19th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 2:00 p.m. PT on Monday, September 13, 2021 (Press release, Sana Biotechnology, SEP 7, 2021, View Source [SID1234587414]). The presentation will feature a business overview and update by Steve Harr, Sana’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

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The webcast will be accessible on the Investor Relations page of Sana’s website at View Source A replay of the presentation will be available at the same location for 30 days following the conference.

On September 7, 2021 bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE) reported key management and board appointments in advance of the company’s planned separation, targeted for mid-October, 2021 (Press release, 2seventy bio, SEP 7, 2021, View Source [SID1234594648]). The company also outlined plans for investor events and participation in investor conferences leading up to the separation.

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"As we approach separation, we are focused on ensuring that both bluebird bio and 2seventy bio have strong management teams and boards in place to carry each company through its next phase," said Nick Leschly, chief bluebird. "After an intense period of internal work to prepare for the separation, we’re now looking forward to engaging with key external stakeholders to share plans for each company as we near our targeted October separation."

bluebird bio management update

"I’m thrilled to welcome Gina Consylman to the leadership team of bluebird bio. Upon the effectiveness of the planned separation, Gina will become the chief financial officer of bluebird bio," said Andrew Obenshain, president, severe genetic disease. "Her prior experience in a similar spin transaction and helping lead a successful commercial organization through periods of change has already made her an invaluable partner as we move through an important execution phase at bluebird."

Gina Consylman joined bluebird in August 2021 as the CFO of the severe genetic disease business, overseeing finance, tax, accounting, treasury, insurance and investor relations. She has over 25 years of experience in finance, investor relations, strategy and business development. Prior to joining bluebird, she served as senior vice president and CFO at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Before Ironwood, Gina served as vice president, corporate controller and principal accounting officer at Analogic Corporation, a publicly-held healthcare and security technology solutions company, where she oversaw the company’s global accounting and treasury teams. Prior to her work at Analogic, Gina served as senior director of corporate accounting at Biogen Inc., where she led the accounting teams for corporate and U.S. commercial business units.

Gina serves on the board of directors for Assembly Biosciences, Inc. and Verastem Oncology. A Certified Public Accountant, Gina began her career in public accounting at Ernst & Young LLP. She holds a B.S. in accounting from Johnson & Wales University and a M.S. in taxation from Bentley University.

bluebird bio board of directors update

"As we approach the launch of 2seventy bio, I’m excited to welcome Marcela Maus to bluebird bio’s board of directors. Upon effectiveness of the planned separation, Marcela will join the board of 2seventy bio," said Nick Leschly. "Marcela’s work as a translational physician-scientist in the field of immunology, particularly as it relates to T-cell immunotherapies and cellular therapies in the treatment of cancer makes her ideally suited to provide valuable insights to the 2seventy team."

Marcela Maus, M.D., Ph.D., is currently an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, the Paula O’Keefe chair in oncology and director of cellular immunotherapy at Mass General Cancer Center, as well as an attending physician in the Hematopoietic Cell Transplant and Cell Therapy division of Oncology at Mass General Cancer Center. She is an associate member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and an associate member of the Ragon Institute of Mass General Cancer Center, MIT, and Harvard. Dr. Maus’ laboratory focuses on the biology of human T cell activation, costimulation, and memory, and on the application of human T cell therapies to human disease, including forward and reverse translation of engineered T cell therapies in early-phase clinical trials.

Dr. Maus completed undergraduate studies at MIT and holds graduate degrees (M.D., Ph.D.) from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Maus trained in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and in hematology and medical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is board-certified in these three disciplines, and practices medical oncology. She also serves on several scientific and clinical advisory boards for the biotechnology industry as well as external academic medical centers.

Upcoming investor events

Members of the management teams of bluebird bio and 2seventy bio will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:

Morgan Stanley 19th Annual Healthcare Conference
bluebird bio: September 10, 2021 at 10:15am ET
2seventy bio: September 9, 2021 at 12:30pm ET
Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference 2021
bluebird bio: September 16, 2021 at 9:10am ET
2seventy bio: September 17, 2021 at 10:05am ET

On September 7, 2021 Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRVS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, reported that the Company’s management will participate in two upcoming investor conferences in September (Press release, Corvus Pharmaceuticals, SEP 7, 2021, View Source [SID1234587295]):

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The first conference is the H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference, which is taking place September 13-15, 2021. The Company will conduct one-on-one meetings with investors at this conference and a pre-recorded corporate overview presentation by Richard A. Miller, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Corvus, will be available to play on-demand starting at 7:00 am ET on September 13. Attendees can register to view the webcast here.

The second conference is the Cantor Virtual Global Healthcare Conference, which is taking place September 27-30, 2021. The Company will conduct one-on-one meetings with investors at this conference and a virtual corporate overview presentation will be conducted by Dr. Miller at 3:20-3:50 pm ET on September 29. Attendees can register for the virtual presentation here.
Attendees can also access the webcast of the presentations noted above via the investor relations section of the Corvus website and replays will be available for 90 days following the events.