NeoGenomics to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

On February 18, 2026 NeoGenomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEO), a leading provider of oncology diagnostic solutions that enable precision medicine, reported the Company will participate in the following investor conferences:

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TD Cowen 46th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston, MA
Fireside chat on Tuesday, March 3, at 1:10 pm ET, accessible here
Leerink Global Healthcare Conference in Miami, FL
Fireside chat on Tuesday, March 10, at 4:20 pm ET, accessible here

Live and archived webcasts of the sessions may be viewed on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at ir.neogenomics.com.

(Press release, NeoGenomics Laboratories, FEB 18, 2026, View Source [SID1234662770])

Cellares and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Expand Partnership to Clinical Manufacturing of CRISPR-Edited CAR-T for Solid Tumors

On February 18, 2026 Cellares, the first Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO), and the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health reported an expansion of their partnership to support clinical production and regulatory advancement of the university’s CRISPR-edited GD2 CAR-T investigational therapy for pediatric and adult solid tumors.

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The collaboration builds on the initial partnership announced in April 2025, which focused on automating the university’s internally developed CAR-T process. Based on the strong performance and reliability demonstrated in automated manufacturing, the university selected Cellares to support the program’s transition to clinical manufacturing.

Cellares will provide manufacturing support using its Cell Shuttle end-to-end automated platform and Cell Q automated quality control platform. Cellares will also provide regulatory expertise to support the preparation and submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including contributions to the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) section. The university retains full ownership and leadership of the IND filing process.

The GD2 CAR-T program targets solid tumors in pediatric and adult patients, initially focusing on high-grade gliomas, and could inform future studies in neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, and melanoma, which are GD2+ cancers with limited therapeutic options in the refractory or relapsed setting. The program uses CRISPR gene editing to modify patient T cells via electroporation, an approach that requires precise, reproducible manufacturing to ensure each batch meets specifications. The Cell Shuttle’s end-to-end automation reduces manual handling and process variability. Addressing these factors can help support advancing cell therapies to clinical trials.

"Outcomes of our initial collaborative work with Cellares met the specified performance standards. We are focused on next steps for bringing this from bench to bedside," said Christian Capitini, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics and the Jean R. Finley Professor in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

"Academic medical centers originate many of the cell therapies that eventually reach patients, but the path from proof-of-concept to IND-ready production has historically added years to the development timeline," said Fabian Gerlinghaus, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cellares. "We believe that automated production can shorten that path and, through this clinical manufacturing collaboration with UW, we are committed to applying the Cell Shuttle and Cell Q platforms to support the full development lifecycle."

(Press release, University of Wisconsin, FEB 18, 2026, View Source [SID1234662769])

Flatiron Launches First-of-Its-Kind AI-Powered Global Prostate Cancer Datasets

On February 18, 2026 Flatiron Health, a leading healthtech company dedicated to improving cancer care and advancing research using real-world data, reported their first Panoramic datasets in the UK and Germany for patients with prostate cancer. Globally, prostate cancer affects nearly 1.5 million patients annually and has a rapidly evolving treatment landscape, yet real-world evidence remains limited and infeasible to study across international borders.

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Flatiron is the first and only company to deliver global real-world data in this key oncology indication, leveraging proprietary AI and large language model capabilities to build on their Global Evidence Platform. The prostate cancer Panoramic datasets, which encompass the records of nearly 400,000 patients, unlock high-quality, source-level unstructured and structured EHR data across Germany, the UK, and the US. Built on a common data model across all regions, these datasets enable unprecedented interoperability—allowing researchers to seamlessly analyze patient outcomes and treatment patterns across markets to inform global evidence strategies.

"Flatiron is not just adding more data; we are building the singular destination for global oncology intelligence." said Kate Estep, Chief Product Officer at Flatiron Health. "By unifying fragmented global records into a single evidence platform, we are fundamentally changing how our customers develop therapies and—most importantly—when patients can access them."

This launch delivers immediate value to Flatiron’s life science customers. The prostate Panoramic dataset builds on already available offerings to create a full scope of understanding for genitourinary cancers, specifically:

The rich data provides all Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) PET scan data, all prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values across the patient journey, and 19 Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) genes, plus recurrence and progression details, enabling answers to key questions like how novel therapies are being used and which patients are benefiting most.
Proprietary AI and large language model capabilities that unlock the full scale of the company’s network, with continuous recency to reflect the evolving treatment landscape and capture newly approved treatments as they enter the market.
Unique patient-level EHR data captured through established site partnerships across Germany, the UK, and the US enable multiregional insights spanning early to late-stage disease and variations across markets.
All Flatiron datasets are validated against the company’s rigorous quality standards, reflect real-world clinical practice, and built by expert teams local to each geography, equipping researchers with the depth needed to answer oncology’s most pressing questions. Combined with the company’s bladder Panoramic dataset—now spanning the full disease spectrum from early-stage through advanced and metastatic disease—these offerings are a clear answer to persistent evidence gaps across genitourinary cancers.

"The field of prostate cancer is evolving at a rapid pace, changing how care is sequenced from early-stage disease through metastatic CRPC and improving outcomes for patients. Yet critical evidence gaps remain, as we see significant regional variation in how novel therapies are used, and in how uneven access to advanced diagnostics differentially influences treatment decisions," said Emily Castellanos, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Director and Head of Research Oncology at Flatiron Health. "From a clinical perspective, Flatiron’s global Panoramic datasets directly address these evidence gaps, enabling life science companies to increase confidence in decision-making earlier and accelerate development timelines across diseases and geographies, thereby bringing the next generation of precision medicine to all patients sooner."

This launch marks the first in a series of global dataset expansions, with longitudinal breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) datasets planned for 2027. These expansions reinforce Flatiron Health as the gold standard in oncology data, intelligence, and technology. For over a decade, Flatiron has powered the highest-stakes decisions in cancer care and drug development with insights the industry did not have before—shaping what regulators, researchers, clinicians, and biopharma expect from oncology evidence and continuing to redefine that standard. By integrating rigorous real-world data with AI-driven intelligence, Flatiron is doing more than delivering datasets, it is transforming real-world patient experiences into decision-shaping insights that define the future of global cancer care.

(Press release, Flatiron Health, FEB 18, 2026, View Source [SID1234662768])

CEL-SCI Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Results

On February 18, 2026 CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE American: CVM) reported financial results for three months ended December 31, 2025, as well as key recent clinical and corporate developments.

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"CEL-SCI is focused on two major value-driving milestones in the near term—starting enrollment in our U.S. FDA confirmatory Registration trial of Multikine in head and neck cancer and advancing Multikine globally in markets including Saudi Arabia. We plan to commence enrollment this summer in our confirmatory study of Multikine in head and neck cancer. Data from this study will be submitted as part of registration applications to allow commercialization and sale of Multikine in the U.S. and other key global markets. Prior studies have shown that pre-surgical tumor responses, such as tumor size reduction and downgrading of the disease by a physician, following Multikine treatment predict substantial survival benefit for the patients. We believe that these pre-surgical tumor responses after the three-week treatment with Multikine, before any other treatment has been administered, could be the basis of an accelerated marketing application for Multikine," stated CEL-SCI CEO, Geert Kersten. "Concurrently, we have been active in Saudi Arabia, pursuing the potential for Multikine to be available to patients with head and neck cancer following the filing for Breakthrough Medicine Designation there in the second half of 2025."

Clinical and Corporate Developments:

CEL-SCI, in conjunction with its CRO Ergomed, expects to start patient enrollment in the summer of 2026 for the 212-patient U.S. Confirmatory Registration Study for Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection)* in newly diagnosed locally advanced head and neck cancer patients. Pre-surgical tumor responses, following a very short treatment with Multikine, can be assessed within weeks after full enrollment for rapid confirmation of Multikine’s anti-tumor activity, creating the potential for early accelerated approval in the U.S. CEL-SCI plans to seek accelerated approval based on early tumor response data. Ergomed is providing comprehensive global clinical operations support to ensure the timely and efficient execution of the trial. CEL-SCI and Ergomed are building on their previous successful collaboration for the global Phase 3 trial of Multikine, the largest study ever conducted in head and neck cancer. In the Phase 3 study, Multikine treatment, given right after diagnosis and before any other treatment, significantly increased the 5-year overall survival rate of the treated patient population to 73% vs 45% in patients treated with standard of care alone and halved the risk of death from 55% to 27%.
CEL-SCI is actively engaged with potential partners and investors in Saudi Arabia to advance Multikine to market. A Breakthrough Medicine Designation application for Multikine for the treatment of head and neck cancer was submitted to the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA). The designation, if granted, will allow patient access to Multikine for the indication, as well as reimbursement/sale in Saudi Arabia.
Financial Results

During the three months ended December 31, 2025, research and development expenses were $3.7 million compared to $4.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2025 were $1.7 million compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Net loss was $5.5 million for three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to $7.1 million in the prior year period. Cash used for operating activities during the quarter was $4.0 million. Basic and diluted net loss per common share was $0.68 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $3.25 for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

(Press release, Cel-Sci, FEB 18, 2026, View Source [SID1234662767])

Ankyra Therapeutics Presents First Preclinical Data on ANK-203, a Novel CD137-Anchored Immunotherapy Candidate, in Oral Session at AACR IO

On February 18, 2026 Ankyra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering anchored immunotherapy to deliver better outcomes for people with cancer and other serious diseases, reported preclinical data on ANK-203, a first-in-class anchored immunotherapy using monoclonal antibody CD137 (4-1BB). The data were presented today in an oral session, "Agonistic CD137 (4-1BB) anchored immunotherapy (ANK-203) elicits potent 4-1BBL signaling in vitro and therapeutic responses against established tumors without systemic toxicity in vivo" (abstract # 64034) at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Immuno-Oncology Conference in Los Angeles, CA.

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"Our anchored immunotherapy platform has already demonstrated promising clinical activity with tolododekin alfa, validating our approach to improving the therapeutic index of potent immune modulators, like IL-12," said Howard Kaufman, MD, and Chief Executive Officer at Ankyra Therapeutics. "ANK-203 extends our platform’s application beyond cytokines to monoclonal antibodies and expands our pipeline, reinforcing its versatility and underscoring the potential to realize the promise of therapeutics that have been shelved due to toxicity."

ANK-203 is designed to activate the CD137 (4-1BB) immune pathway through localized delivery and retention at the tumor site. In preclinical studies, ANK-203 demonstrated robust activation of the CD137 (4-1BB) immune pathway and regression of established tumors following localized administration. Treatment was well tolerated, with no significant safety signals observed. In addition to local tumor control, ANK-203 induced anti-tumor responses in distant, untreated tumors, suggesting the induction of a systemic immune response.

"CD137 has long been recognized as a powerful immune costimulatory molecule with a high potential for cancer immunotherapy, but safety challenges have constrained its clinical potential," said Sailaja Battula, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Ankyra Therapeutics. "By anchoring CD137 locally, ANK-203 enables focused immune activation where it matters most – at the tumor site – while minimizing systemic exposure, offering a differentiated approach to maximize clinical benefit."

Based on these findings, Ankyra plans to advance ANK-203 through additional preclinical studies to further characterize immune mechanisms and support potential clinical development.

(Press release, Ankyra Therapeutics, FEB 18, 2026, View Source [SID1234662766])