MOMA Therapeutics Announces $150 Million Series B Financing

On May 10, 2022 MOMA Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company discovering the next generation of precision medicines by targeting molecular machines that underlie human disease, reported the completion of a $150 million Series B financing (Press release, MOMA Therapeutics, MAY 10, 2022, View Source [SID1234614134]). The financing was led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, with participation from other new investors Section 32, Pavilion Capital, Invus and LifeSci Venture Partners. All of MOMA’s Series A investors, including Third Rock Ventures, Nextech Invest, Cormorant Asset Management, Casdin Capital, Rock Springs Capital, Creacion Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments and other undisclosed investors, also participated in the round.

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"Since our launch in 2020, MOMA has advanced our novel drug discovery platform, generated multiple high-impact oncology programs and bolstered our exceptional team. Through these achievements we are developing an explicit understanding of the dynamic conformational changes of molecular machines, a class of enzymes which have historically proven very tough to drug," said Asit Parikh, M.D., Ph.D., chief executive officer of MOMA. "This Series B gives us runway to move our precision medicines toward the clinic for patients in need. We welcome all new investors to our syndicate, including lead Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and are tremendously grateful to our existing investors for their steadfast support and commitment to MOMA’s vision and mission."

MOMA’s drug discovery platform exploits a key vulnerability inherent to all enzymes in the molecular machine class: their dependence on well-coordinated, stepwise changes in conformation. By focusing this platform on disease-causing proteins, MOMA aims to develop precision medicines for patients with significant unmet medical needs. Proceeds from the financing will be used to further develop product opportunities and advance a rich pipeline of precision oncology programs.

In conjunction with the financing, MOMA has appointed Amit Sinha, head of life sciences investing within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, to its board of directors. Prior to his current role, Mr. Sinha was the global head of biotechnology investment banking for Goldman Sachs. Before joining Goldman, he was a member of the healthcare team with the Boston Consulting Group, where he worked on strategy and operations engagements for biopharma companies. Mr. Sinha has a B.S. in biological sciences, with honors, from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves on the board of directors for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is committed to investing in the next generation of innovative life sciences companies," said Mr. Sinha. "We are excited to partner with the MOMA team, who has a proven track record of successful discovery and development and has already created a portfolio of promising programs targeting well-characterized drivers of cancer."

Oncoinvent to Present at Guggenheim Radiopharmaceuticals Day

On May 10, 2022 Oncoinvent AS, a clinical stage company advancing a pipeline of radiopharmaceutical products across a variety of solid cancers, reported that members of management will present at the Guggenheim Radiopharmaceuticals Day on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in New York, NY (Press release, Oncoinvent, MAY 10, 2022, View Source [SID1234614133]).

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Details are as follows:

Company panel discussion together with Point Biopharma, Fusion Pharmaceuticals, Aktis Oncology and Curie Therapeutics on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Fireside chat with Charles Zhu, Vice President Guggenheim Securities LLC on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Arrakis Therapeutics to Participate in Upcoming May Investor Conferences

On May 10, 2022 Arrakis Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery of a new class of small molecule medicines that directly target RNA, reported that company management will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences (Press release, Arrakis Therapeutics, MAY 10, 2022, View Source [SID1234614132]):

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2022 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference
Michael Gilman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Arrakis, will participate in a fireside chat on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. ET in New York. Company management will also participate in one-on-one meetings.

UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2022
Company management will participate in one-on-one meetings on Monday, May 23, 2022 in New York.

Imvax to Present at Two Investor Conferences in May

On May 10, 2022 Imvax, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing personalized, whole tumor-derived immunotherapies, reported that Chief Executive Officer John P. Furey will be presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences (Press release, Imvax, MAY 10, 2022, View Source [SID1234614131]):

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2022 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference
Date: May 18, 2022 Time: 2:05 p.m. ET
Location: New York City, NY

UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2022
Date: May 24, 2022 Time: 12:15 p.m. ET
Location: New York City, NY

Innate Pharma Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Business Update

On May 10, 2022 Innate Pharma SA (Euronext Paris: IPH; Nasdaq: IPHA) ("Innate" or the "Company") reported its consolidated financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2022 (Press release, Innate Pharma, MAY 10, 2022, View Source [SID1234614130]).

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"Again this quarter we made significant progress in our pipeline in particular with the presentation of positive data and clinical progress with our anti-NKG2A, monalizumab. We also saw a $50 million milestone from AstraZeneca triggered due to the first patient dosed in April in the Phase 3 lung cancer trial. This means our cash position is considerably strengthened to fund our pipeline ambitions into 2024," said Mondher Mahjoubi, Chief Executive Officer of Innate Pharma. "We look forward to additional clinical milestones this year from our broad antibody pipeline, specifically readouts for lacutamab in the second half and further progress on ANKETTM, as we leverage scientific expertise and strong partnerships to deliver innovative treatments for people with cancer."

Webcast and conference call will be held today at 2:00pm CEST (8:00am EDT)

The live webcast will be available at the following link:
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Participants may also join via telephone using the dial-in details below:
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United States: 1 844 200 6205 / 1 646 904 5544
United Kingdom: 44 208 0682 558
All other locations: +1 929 526 1599
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This information can also be found on the Investors section of the Innate Pharma website, www.innate-pharma.com.
A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company website for 90 days following the event.

Pipeline highlights:

Lacutamab (IPH4102, anti-KIR3DL2 antibody):

The Phase 2 TELLOMAK study in Sézary syndrome and mycosis fungoides (MF) continues to progress and the Company expects to report preliminary data from both cohorts in the second half of 2022. In March 2022, Innate announced the opening of a new MF all-comers cohort in the TELLOMAK study. The all-comers cohort will be recruiting both KIR3DL2 expressors and non-expressors to explore the correlation between the level of KIR3DL2 expression and treatment outcomes utilizing a formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) assay as a potential companion diagnostic.
Two clinical trials are underway evaluating lacutamab in patients with KIR3DL2-expressing, relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL):
Phase 1b trial: a Company-sponsored Phase 1b clinical trial to evaluate lacutamab as a monotherapy in patients with KIR3DL2-expressing relapsed PTCL.
Phase 2 KILT (anti-KIR in T Cell Lymphoma) trial: The Lymphoma Study Association (LYSA) investigator-sponsored, randomized trial to evaluate lacutamab in combination with chemotherapy GEMOX (gemcitabine in combination with oxaliplatin) versus GEMOX alone in patients with KIR3DL2-expressing relapsed/refractory PTCL.
ANKETTM (Antibody-based NK cell Engager Therapeutics):

Recruitment continues in the Phase 1/2 clinical trial by Sanofi evaluating IPH6101/SAR443579, the first NKp46/CD16-based NK cell engager, in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML), B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) or high risk- myelodysplastic syndrome (HR-MDS).
IPH64, the second ANKETTM drug candidate of the research collaboration with Sanofi, is progressing and the Company looks forward to updates on this asset.
Innate will provide updates on IPH65, the tetra-specific ANKETTM, throughout the year as progress is made toward an IND-enabling study in 2023.
Monalizumab (anti-NKG2A antibody), partnered with AstraZeneca:

On April 29, 2022, Innate announced a $50 million milestone payment from AstraZeneca was triggered for dosing the first patient in the Phase 3 clinical trial, PACIFIC-9, evaluating durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) in combination with monalizumab or AstraZeneca’s oleclumab (anti-CD73) in patients with unresectable, Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have not progressed following definitive platinum-based concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CRT). This is a post-period event.
Detailed results from the randomized AstraZeneca-sponsored Phase 2 COAST clinical trial, including monalizumab data in combination with durvalumab, were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on April 22, 2022. The results were initially presented during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) (Free ESMO Whitepaper) Congress 2021. The results of the interim analysis showed monalizumab in combination with durvalumab improved progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) compared to durvalumab alone in patients with unresectable, Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had not progressed after concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CRT). The Journal of Clinical Oncology publication now includes exploratory subgroup analysis.
An oral presentation on April 11, 2022 at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting from the AstraZeneca-sponsored Phase 2 NeoCOAST randomized trial in resectable, early-stage NSCLC highlighted improved disease responses with durvalumab in combination withmonalizumab, oleclumab or danvatirsen, when compared to durvalumab alone. The follow-up randomized clinical trial, NeoCOAST-2, is enrolling patients with resectable, stage IIA-IIIA NSCLC to receive neoadjuvant durvalumab combined with chemotherapy and either oleclumab or monalizumab, followed by surgery and adjuvant durvalumab plus oleclumab or monalizumab.
The AstraZeneca-sponsored Phase 3 INTERLINK-1 trial of monalizumab plus cetuximab in immuno-oncology-pretreated head and neck cancer is ongoing with final data expected in 2024.
IPH5201 (anti-CD39), partnered with AstraZeneca:

Data for the Phase 1 trial in solid tumors with IPH5201 alone or in combination with durvalumab (PD-L1) are expected to be presented in 2023.
IPH5301 (anti-CD73):

In March 2022, The Institut Paoli-Calmettes announced that the first patient had been dosed in the investigator-sponsored Phase 1 trial of IPH5301 (CHANCES). The trial will be conducted in two parts, Part 1, the dose escalation, followed by a Part 2 safety expansion study cohort. Part 2 will evaluate IPH5301 in combination with chemotherapy and trastuzumab in HER2+ cancer patients.
ATM program:

On May 05, 2022, Innate announced the commencement of an At-The-Market (ATM) program, pursuant to which it may, from time to time, offer and sell to eligible investors a total gross amount of up to $75 million American Depositary Shares ("ADS"). Each ADS representing one ordinary share of Innate.
Financial Results:

Cash, cash equivalents and financial assets of the Company amounted to €131.7 million as of March 31, 2022. At the same date, financial liabilities amounted to €43.8 million. Cash, cash equivalents and financial assets as of March 31, 2022 do not include the $50.0 million payment to be received from AstraZeneca.

Revenues for the first three months of 2022 amounted to €2.6 million (€4.5 million for the same period in 2021). For the three-month period, ended March 31, 2022, revenue from collaboration and licensing agreements mainly results from the spreading of the payments received under our agreements with AstraZeneca.