Board/Management Information • Feb 18, 2022
Board/Management Information
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Nantes, France – February 18, 2022, 6:00pm CET – OSE Immunotherapeutics SA (ISIN: FR0012127173; Mnemo: OSE) today announced the appointment by cooptation of Alexandre Lebeaut as an independent Director of the Company*.
Alexandre Lebeaut has more than 25 years of a valuable experience and leadership both in innovation, research and development, from preclinical to post-marketing stage and with major achievements in particular in immunology, oncology, immuno-inflammation and infectious diseases. He has held various global positions, notably in the United States at Bluebird Bio, Sanofi, Novartis and Schering Plough Research Institute. Most recently, Alexandre Lebeaut served as Executive Vice-President R&D and Chief Scientific Officer at Ipsen in the US. He currently heads "I-ACT for Children" (Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials), an American non-profit organization based in Maryland which is dedicated to pediatric drug development.
Alexandre is a French and US citizen and is a Doctor of Medicine (University of Paris Diderot Paris VII) and a pediatrician (University of Paris Descartes).
« We are very pleased to welcome Alexandre who brings an extensive American and international experience and leadership in R&D strategic positions, and particularly in immunology. His recognized expertise is in match with the Company's new phase of growth focused on advancing our preclinical and clinical diversified first-in-class portfolio in immuno-oncology and immunology & inflammation", comments Dominique Costantini, Chief Executive Officer of OSE Immunotherapeutics.
Alexandre Lebeaut added: « I am honored to be joining OSE's Board and I thank the Directors for their confidence. Along with the management team, I will be happy to contribute to the Company's growth in this critical phase of its transformation by further establishing OSE as a recognized leader in immunotherapy and by enlarging its global visibility".
On proposal from the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors unanimously co-opted Alexandre Lebeaut as an independent Director. This appointment will be subject to ratification at the next annual shareholders' meeting.
* Replacing Alexis Peyroles who resigned as a Board member
OSE Immunotherapeutics is an integrated biotechnology company focused on developing and partnering therapies to control the immune system for immuno-oncology and autoimmune diseases. Its balanced first-in-class clinical and preclinical portfolio has a diversified risk profile:
Other ongoing combination trials sponsored by cooperative clinical research groups in oncology: Phase 2 in pancreatic cancer (TEDOPaM), sponsor GERCOR.
Phase 2 in ovary cancer, in combination with pembrolizumab (TEDOVA), sponsor ARCAGY-GINECO.
Phase 2 in non-small cell lung cancer in combination with nivolumab, sponsor Italian foundation FoRT.
Immunity & Inflammation first-in-class products
CoVepiT: a prophylactic second-generation vaccine activating cytotoxic T lymphocytes against COVID-19, developed using optimized epitopes from SARS-CoV2 viral proteins, epitopes non impacted by multi-variants. Shows good tolerance and very good level of T cell immune response. Results from 6-month memory T cell responses expected Q1 2022.
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This press release contains express or implied information and statements that might be deemed forward-looking information and statements in respect of OSE Immunotherapeutics. They do not constitute historical facts. These information and statements include financial projections that are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by OSE Immunotherapeutics' management in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate.
These forward-looking statements include statements typically using conditional and containing verbs such as "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "target", "plan", or "estimate", their declensions and conjugations and words of similar import. Although the OSE Immunotherapeutics management believes that the forward-looking statements and information are reasonable, the OSE Immunotherapeutics' shareholders and other investors are cautioned that the completion of such expectations is by nature subject to various risks, known or not, and uncertainties which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of OSE Immunotherapeutics. These risks could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in or implied or projected by the forwardlooking statements. These risks include those discussed or identified in the public filings made by OSE Immunotherapeutics with the AMF. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. This press release includes only summary information and should be read with the OSE Immunotherapeutics Universal Registration Document filed with the AMF on 15 April 2021, including the annual financial report for the fiscal year 2020, available on the OSE Immunotherapeutics' website. Other than as required by applicable law, OSE Immunotherapeutics issues this press release at the date hereof and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise the forwardlooking information or statements.
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