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Immuron Ltd Investor Presentation 2021

Jan 10, 2021

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FORGING COMMERCIAL & CLINICAL PATHWAYS

TARGETING INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITH ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPIES – JANUARY, 2021

JERRY KANELLOS, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer

NASDAQ: IMRN ASX: IMC

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

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Certain statements made in this presentation are forward-looking statements and are based on Immuron’s current expectations, estimates and projections. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Immuron believes the statements are based on reasonable are Although forward-looking assumptions, they subject to certain risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond Immuron’s control, including those risks or uncertainties inherent in the process of both developing and commercializing technology. As a result, actual results could materially differ from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this presentation relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Immuron will not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or unanticipated events occurring after the date of this presentation except as required by law or by any appropriate regulatory authority.

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COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS

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  • We are a commercial and clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on infectious diseases with oral immunoglobulin-based therapies

  • Validated Technology Platform – with One Registered Asset, Travelan® Generating Revenue

  • IMM-124E & IMM-529, in Clinical Development for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders and C. difficile Infections

  • US DoD Research Collaboration – New Therapeutic in Clinical Development for Treatment of moderate to severe Campylobacteriosis and Infectious diarrhea caused by ETEC pathogens

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CAPITAL PROFILE IMMURON LIMITED (ASX:IMC

NASDAQ:IMRN)

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Rank Holder Name Current Qty %
1 HSBC CUSTODY NOM AUST LTD (ADR Program) 104,631,009 46.57%
2 * GRANDLODGE PTY LTD 11,778,269 5.26%
3 AUTHENTICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 7,500,000 3.35%
4 DR RUSSELL HANCOCK 3,000,000 1.34%
5 * MR STEPHEN ANASTASIOU 2,494,746 1.11%
6 INSYNC INVESTMENTS PTY LTD 2,000,000 0.89%
7 CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 1,719,277 0.77%
8 MR ANTHONY FREDERICK WALLACE HYETT 1,350,000 0.60%
9 ANNE PATTISON PTY LTD 1,345,000 0.60%
10 MR WILLIAM DAVID FRANK BIRD 1,300,000 0.58%
TOTAL TOP 20 SHAREHOLDERS 145,778,865 64.93%
BALANCE OF SHARES 78,321,141 35.07%
TOTAL SHARE ON ISSUE 224,100,006 100.00%
Denotes a Director Related Entity (15 October 2020)
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Current Top 10 Shareholders

AUD$49.90M ≈ USD$38.46M (6[th] January 2021) US$20 million capital raise with HC Wainwright (24 July 2020) 1 ADS = 40 Ordinary Shares

Current Company Market Capitalization

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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE

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PLATFORM OVERVIEW: ORAL IMMUNOGLOBULINS

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Toxin
Neutralization
+
Oral
Isolation of
Development Antimicrobial Clearance of
hyperimmune
of Highly
therapeutics targeted gut
antibody-rich
Specific without pathogens
bovine
Vaccines
drawbacks of
colostrum
antibiotics
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MECHANISM OF ACTION -TARGETING ENTERIC PATHOGENS

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Pre-Clinical
Studies
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  • Delivers high levels of orally active antibodies to specific enteric pathogenic bacteria which colonize the gastrointestinal tract and cause infection and disease.

  • Biological therapeutics which directly target the major pathogenic virulent components;

  • Molecules which facilitate bacterial adhesion to host cell intestinal epithelium

  • Surface layer proteins which contribute to bacterial colonization and motility

  • Endotoxins and enterotoxins that cause disease

With Travelan[®] : Bacteria neutralized by Travelan antibodies

Without Travelan[®] : Bacteria attach to gut wall and infect

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US DOD R&D COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS

1) Characterisation of Travelan®

Research Collaborations:

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  • 2) Shigella-Specific Target – US Army

  • 3) Campylobacter-specific Target – US Navy

  • Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS) – June 2016

  • Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) – August 2016

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) – June 2016

  • Travelan® binds 180 pathogenic strains of bacteria from infected personnel deployed in Bhutan, Cambodia, Nepal and Thailand (ETEC, Shigella, Campylobacter).

  • Travelan® binds to 71 pathogenic strains of Vibrio cholera from infected personnel in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Thailand.

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New U.S. Department of Defense Research Collaboration with Immuron to Develop and Clinically evaluate a New Therapeutic against Campylobacter

Key Highlights:

  • AU $5.5 (USD $3.7) million funding approved by the U.S. Department of Defense to develop and clinically evaluate a new oral therapeutic targeting Campylobacter and ETEC

  • Naval Medical Research Center will fund the manufacture and therapeutic evaluation of the new therapeutic to protect against acute infectious diarrhea

  • Two human clinical trials to be conducted with new therapeutic under terms of grant

Melbourne, Australia, October 02, 2019: Immuron Limited (ASX: IMC; NASDQ: IMRN), an Australian biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing oral immunotherapeutics for the prevention and treatment of gut mediated pathogens, is pleased to announce the funding of a new research agreement with the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Silver Spring, MD, USA.

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NMRC DRUG DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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Two Human Clinical Trials Planned: To evaluate the efficacy of the New Drug in Moderate To Severe Camylobacteriosis and Infectious Diarrhea Caused by ETEC

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✓ ✓ File IND with
Plans for two
Assimilate Data Hold Pre-IND
Double-Blind, Execute
to Support IND Meeting to Placebo Prevention Trials
Submission to Discuss Merits
Controlled
FDA of Application Prevention Trials
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BACKGROUND OF TRAVELAN®: PLAN TO EXPAND USE

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COMMERCIAL PRODUCT

DRUG CANDIDATE IMM-124E

Marketed in Australia, USA and Canada

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Plan to develop IMM-124E as an approved drug in the USA targeting Travelers’ Diarrhea

Status with FDA: IND 14,933*

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*IMM-124E for treatment of NASH

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WHAT IS TRAVELERS’ DIARRHEA?

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  • Caused by consuming food or water infected with pathogens. Three or more unformed stools in 24 hours.

  • .

  • Bacterial pathogens are the predominant risk[1]

  • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) are the :

  • predominant pathogens[2,3]

42% in Latin America

28% in Southeast Asia

  • Up to 70% of travelers suffer from travelers’ diarrhea[4] .

  • 1 – Steffen, R. 2017 Epidemiology of travelers’ diarrhea. Journal of Travel Medicine 24(1)

  • 2 – Leder, K. 2015 Advising Travellers about Management of Travelers’ Diarrhea. Australian Family

  • Physician, vol 44 No. 1-2 Jan. Feb 2015

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  • 3 – Castelli et. al., Epidemiology of Travelers’ Diarrhea, J. Travel Medicine 2001; 8 (Suppl2) S26-S30

  • 4 – CDC Yellow Book 2018, Chapter 2 Travelers’ Diarrhea.

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US SALES FORECAST FOR TRAVELAN®: IF APPROVED AS DRUG BY THE FDA

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MARKET POTENTIAL FOR TRAVELAN® SALES:

USD >$100 MILLION

Market potential figure derived from:

2014 figures of US citizens traveling to high risk destinations for TD (44.3 million)[1] and obtaining pretravel advice (22.2 million)[2] . Sources of pre-travel advice include primary care provider, travel medicine specialist, company doctors, pharmacist, and travel agencies[2] . Our forecast utilizes a very conservative estimate for % of US citizens purchasing Travelan® after seeking pre-travel advice.

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  1. U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, National Travel and Tourism Office. U.S. Citizen Traffic to Overseas Regions, Canada & Mexico 2014. Monthly Statistics, U.S.Outbound Travel by World Regions. 2014. Available at: http://travel.trade.gov/view/m-2014-O-001/index.html. Accessed June 26, 2015.

  2. Mathyas Wang , MD , Thomas D. Szucs , MD, MBA, MPH, LLM , and Robert Steffen , MD. Economic Aspects of Travelers ’ Diarrhea. Journal of Travel Medicine, Volume

  3. 15, Issue 2, 2008, 110–118

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IMM-124E DRUG DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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Revamp Travelan® for FDA approval as drug to reduce the risk of Travelers’ Diarrhea (TD) in travelers to endemic areas:

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✓ ✓ File IND with
Plan for Double-
Execute Field
Assimilate Data Hold Pre-IND Blind, Placebo
Trial and File
Controlled Field
to Support IND Meeting to
Registration
Trial in Travelers’
Submission to Discuss Merits of
Package
to TD Endemic
FDA Application
areas
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NEUTRALIZING CLOSTRIDIODES DIFFICILE , WHILE SPARING THE MICROBIOME

IMM-529

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CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE MARKET OPPORTUNITY

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Clostridiodiodes difficile ( C. difficile ) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis

  • Therapeutic market expected to grow from USD $630 million in 2016 to over $1.7 billion by 2026 – CAGR 15%[1]

  • Leading cause of gastroenteritis-associated mortality in U.S.[2]

  • Approx. 44,500 patients[3] died in 2014 from C. difficile infections (U.S.)

  • Potential orphan disease (7 years market exclusivity and premium pricing)

  • https//www.globaldata.com/global-clostridium-difficle-infectionmarket-approach-2016-2026

  • Jagai, et.al., BMC Gastroenterology, 2014:14:211 Trends in gastroenteritis-associated mortality in the USA.

  • K. Desai, BMC Infect. Dis., 2016,16:303

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THE UNMET NEED

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  • Current standard of care for C. difficile includes vancomycin, metronidazole & fidaxomicin

  • Therapies plagued by significant CDI recurrences ( 1st relapse: 25%; 2nd: 40%; 3rd: 60%) underscoring need for new treatments

  • Growing resistance to vancomycin treatment

  • Some treatments are administered intravenously rather than via the gut where C. difficile resides

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  • *Isobel Ramsay, Nicholas Brown and David Enoch. Recent Progress for the Effective Prevention and Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection. Infectious Diseases: Research and Treatment Volume 11: 1–4 (2018). DOI: 10.1177/1178633718758023

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IMM-529 OPPORTUNITY

  • IMM-529 highly differentiated – neutralizes C. difficile but does not impact microbiome

  • Targets not only toxin B but also spores and vegetative cells responsible for recurrence

  • Potential use in combination with standard of care

  • Targets many isolates

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IMM-529 DRUG DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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Develop clinical protocol for FDA approval as drug to prevent recurrent Clostridiodes difficile Infection:

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File IND with
Hold pre-IND
Develop clinical plan for placebo
meeting to Execute
registration controlled trial
discuss clinical recurrence
strategy for FDA for prevention of
protocol and prevention trial
submission disease
strategy
recurrence
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Immuron Reports Neutralizing activity Against SARS-CoV-2

Key Points

  • Immuron’s Hyper-immune Bovine Colostrum used to manufacture Travelan® and Protectyn®

  • demonstrates antiviral activity against the COVID-19 virus in laboratory studies

  • Immuron’s technology platform offers a potential new oral therapeutic approach to target SARS-CoV-2 in the GI Tract

Melbourne, Australia, July 21, 2020: Immuron Limited (ASX: IMC; NASDAQ: IMRN), an Australian biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercialising oral immunotherapeutics for the prevention and treatment of gut mediated pathogens, today is pleased to announce that the hype-Immune bovine colostrum used to manufacture the company’s flag ship commercially available and over-the-counter gastrointestinal and digestive health immune supplements Travelan® and Protectyn® has demonstrated neutralizing activity against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19.

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KEY MILESTONES EXPECTED TO DRIVE VALUE

  • 1H 2H 1H 2H

  • 2020 2020 2021 2021 • • • cGMP Manufacture NMRC IND ETEC Infectious diarrhea • Drug Substance Submission prevention study

  • • • • Drug Product Initiate Phase 2 Phase 2 Clinical Data Available •

  • Clinical Trials IMM-124E IND Submission

  • • • Camylobacteriosis Pre-IND Meeting on IMM-529 prevention study C. difficile program

  • Pre-IND Meeting to Discuss IMM-124E Phase 3 Clinical Development

  • Pre-IND Meeting to Discuss Phase 2 NMRC Clinical Development

Results from US Army Shigella animal studies & COVID-19 Research Program expected in 2021

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THANK YOU

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Dr Jerry Kanellos – Chief Executive Officer

  • Over twenty years’ experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

  • Former Chief Operating Officer of TransBio Ltd. Responsible for strategic identification, development and maintenance of global commercial partnerships, along with development, management and IP portfolio, R&D and technology transfer.

  • Leadership roles in business development, project management, IP portfolio management, R&D, senior management.

  • Consultant to academic institutes, private and publicly listed companies and government departments specializing in development and commercialization strategies.

  • PhD in medicine from the University of Melbourne.

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