NetScientific PLC PDS completes End-of-Phase 2 meeting with FDA

TIDMNSCI

NetScientific PLC

03 October 2022

NetScientific plc

("NetScientific", the "Group" or the "Company")

PDS completes End-of-Phase 2 meeting with FDA

NetScientific plc (AIM: NSCI), the international life sciences and sustainability technology investment and commercialisation Group, announces that its portfolio company, PDS Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: PDSB), announced that it has successfully completed an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for PDS0101 in combination with Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA(R) (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of unresectable, recurrent/metastatic human papilloma virus (HPV) 16-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

Earlier this year, the FDA granted Fast Track designation to the combination of PDS0101 and KEYTRUDA(R) (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of HPV16-positive HNSCC. The FDA's Fast Track designation program is designed to aid in the development and to expedite the review of drug candidate applications that could potentially treat serious or life-threatening conditions. Treatments granted this designation are given the opportunity to have more frequent meetings and interactions with the FDA throughout the entire drug development and review process, with the goal of moving promising new drugs more rapidly through the process.

Dr. Frank Bedu-Addo, Chief Executive Officer of PDS Biotech commented: "We are very pleased with the guidance received from FDA on key elements of the clinical program that will support the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) for our lead asset PDS0101. The interim safety and efficacy data we presented to the FDA has allowed us to move into a registrational trial ahead of our projected schedule. This, along with the recent capital raise, allows us to efficiently advance our clinical programs.

"PDS0101 represents a potentially transformative treatment approach for HPV16-positive HNSCC patients. We are committed to providing physicians and patients a possibly more effective and safer treatment option to address this debilitating and deadly disease."

Dr. Ilian Iliev, CEO of NetScientific, commented: "We are pleased with PDS' continued and systematic progress on its business objectives, despite unfavourable capital markets conditions. Building on momentum from the FDA Fast Track designation in June 2022, and the subsequent $35m venture debt facility in August 2022, PDS is now well positioned for further progress in its PDS101 clinical programme."

The full text of the announcement from PDS Biotechnology is available online here: PDS Biotech - PDS Biotech - PDS Biotech Announces Successful End-of-Phase 2 Meeting With the FDA and Preparation for the Registrational Trial of PDS0101 in Combination With KEYTRUDA(R)

For more information, please contact:

 
 NetScientific                           Via Walbrook PR 
 Ilian Iliev, CEO 
 
 WH Ireland (NOMAD, Financial Adviser 
  and Broker) 
 Chris Fielding / Darshan Patel          +44 (0)20 7220 1666 
 
 Walbrook PR                             +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or netscientific@walbrookpr.com 
 Nick Rome / Tom Cooper                  07748 325 236 / 07971 221 972

About NetScientific

NetScientific plc (AIM: NSCI) is a holding company, that invests in, develops, commercialises and realises shareholder value in life sciences/healthcare, sustainability and technology companies, which offer significant growth potential predominately in the UK, EU and USA.

With the acquisition of EMV Capital in August 2020 and further investment activities, the Group more than doubled its portfolio from 8 to 22 companies. These are held as direct subsidiary and minority stakes, through balance sheet investment or capital under advisory, varying from start-up private companies to publicly listed equities.

NetScientific delivers shareholder returns through a proactive and hands-on management approach to their portfolio companies; identifying, investing in, and helping to build game-changing companies. The Group targets value inflection points and the release of value through partial or full exits from trade sales, public listings, or equity sales. The Company has a strong transatlantic and growing international presence, providing attractive expansion prospects.

NSCI can deploy a capital-light investment structure; utilising the power of the PLC Brand, and the NetScientific balance sheet to anchor future investments and achieve a multiplier effect by attracting 3rd party investment for the portfolio companies.

NetScientific is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and was admitted to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, in 2013 (website: netscientific.net ).

This information is provided by Reach, the non-regulatory press release distribution service of RNS, part of the London Stock Exchange. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

Reach is a non-regulatory news service. By using this service an issuer is confirming that the information contained within this announcement is of a non-regulatory nature. Reach announcements are identified with an orange label and the word "Reach" in the source column of the News Explorer pages of London Stock Exchange's website so that they are distinguished from the RNS UK regulatory service. Other vendors subscribing for Reach press releases may use a different method to distinguish Reach announcements from UK regulatory news.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.

END

NRABKNBPBBDDQKK

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 03, 2022 08:56 ET (12:56 GMT)

Netscientific (LSE:NSCI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024