HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Immunovaccine Inc. (TSX:IMV) (OTCQX:IMMVF), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, today announced it has formed an inaugural Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee (SCAC) comprised of academic and industry experts in disease areas in which Immunovaccine focuses: immuno-oncology and virology.
The Committee will provide counsel for the company’s research and development activities and access to cutting-edge ideas through collaborative data sharing and insight. Committee members will also help shape clinical programs based on real-world successes and unbiased perspectives that are founded in deep clinical research and field experience.
“We’re honored to have assembled a team of distinguished industry researchers, clinicians and collaborators to help guide strategy as we advance and expand our research and clinical programs,” said Frederic Ors, Immunovaccine’s Chief Executive Officer. “Each member brings an impressive pedigree and expertise that directly supports the disease indications we are targeting using our proprietary DepoVax™ platform. With backgrounds in virology, immunotherapy and infectious diseases, their collective experience will be invaluable as we work to bring much-needed therapies to the market for patients.”
The Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee members include:
Barney Graham, PhD, MD
Senior Investigator, Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases Vaccine Research Center
National Institutes of Health
Scott Halperin, MD
Director
Canadian Centre for Vaccinology
Ramy Ibrahim, MD
Vice President, Clinical Development
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
James Johnston, MB, BCh, FRCPC
Senior Scientist, Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology
Cancer Care Manitoba
Grant McFadden, PhD
Director, Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy
Arizona State University
Michael Aaron Morse, MD
Professor of Medicine and Professor in the Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Brad Nelson, PhD
Director and Distinguished Scientist, Deeley Research Centre
BC Cancer Agency
Kunle Odunsi, PhD, MD, FRCOG, FACOG
Cancer Center Deputy Director; Chair of the Department of Gynecologic
Oncology; and Executive Director, Center for Immunotherapy
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
David Spaner, PhD, MD
Senior Scientist, Biological Sciences, Odette Cancer Research Program
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Pramod Srivastava, PhD, MD
Director, Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases
Eversource Energy Chair in Experimental Oncology
Director of The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
About Immunovaccine
Immunovaccine Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to making immunotherapy more effective, more broadly applicable, and more widely available to people facing cancer and infectious diseases. Immunovaccine develops T cell activating cancer immunotherapies and infectious disease vaccines based on DepoVax, the Company’s patented platform that provides controlled and prolonged exposure of antigens and adjuvant to the immune system. Immunovaccine has advanced two T cell activation therapies for cancer through Phase 1 human clinical trials and is currently conducting a Phase 1b study with Incyte Corporation assessing lead cancer therapy, DPX-Survivac, as a combination therapy in ovarian cancer. The Company is also exploring additional applications of DepoVax, including DPX-RSV, an innovative vaccine candidate for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which has recently completed a Phase 1 clinical trial. Immunovaccine also has ongoing clinical projects to assess the potential of DepoVax to address malaria and the Zika virus. Connect at www.imvaccine.com.
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