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Cross-study findings indicate significant clinical benefit of frontline fixed-duration ibrutinib plus venetoclax with improved likelihood of undetectable minimal residual disease and progression-free survival versus acalabrutinib plus venetoclax¹

Leuven, Belgium, June 12, 2025 – AstriVax Therapeutics NV, a clinical stage immunotherapy company developing novel treatments for chronic infections based on its proprietary Launch-iT technology, announced today the appointment of Dieter Weinand as Chair of the Board of Directors, effective June 12, 2025. Mr. Weinand is the former Chief Executive Officer of Bayer Pharma AG with more than 25 years of experience as a senior business leader in the pharmaceutical industry. He takes over from Dr. Jeanne Bolger, who served as Chair since 2022 and will remain on the Board as a non-executive independent director.

NEW YORK, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesoblast (Nasdaq:MESO; ASX:MSB), global leader in allogeneic cellular medicines for inflammatory diseases, today provided an update on continued momentum with United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding both accelerated approval pathway for Revascor^® (rexlemestrocel-L) in the treatment of patients with ischemic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and inflammation, and label extension for Ryoncil^® (remestemcel-L-rknd) in adults with steroid refractory acute graft versus host disease (SR-aGvHD).

Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO, ALVO-SDB, the “Company”), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced the completion of a private placement that was carried out on June 4, 2025, directed to Swedish and international institutional investors. About 40 institutional investors participated in the placement. About 60% of the demand came from institutional investors based in Sweden, Norway or the UK, and about 30% from US-based funds. Over 80% of the shares and Swedish Depositary Receipts (SDRs) allocated in the placement, were sold to investors that were not previously shareholders in Alvotech.