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Can-Fite to Present at Dermatology Drug Development Summit Europe on April 6, 2022

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Monday, March 28, 2022

The summit takes place April 6-7, 2022 and will focus on transformational new dermatological therapeutics being brought to market through collaboration.

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  • The summit takes place April 6-7, 2022 and will focus on transformational new dermatological therapeutics being brought to market through collaboration.
  • Piclidenoson has been out-licensed for the indication of psoriasis to distribution partners in Canada, China, Korea, and numerous countries in Eastern and Western Europe.
  • Can-Fite has received approximately $20 million in upfront and milestone payments from out-licensing deals of its drug pipeline to date.
  • Distribution rights for Piclidenoson are still available for some of the largest markets in Europe and we believe Dermatology Drug Development Summit, with its focus on collaboration, is a great venue to explore additional out-licensing partnerships.

Can-Fite Reports 2021 Financial Results & Provides Clinical Update

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

(NYSE American: CANF) (TASE: CFBI), a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory, cancer and liver diseases, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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  • (NYSE American: CANF) (TASE: CFBI), a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory, cancer and liver diseases, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021.
  • Corporate and Clinical Development Highlights Include:
    Fortified Balance Sheet On December 31, 2021, Can-Fite had $18.9 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term deposits.
  • Financial income, net for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $0.23 million compared to financial expense, net of $0.3 million for the same period in 2020.
  • The Company's consolidated financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 are presented in accordance with US GAAP Reporting Standards.

Median Technologies Announces Design Completion of its iBiopsy® Lung Cancer Screening End-to-end CADe/CADx Software as Medical Device (SaMD) with Outstanding Sensitivity & Specificity Performance

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Median Technologies (ALMDT:PA) announces outstanding performance of its iBiopsy LCS AI/ML tech-based end-to-end CADe/CADx Software as Medical Device, intended to enable early detection and characterization of lung cancer nodules and improve clinical management of patients.

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  • Median Technologies (ALMDT:PA) announces outstanding performance of its iBiopsy LCS AI/ML tech-based end-to-end CADe/CADx Software as Medical Device, intended to enable early detection and characterization of lung cancer nodules and improve clinical management of patients.
  • With this breakthrough innovation, Medians iBiopsy LCS SaMD brings a unique AI-powered solution for clinicians to fight lung cancer, the deadliest cancer worldwide.
  • Results released today show unrivalled performance for Medians end-to-end detection/diagnosis approach for lung cancer screening.
  • These results pave the way for a disruptive approach in lung cancer screening management, Fredrik Brag, CEO and founder of Median Technologies said.

Geneos Therapeutics Secures $17 Million in Series A2 Financing to Advance Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy Platform

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Geneos Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotherapeutics company focused on the development of tumor neoantigen targeted personalized immunotherapies, announced today that it has secured $17 million in Series A2 financing. The financing was led by Flerie Invest with participation from all existing Series A investors including Santé Ventures, Korea Investment Partners (KIP) – Global Bio Fund, and INOVIO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INO). In conjunction with the financing, Dr. Ted Fjällman, Partner, Flerie Invest joined Geneos' Board of Directors.

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  • "Geneos' personalized immunotherapy shows compelling clinical data in liver cancer patients and the approach is well differentiated from the competition," commented Dr Fjllman.
  • GT-30 evaluates Geneos' personalized cancer vaccine, GNOS-PV02, for treating patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver cancer.
  • For more information about the company and its leadership team, visit www.geneostx.com
    At Geneos Therapeutics, we believe that personalized therapies are the future of cancer treatment.
  • Geneos Therapeutics' proprietary GT-EPIC Neoantigen-Targeting Platform is based on the design and delivery of highly optimized synthetic DNA plasmids and their combinations for cancer immunotherapy.

CARsgen 2021 Annual Results: Steady Advancement in Innovative CAR T Products and Technologies

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

In North America, CARsgen has initiated the Phase 1b trial of CT041-ST-02 and has treated the first subject in July 2021.

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  • In North America, CARsgen has initiated the Phase 1b trial of CT041-ST-02 and has treated the first subject in July 2021.
  • CARsgen strives to explore and develop innovative technology platforms to address these challenges to generate better cell therapy products to global cancer patients.
  • The main focus includes:
    Increasing efficacy against solid tumors: developing innovative technologies, such as CycloCAR technology, to enhance efficacies of CAR T-cell against solid tumors.
  • Improving target availability: exploring innovative technologies that can potentially enhance drug target availability and specificity of CAR T-cell therapy.

MediciNova Receives Notice of Allowance for New Patent Covering MN-001 and MN-002 for the Treatment of Advanced NASH in Korea

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Once issued, the patent maturing from this allowed patent application is expected to expire no earlier thanMay 2035.

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  • Once issued, the patent maturing from this allowed patent application is expected to expire no earlier thanMay 2035.
  • The allowed claims cover MN-001 (tipelukast) and MN-002 for the treatment of a patient with advanced NASH wherein the treatment is for reducing hepatic fibrosis in a patient suffering from advanced NASH.
  • In addition, the allowed claims cover MN-001 (tipelukast) and MN-002 for reducing hepatic scarring in a patient with advanced NASH.
  • The U.S. Patent andTrademark Officepreviously granted a patent which covers MN-001 and MN-002 for advanced NASH with fibrosis and a similar patent was granted in Japan.

Q BioMed announces publication of research showing augmented efficacy of its drug candidate Uttroside-B against liver cancer

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

NEW YORK, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Q BioMed, Inc. (OTCQB: QBIO) a commercial-stage biotechnology development company announces a new publication supporting the efficacy and further development of its Uttroside B chemotherapeutic to treat liver cancer.

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  • NEW YORK, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Q BioMed, Inc. (OTCQB: QBIO) a commercial-stage biotechnology development company announces a new publication supporting the efficacy and further development of its Uttroside B chemotherapeutic to treat liver cancer.
  • Denis Corin, Q BioMed CEO, said, "Having successfully completed a very challenging synthesis program, we are now finalizing manufacturing for tox studies.
  • Liver cancer incidence rates have more than tripled since 1980, while the death rates have more than doubled during this time.
  • Q BioMed has the exclusive license to the technology through an agreement with RGCB and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

Cytovia Therapeutics to Present Preclinical Data for iPSC-derived NK Cells and Flex-NK™ Engager Multispecific Antibodies at 2022 AACR Annual Meeting

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Cytovia is the first immune-oncology company to present data combining its own iPSC-derived NK cells and NK engager antibodies for the treatment of solid tumors.

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  • Cytovia is the first immune-oncology company to present data combining its own iPSC-derived NK cells and NK engager antibodies for the treatment of solid tumors.
  • Cytovia Therapeutics aims to accelerate patient access to transformational cell therapies and immunotherapies, addressing several of the most challenging unmet medical needs in cancer.
  • Cytovia focuses on harnessing the innate immune system by developing complementary and disruptive NK-cell and NK-engager antibody platforms.
  • Cytovia has recently formed CytoLynx Therapeutics, a partnership focused on research and development, manufacturing, and commercialization activities in Greater China and beyond.

RAAPID Provides Critical Risk Adjustment Capabilities Nationwide

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RAAPID, the world's first personalized AI assistant for risk capture, is providing healthcare providers and facilitators across the United States with access to the most powerful risk adjustment platform on the market.

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RAAPID, the world's first personalized AI assistant for risk capture, is providing healthcare providers and facilitators across the United States with access to the most powerful risk adjustment platform on the market.
  • For healthcare organizations, managing risk adjustment is crucial as it directly impacts their return on investment (ROI).
  • Complete with integrated codebooks and comprehensive analytics and reporting, RAAPID offers the most efficient risk adjustment workflow automation capabilities available today.
  • For more information about how RAAPID is quickly transforming the risk adjustment landscape, please visit https://www.raapid.ai/ .

Exelixis Announces Final Overall Survival Results from Phase 3 COSMIC-312 Trial of Cabozantinib in Combination with an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Patients with Previously Untreated Advanced Liver Cancer

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Monday, March 14, 2022

COSMIC-312 is a global, multicenter, randomized, controlled phase 3 trial that enrolled 837 patients at 281 study centers globally.

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  • COSMIC-312 is a global, multicenter, randomized, controlled phase 3 trial that enrolled 837 patients at 281 study centers globally.
  • In 2016, Exelixis granted Ipsen exclusive rights for the commercialization and further clinical development of cabozantinib outside of the U.S. and Japan.
  • Exelixis holds the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize cabozantinib in the U.S.
    CABOMETYX is not indicated as a treatment for previously untreated advanced HCC.
  • The incidence of Grade 3 to 5 hemorrhagic events was 5% in CABOMETYX patients in RCC, HCC, and DTC studies.