Press Release

OXFORD, United Kingdom, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc (NASDAQ: BRNS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel immunotherapeutic candidates that guide T cells to control disease, today announced that updated clinical data from its chronic hepatitis B program will be highlighted as a late breaking oral presentation at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) – The Liver Meeting® 2024 being held November 15-19, 2024 in San Diego, California and attendance at multiple conferences in November:

Medical Congresses

AASLD – The Liver Meeting® 2024:

• Late breaking abstract accepted as oral presentation.
• Title: VTP-300 combined with low-dose nivolumab is associated with HBsAg loss in certain chronic hepatitis B participants with HBsAg less than 200 IU/mL: Results from a phase 2b open-label study.

International Workshop on HBV Cure 2024:

• Formal presentation titled “HBsAg Levels and T Cell Boost in Patients with HBsAg Decline”, on November 13, 2024 at 16:50 ET.
  

British Society for Immunology (BSI) Immune Therapies Summit:

• Formal presentation titled "SNAP-TI Nanoparticles Induce Antigen-Specific Tolerance", between November 25 and 26, 2024.
  

Investor Banking Conferences

Guggenheim's Inaugural Healthcare Innovation Conference:

• Fireside Chat with Bill Enright, Chief Executive Officer, on November 11, 2024 at 14:00 ET.
• Barinthus Bio’s management will be available for one-to-one meetings between November 11 and 15, 2024.

Jefferies London Healthcare Conference:

• Barinthus Bio’s management will be available for one-to-one meetings between November 19 and 21, 2024.
  

To access recordings and materials associated with the events, please visit: https://investors.barinthusbio.com/events-presentations.

About Barinthus Bio

Barinthus Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel immunotherapeutic candidates designed to guide the immune system to overcome chronic infectious diseases and autoimmunity. Helping people living with serious diseases and their families is the guiding principle at the heart of Barinthus Bio. With a focused pipeline built around our proprietary platform technologies, Barinthus Bio is advancing immunotherapeutic product candidates in infectious diseases and autoimmunity, including: VTP-300, that utilizing our ChAdOx/MVA platform designed as a potential component of a functional cure for chronic HBV infection and VTP-1000, utilizing our SNAP-Tolerance Immunotherapy (SNAP-TI) platform and is designed to treat people with celiac disease. Barinthus Bio is also conducting a Phase 1 clinical trial for VTP-850, a second-generation immunotherapeutic candidate designed to treat recurrent prostate cancer. Barinthus Bio’s differentiated technology platforms and therapeutic approach, coupled with deep scientific expertise and focus on clinical development, uniquely positions the company to navigate towards delivering treatments that improve the lives of people with chronic infectious diseases and autoimmunity. For more information, visit www.barinthusbio.com.

Forward Looking Statements

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IR contacts:
Christopher M. Calabrese 
Managing Director 
LifeSci Advisors
+1 917-680-5608
ccalabrese@lifesciadvisors.com

Kevin Gardner
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors
+1 617-283-2856
kgardner@lifesciadvisors.com

Media contact:
Audra Friis
Sam Brown, Inc.
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audrafriis@sambrown.com

Company contact:
Jonothan Blackbourn
IR & PR Manager
Barinthus Bio
ir@barinthusbio.com