AIVITA Biomedical CEO Dr. Hans Keirstead to Chair Keynote Panel and Present at World Vaccine Congress

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Apr 04, 2023, 09:00 ET

IRVINE, Calif., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AIVITA Biomedical, Inc., a biotech company specializing in innovative stem cell applications, today announced that chief executive officer Hans S. Keirstead, Ph.D. will chair a keynote panel and talk at the World Vaccine Congress taking place April 3-6 in Washington, D.C. In his talk, Dr. Keirstead will share findings from AIVITA's clinical trials in cancer and COVID-19, including a preview of new 12-month follow up data from its Phase 2 clinical trial in COVID-19. Details are as follows:

Keynote Panel: Will nucleic acids revolutionize cancer vaccines?

Participants:

Niranjan Sardesai, President & Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Geneos Therapeutics
Nageatte Ibrahim, Vice President Oncology Global Clinical Development, Merck
Andrew Allen, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gritstone Bio
Ruben Rizzi, Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs, BioNTech SE
Hans S. Keirstead, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, AIVITA Biomedical, Inc.

Track: Cancer & Immunotherapy
When: Wednesday, Apr 5, 2023, 9:10 AM ET
Location: Level 2, Room 206, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.

Talk Title: A Phase 3 personalized vaccine platform technology for cancer and infectious disease
Track: Cancer & Immunotherapy
When: Wednesday, Apr 5, 2023, 5:10 PM ET
Location: Level 2, Room 206, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.

About AIVITA Biomedical

Founded in 2016 by pioneers in the cell therapy industry, AIVITA Biomedical, Inc. utilizes its expertise in stem cell growth and directed, high-purity differentiation to enable safe, efficient and economical manufacturing systems which support its therapeutic pipeline. Our cancer immunotherapy targets the seed of all cancers, tumor-initiating cells, with a unique pan-antigenic approach that targets all neoantigens specific to the patient's cancer. Our patient-specific cancer treatments have shown great promise including eradicating tumors, without harmful side effects in melanoma, and renal cell cancer, and prolonging progression-free survival in glioblastoma. Our COVID-19 Vaccine Enabling Kit is targeted to emerging nations enabling point-of-care vaccine production in minimally equipped facilities by minimally trained third-party technicians.

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