Anixa Biosciences Announces Participation in 2024 NeauxCancer Oncology Conference

Conference Investment Track spotlights promising and emerging biotech and healthcare companies advancing the field of oncology

SAN JOSE, Calif. , Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Anixa Biosciences, Inc. ("Anixa" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ANIX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer, today announced its participation in the 2024 NeauxCancer Conference organized by the Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana (CAGLA), being held February 29 – March 2, 2024 in New Orleans. Anixa Chairman and CEO Dr. Amit Kumar will present and meet one-on-one with investors throughout the day on Friday, March 1^st.

Dr. Kumar's remarks will feature Anixa's use of the body's immune system to take multiple approaches in fighting cancer. The Company's vaccines focus on immunizing against "retired" proteins found to be expressed in certain forms of cancer, a mechanism that has never before been utilized for cancer vaccine development.

Attendees at the conference will include oncologists and other clinicians interested in learning and discussing the latest practices for treating and taking care of cancer patients. The investment track will enable the medical professionals attending the conference, as well as regional investment professionals, to learn about emerging technologies for cancer treatment and prevention.

Registration and attendance at the conference for investors is complimentary. Investors can register via the link below.

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Chadwick Landry, President and Executive Director of CAGLA stated, "We are pleased to be adding an investment track to our annual conference. We are also pleased that Anixa will be presenting at this inaugural year of the investment track. We plan to make the investment track a regular event at this well-attended conference to enable regional investors and medical professionals to gain firsthand exposure to some of the most exciting emerging companies developing technologies to address cancer."

The 2024 NeauxCancer Conference has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Ochsner Clinic Foundation and CAGLA. The Ochsner Clinic Foundation is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana is a nonprofit corporation organized and operated to advocate for state legislation and administration regulations that facilitate cancer research and education, and foster the well-being and care of cancer patients, survivors, and their families.

Anixa is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer. Anixa's therapeutic portfolio consists of an ovarian cancer immunotherapy program being developed in collaboration with Moffitt Cancer Center, which uses a novel type of CAR- T, known as chimeric endocrine receptor T-cell (CER-T) technology. The Company's vaccine portfolio includes a novel vaccine being developed in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic to prevent breast cancer – specifically triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most lethal form of the disease – as well as a vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer. These vaccine technologies focus on immunizing against "retired" proteins that have been found to be expressed in certain forms of cancer. Anixa's unique business model of partnering with world-renowned research institutions on clinical development allows the Company to continually examine emerging technologies in complementary fields for further development and commercialization. To learn more, visit www.anixa.com or follow Anixa on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.

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