WARREN, N.J., Feb. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryan Saadi, MD, MPH, Founder and CEO of Tevogen Bio (“Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc.” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: TVGN), a clinical-stage specialty immunotherapy biotech company, reaffirms his commitment to preserving equity for shareholders. Amid ongoing discussions about financing approaches in the biotech sector, Dr. Saadi emphasizes his distinct strategy, which prioritizes efficiency, asset ownership, and a path to revenue.

“I’m not opposed to the concept of equity financing, I believe that preserving equity is fundamental to preserving a Founder’s vision,” said Ryan Saadi, Founder and CEO of Tevogen Bio. “From a practical standpoint, it’s simply not relevant to us when you consider the following:

• Strong Asset Base: Tevogen Bio believes its assets are valued in the billions. This value is not reflected on Tevogen’s balance sheet as internally developed intangible assets are generally not permitted to be capitalized as per US GAAP.
• Operational Efficiency: Tevogen Bio’s market cap per employee is approximately 600% higher than the industry according to Mr. Damodaran at the Stern School of Business at NYU.
• Self-Sustaining Financing Strategy: While Tevogen may secure funds between now and when it starts generating revenue, it has multiple avenues to do so without selling equity.
  

Regarding the company:

• Tevogen’s true value will become more widely recognized as awareness grows.
• The best way to gain TVGN shares is through employment, as every employee is also a shareholder.
• Tevogen’s business model challenges traditional biotech financing norms to ensure long-term sustainability.
• The company remains committed to making advanced immunotherapies accessible and affordable.

About Tevogen Bio

Tevogen Bio is a clinical-stage specialty immunotherapy company harnessing one of nature’s most powerful immunological weapons, CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes, to develop off-the-shelf, genetically unmodified precision T cell therapies to treat infectious disease and cancers, aiming to address the significant unmet needs of large patient populations. Tevogen Bio leadership believes that sustainability and commercial success in the current era of healthcare rely on ensuring patient accessibility through advanced science and innovative business models. Tevogen Bio has reported positive safety data from its proof-of-concept clinical trial, and its key intellectual property assets are wholly owned by the company, not subject to any third-party licensing agreements. These assets include three granted patents, nine pending US and twelve ex-US pending patents, two of which are related to artificial intelligence.

Tevogen Bio is driven by a team of highly experienced industry leaders and distinguished scientists with drug development and global product launch experience. Tevogen Bio’s leadership believes that accessible personalized therapeutics are the next frontier of medicine, and that disruptive business models are required to sustain medical innovation.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements relating to: expectations regarding the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industries; Tevogen’s development of, the potential benefits of, and patient access to its product candidates for the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer; Tevogen’s plans to expand its efforts in artificial intelligence; Tevogen’s ability to develop additional product candidates; Tevogen’s use of funds from the grant; and the potential receipt of additional future grants. Forward-looking statements can sometimes be identified by words such as “may,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “possible,” “potential,” “goal,” “opportunity,” “project,” “believe,” “future,” and similar words and expressions or their opposites. These statements are based on management’s expectations, assumptions, estimates, projections and beliefs as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of factors that involve known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors not under the company’s control that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: that Tevogen will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the effect of the recent business combination with Semper Paratus Acquisition Corporation (the “Business Combination”) on Tevogen’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Tevogen; changes in the markets in which Tevogen competes, including with respect to its competitive landscape, technology evolution, or regulatory changes; changes in domestic and global general economic conditions; the risk that Tevogen may not be able to execute its growth strategies or may experience difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that Tevogen may not be able to develop and maintain effective internal controls; costs related to the Business Combination and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the Business Combination; the failure to achieve Tevogen’s commercialization and development plans and identify and realize additional opportunities, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Tevogen to grow and manage growth economically and hire and retain key employees; the risk that Tevogen may fail to keep pace with rapid technological developments to provide new and innovative products and services or make substantial investments in unsuccessful new products and services; the ability to develop, license or acquire new therapeutics; that Tevogen will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk of regulatory lawsuits or proceedings relating to Tevogen’s business; uncertainties inherent in the execution, cost, and completion of preclinical studies and clinical trials; risks related to regulatory review, approval and commercial development; risks associated with intellectual property protection; Tevogen’s limited operating history; and those factors discussed or incorporated by reference in Tevogen’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Tevogen undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

Contacts

Tevogen Bio Communications

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