Innate Pharma Announces Transformative Strategy to Accelerate Growth

January 10, 2025 at 01:00 AM EST

Strategy anchored on early clinical development of proprietary assets with single-agent potential:
- Drive innovation with first-in-class ANKET^® NK-cell engager Platform
- Accelerate development of differentiated Antibody-Drug Conjugates
- Advance current late-stage assets through partnerships

Regulatory News:

Innate Pharma SA (Euronext Paris: IPH; Nasdaq: IPHA) (“Innate” or the “Company”) today announced its updated strategy for company growth. This comprehensive plan is anchored in three key pillars designed to drive sustainable growth, foster innovation, and deliver transformative therapies to patients worldwide.

"Our updated strategy underscores Innate Pharma’s unwavering dedication to innovation, collaboration, and delivering transformative therapies for patients worldwide," said Jonathan Dickinson, Chief Executive Officer of Innate Pharma. "With a focus on our ANKET^® platform and ADC programs, we are poised to redefine the landscape of immunotherapy, addressing unmet needs in oncology and autoimmune diseases. This roadmap reflects our steadfast commitment to advancing science, strengthening partnerships, and maximizing value for patients and shareholders alike as we look toward a brighter future in immuno-oncology."

Jonathan Dickinson will represent the Company in a session at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference scheduled Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 11:15 - 11:55 am PST.

A live webcast of the session will be available at the following link:

https://jpmorgan.metameetings.net/events/healthcare25/sessions/58707-innate-pharma/webcast?gpu_only=true&kiosk=true

Three Pillars of Growth

Drive innovation with first-in-class ANKET^® Platform: A new era in NK cell therapeutics is at the heart of Innate Pharma’s strategy, based around its validated, proprietary Antibody-based NK Cell Engager Therapeutics (ANKET^®) platform. This cutting-edge technology with anticipated applications in hematologic malignancies, solid tumors, and autoimmune diseases leverages the advantages of harnessing NK cell effector functions and can create proliferation of NK cells. By advancing its clinical pipeline, Innate aims to exploit therapeutic possibilities in oncology and autoimmune diseases. IPH6501, Innate’s proprietary ANKET^® is currently being investigated in a Phase 1/2 study in patients with CD20-expressing non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Accelerate development of differentiated Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs): Innate Pharma is advancing its ADC programs to develop differentiated and highly targeted treatments that combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the potency of cytotoxic drugs. IPH4502, Innate’s lead ADC, a novel and differentiated topoisomerase I inhibitor ADC conjugated to exatecan targeting Nectin-4, is being investigated in a Phase 1 trial in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Advance current late-stage assets through partnerships: Partnerships will continue to play a critical role in the Company’s strategy, for broader impact with Innate’s established antibody assets, including lacutamab and monalizumab. Innate is actively seeking a partner to progress lacutamab for patients with advanced forms of T cell lymphomas. Monalizumab, currently in a Phase 3 trial PACIFIC-9 led by AstraZeneca in non-small cell lung cancer, will see readouts by end of 2026. By entrusting these promising therapies to strategic partners, Innate ensures their ongoing development and potential commercialization, maximizing their therapeutic potential and reach.

With this multi-faceted strategy, Innate Pharma believes it is positioned to accelerate its growth trajectory and reinforce its leadership in the immuno-oncology space. The Company’s robust scientific expertise, strategic collaborations, and focus on patient outcomes create a strong foundation for success.

About Innate Pharma

Innate Pharma S.A. is a global, clinical-stage biotechnology company developing immunotherapies for cancer patients. Its innovative approach aims to harness the innate immune system through three therapeutic approaches: multi-specific NK Cell Engagers via its ANKET^® (Antibody-based NK cell Engager Therapeutics) proprietary platform and Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC) and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

Innate’s portfolio includes several ANKET^® drug candidates to address multiple tumor types as well as IPH4502 a differentiated ADC in development in solid tumors. In addition, anti-KIR3DL2 mAb lacutamab is developed in advanced form of cutaneous T cell lymphomas and peripheral T cell lymphomas, and anti-NKG2A mAb monalizumab is developed with AstraZeneca in non-small cell lung cancer.

Innate Pharma is a trusted partner to biopharmaceutical companies such as Sanofi and AstraZeneca, as well as leading research institutions, to accelerate innovation, research and development for the benefit of patients.

Headquartered in Marseille, France with a US office in Rockville, MD, Innate Pharma is listed on Euronext Paris and Nasdaq in the US.

Learn more about Innate Pharma at www.innate-pharma.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Information about Innate Pharma shares

ISIN code

Ticker code

LEI

FR0010331421

Euronext: IPH Nasdaq: IPHA

9695002Y8420ZB8HJE29

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