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14 November 2016
Scancell Holdings Plc
("Scancell" or the "Company")
Scancell to present at the World Immunotherapy Congress in Basel and at the Biotech and Money Inv€$tival Showcase in London
Scancell Holdings plc, ('Scancell' or the 'Company') the developer of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, announces that it will be presenting at the World Immunotherapy Congress being held on 14-16 November 2016 in Basel, Switzerland and at the Biotech and Money Inv€$tival Showcase on 18 November 2016 in London, UK.
At the World Immunotherapy Congress, Professor Lindy Durrant, Chief Scientific Officer of Scancell, will be presenting: "SCIB1, SCIB2 and Moditope novel cancer vaccines" at 11:25am on 16 November 2016 as part of the Cancer Vaccines segment.
At the Biotech and Money Inv€$tival Showcase, Dr Richard Goodfellow, Chief Executive Officer of Scancell, will be presenting an overview of the Company at 10:45am on 18 November 2016. Dr Richard Goodfellow will also be available to participate in one-on-one meetings with investors who are registered to attend the conference.
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Scancell Holdings Plc
Dr John Chiplin, Executive Chairman Dr Richard Goodfellow, CEO | Scancell Holdings Plc
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About The World Immunotherapy Congress
Immunotherapy currently offers the brightest hope for cancer treatment. New developments with checkpoint inhibitors and co-stimulatory targets have enabled some stunning breakthroughs and high optimism for the sector. Recently, there have been some incredibly exciting new therapies in the field.
Our vision is to bring together the full community and provide a single meeting point for the whole value chain. It is where science meets business to make immunotherapy the cornerstone of the fight against cancer.
The event is new, though the ideas and relationships are not. The event comes out of our discussions with leading clinicians, pharmaceutical companies, biotechs and research institutes held every year at the successful European Antibody Congress, now in its twelfth successful year.
About The Biotech and Money Inv€$tival Showcase
Biotech and Money connects corporates to capital, and we have partnered with Jefferies for Inv€$tival to showcase the latest investable private and public life science opportunities.
Presenting companies will range from the latest start-ups through to growing public companies, delivering succinct powerful presentations to an audience of global investors and pharma. All companies will also have their presentations recorded and a corporate interview video produced, forming a full corporate profile on the exclusive Biotech and Money Investor Portal.
For investors, Inv€$tival will help uncover and identify investable opportunities. And all of this in collaboration and with backing from the global investment bank Jefferies, co-located with their annual London Healthcare Conference.
About Scancell
Scancell is developing novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer based on its ImmunoBody® and Moditope® technology platforms.
Scancell's first ImmunoBody®, SCIB1 is being developed for the treatment of melanoma. Data from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial demonstrate that SCIB1, when used as monotherapy, has a marked effect on tumour load, produces a melanoma-specific immune response and highly encouraging survival trend without serious side effects. In patients with resected disease there is increasing evidence to suggest that SCIB1 may delay or prevent disease recurrence.
Scancell's ImmunoBody® vaccines target dendritic cells and stimulate both parts of the cellular immune system: the helper cell system where inflammation is stimulated at the tumour site and the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte or CTL response where immune system cells are primed to recognise and kill specific cells.
Pre-clinical data on a combination of SCIB1 or SCIB2 and checkpoint inhibition (blockade of the PD-1 or CTLA-4 immune checkpoint pathways) have shown enhanced tumour destruction and significantly longer survival times than when either treatment was used alone.
Scancell has also identified and patented a series of modified epitopes that stimulate the production of killer CD4+ T cells that destroy tumours without toxicity. The Directors believe that the Moditope® platform could play a major role in the development of safe and effective cancer immunotherapies in the future.