• Improved precision of the AI-Immunology™ platform in predicting clinically relevant vaccine targets boosts the potential of its AI-derived vaccine candidates
• The improvement has been achieved through iterative learning and the integration of advanced bioinformatics and machine learning techniques
• In the ongoing phase 2 trial with personalized cancer vaccine EVX-01, 79% of the AI-Immunology™ predicted vaccine targets triggered a tumor-specific immune response, a significant increase from 58% observed in the EVX-01 phase 1 trial
• The precision level seen with AI-Immunology™ in predicting targets triggering the desired immune response is very encouraging compared to other approaches
• The ability to select vaccine targets eliciting a tumor-specific immune response is pivotal for a vaccine’s clinical efficacy and resulting commercial potential
  
  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, October 3, 2024 – Evaxion Biotech A/S (NASDAQ: EVAX) (“Evaxion”), a clinical-stage TechBio company specializing in developing AI-Immunology™ powered vaccines, continues to gather clinical evidence for the steady improvement of its AI-Immunology™ platform.

The platform’s precision has significantly improved between the two clinical trials with Evaxion’s personalized cancer vaccine EVX-01. In the ongoing phase 2 trial, 81 out of 103 (79%) vaccine targets assessed to date triggered a tumor-specific immune response, a notable increase from the 58% observed in the phase 1 trial completed last year.

The high number of immune-active vaccine targets is observed across all patients. The ability to trigger a broad and consistent tumor-specific immune response is pivotal for a vaccine’s clinical efficacy and, thereby, critical for the vaccine’s commercial potential and ability to address unmet medical needs.

“As a truly AI-first TechBio company, Evaxion rests on our leading AI-Immunology™ platform and its continued improvement remains a top priority for us. It is, of course, very pleasing to see that we are successful in that work, reaching 79% of identified vaccine targets triggering an immune response in the ongoing EVX-01 phase 2 trial. This compares very favorably to data reported from other personalized cancer neoantigen trials. We are further pleased that the clinical outcome data are also very strong, providing us with a compelling AI-Immunology™ derived investigational vaccine candidate.” says Christian Kanstrup, CEO of Evaxion.

The improvement of the AI-Immunology™ platform's predictive capabilities results from iterative learning loops, optimization based on clinical data and the integration of novel bioinformatic and machine learning methodologies.

About AI-Immunology™
AI-Immunology™ is a scalable and adaptable artificial intelligence technology platform at the forefront of vaccine discovery for infectious diseases and cancers. By integrating the collective power of proprietary AI models PIONEER™, EDEN™, RAVEN™, and ObsERV™, the platform can model the complexity of the patient’s immune system. AI-Immunology™ advanced computational modeling swiftly and uniquely identifies, predicts, and designs vaccine candidates, revolutionizing the landscape of immunotherapy by offering a holistic and personalized approach to combat fast-evolving pathogens and malignant cells.

Contact information 
Evaxion Biotech A/S
Mads Kronborg
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communication
+45 53 54 82 96

mak@evaxion-biotech.com 

About EVAXION
Evaxion Biotech A/S is a pioneering TechBio company based upon its AI platform, AI-Immunology™. Evaxion’s proprietary and scalable AI prediction models harness the power of artificial intelligence to decode the human immune system and develop novel immunotherapies for cancer, bacterial diseases, and viral infections. Based upon AI-Immunology™, Evaxion has developed a clinical-stage oncology pipeline of novel personalized vaccines and a preclinical infectious disease pipeline in bacterial and viral diseases with high unmet medical needs. Evaxion is committed to transforming patients’ lives by providing innovative and targeted treatment options. For more information about Evaxion and its groundbreaking AI-Immunology™ platform and vaccine pipeline, please visit our website.

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