Forbius to Present at the Upcoming 2020 Solebury Trout Virtual Investor Conference
Austin, TX, and Montreal, QC (Apr 1, 2020) – Forbius, a clinical-stage protein engineering company that develops biotherapeutics to treat cancer and fibrosis, announced today that Ilia Tikhomirov, CEO of Forbius, will present a corporate update at the upcoming Solebury Trout Virtual Investor Conference.
The 25 minute presentation includes an interactive Q&A with participants prompted to submit questions electronically. Details are as follows:
Date/Time:
Thursday, April 2, 2020, at 2:30p.m. EDT
Access: https://78449.themediaframe.com/dataconf/productusers/solebury/mediaframe/36519/indexl.html
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About Forbius: Targeting TGF-beta and EGFR Pathways in Fibrosis and Cancer
Forbius is a clinical-stage protein engineering company that develops biotherapeutics to treat fibrosis and cancer. We are focused on the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathways.
Forbius’ team of TGF-beta biology experts designed a proprietary platform of TGF-beta inhibitors with best-in-class potency and selectivity against the principal disease-driving isoforms 1 & 3. This novel class of TGF-beta inhibitors has proven highly active in preclinical models of fibrosis and cancer and was well-tolerated in long-term toxicology studies. Forbius’ lead TGF-beta 1 & 3 inhibitor, AVID200, is undergoing Phase 1 clinical trials in two fibrotic indications as well as in solid tumors.
Forbius' lead program targeting EGFR is AVID100. AVID100 is an anti-EGFR antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) with a novel tumor-selective mode of action. This program is undergoing Phase 2a clinical trials in EGFR-overexpressing solid tumors.
About TGF-beta 1 & 3
TGF-beta 1 & 3 are the main oncogenic TGF-beta isoforms expressed by many solid tumors. They are believed to play a major role in T-cell suppression, fibrosis and resistance to anti-PD-(L)1 therapies such as nivolumab (Opdivo®) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) (Chakravarthy et al., Nature Comm., 2018; Tauriello et al., Nature, 2018; Mariathasan et al., Nature, 2018).
Contact
Ilia Tikhomirov, CEO, Forbius
ir@forbius.com