Regulatory News:
ASIT biotech (BSE:ASIT) (Paris:ASIT) (Euronext: ASIT BE0974289218), a Belgian biopharmaceutical company specialized in allergy immunotherapy, today announces the publication of a report by Kepler Cheuvreux, a leading independent European financial services company specialized in research, execution and advisory services.
Thierry Legon, CEO of ASIT biotech, commented: "With the recent addition of Kepler Cheuvreux, ASIT biotech is now covered by 5 leading financial analysts (others being KBC Securities, Bryan Garnier Co., Société Générale-Gilbert Dupont, Edison Research) which confirms the rising interest of the financial community for ASIT biotech's unique approach in the field of allergy immunotherapy, a growing indication with a multi-billion Euro market potential. They are globally aligned on their valuation of our lead asset to treat grass-pollen Allergic Rhinitis, gp-ASIT+, currently in Phase III with peak sales estimates between €300 and 500 million, as well as on the potential of our 2 other product candidates for house dust mites and peanut allergies with cumulative peak sales estimated above €1 billion *."
* This information does not constitute an offer to sell or subscribe, or the solicitation of an order to buy or subscribe for securities in France, Europe, the US or any other country. ASIT biotech have agreed on a service for the production and distribution of financial analyses with Edison and Bryan Garnier.
About ASIT biotech
ASIT biotech is a Belgian clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and future commercialization of a range of breakthrough immunotherapy products for the treatment of allergies. Thanks to its innovative ASIT+ technology platform, ASIT biotech is currently the only developer of allergy immunotherapy (AIT) product candidates consisting of a unique mixture of highly purified natural allergen fragments in an optimal size selection. This innovation results in a short treatment, expected to improve patient compliance and real-life effectiveness. ASIT biotech's product pipeline contains three novel ASIT+ product candidates targeting respiratory allergies with the highest prevalence (i.e. grass pollen: gp-ASIT+ and house dust mite: hdm-ASIT+), and food allergies (peanut allergy: pnt-ASIT+) that could significantly expand the current immunotherapy market. The Company believes that its innovative ASIT+ platform is flexible and would be applicable across a range of allergies.
ASIT biotech has a headcount of 26 staff members, at its headquarters in Brussels and a laboratory in Liège, Belgium.
Further information can be found at www.asitbiotech.com.
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This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for shares of ASIT biotech SA (the "Company" and the "Shares"). Any purchase of, subscription for or application for, Shares to be issued in connection with the intended offering should only be made on the basis of information contained in the prospectus and any supplements thereto, as the case may be. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus and the information contained herein is for information purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. Investors should not subscribe for any Shares except on the basis of the information contained in the prospectus that the Company expects to publish after its approval by the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority, and which can then be obtained at the Company's registered office and on www.asitbiotech.com
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Contacts:
Company
Thierry Legon, CEO
ASIT biotech
Tel.: +32 2 264 03 90
investors@asitbiotech.com
Media and Investor Relations France
NewCap
Dusan Oresansky Pierre Laurent
Tel.: +33 1 44 71 94 92
asitbiotech@newcap.eu
Media Relations Belgium
Laure-Eve Monfort
Tel.: +32 2 290 90 93
monfort@comfi.be