- Autoimmune diseases are characterized by high unmet medical need with most current treatments only addressing symptoms. Evaxion will apply AI-Immunology to target underlying pathologies
- The unique capabilities of AI-Immunology could potentially help develop new treatments with higher efficacy and less side effects than current treatments
- Initial experimental data will be presented at the Protein & Antibody Engineering Summit (PEGS) Europe taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, September 14, 2026 - Evaxion A/S (NASDAQ: EVAX) ("Evaxion"), a clinical-stage TechBio company developing novel vaccines with its pioneering AI- Immunology platform, has begun the application of the platform in autoimmune diseases thereby expanding the company's therapeutic focus and achieving another company milestone for 2026.
We are now conducting experimental testing of two novel AI-Immunology -based treatment concepts for autoimmune diseases. Both concepts could potentially offer higher efficacy and less side effects than currently available treatments as AI-Immunology has unique capabilities in addressing underlying disease pathologies with very high specificity.
AI-Immunology enables development of several novel therapeutic concepts focusing on disease modification. This carries substantial opportunities as autoimmune diseases are characterized by high unmet medical need with few treatment approaches focused on the underlying disease and offer significant partnership potential across all stages of drug development.
"We are very excited to apply AI-Immunology in a new disease area and validate these novel concepts, which could potentially target underlying disease biology rather than just symptoms. Autoimmune diseases can be severely debilitating and even lethal placing a massive burden on patients, relatives and society. With AI-Immunology we have unique opportunities to potentially improve treatment options in this area," says Birgitte Rønø, CSO and COO of Evaxion.
Testing two different concepts
Specifically, Evaxion is now testing a tolerogenic vaccine concept and an autoantibody binder concept. Data from the ongoing experiments will be presented at the Protein & Antibody Engineering Summit (PEGS) Europe taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18, 2026.
The tolerogenic approach involves vaccination with T-cell epitopes and co-delivery of immune modulators that direct the immune system to tolerance. AI-Immunology has unique capabilities in finding and prioritizing the best epitopes.
The autoantibody binder concept utilizes an antigen construct that captures autoantibodies, which are the main pathogenic drivers in many autoimmune diseases. Autoantibodies bind to 1 normal tissue causing tissue damage and/or blocking of key physiological functions. Thus, clearing of these autoantibodies is expected to treat the diseases.
Contact information
Evaxion A/S
Mads Kronborg
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communication
+45 53 54 82 96
mak@evaxion.ai
About Evaxion
Evaxion is a pioneering TechBio company based upon its proprietary, clinically validated and scalable AI platform, AI-Immunology. The platform harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to decode the human immune system and develop novel drug candidates for cancer and infectious diseases.
With AI-Immunology we conduct rapid, efficient and high-quality target discovery, drug design and development. Our team of +40 experts covers the entire value chain from target discovery to clinical development.
We have developed a clinical pipeline of both personalized and off-the-shelf cancer vaccine candidates as well as prophylactic vaccine candidates for infectious diseases. All our candidates address high unmet medical needs, reflecting our commitment to transforming patients' lives by providing innovative and targeted treatment options.
For more information about Evaxion, AI-Immunology and our pipeline, please visit our website.
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