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CureVac Highlights Key 2018 Corporate Milestones and OutlookCureVac AG, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering mRNA-based drugs, today outlined key 2018 milestones in conjunction with its presentation at the 36th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The Company highlighted its clinical development milestones and strategy for the year, including plans to initiate clinical testing of four new mRNA product candidates targeting infectious diseases and cancers. "CureVac has made significant technological and clinical achievements over the past several years that position us to realize the full potential of mRNA therapies to improve the lives of people globally," said Ingmar Hoerr, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of CureVac. "We expect to have six product candidates in clinical trials in 2018 with potential for interim clinical results late in the year. We believe the strategic approach to securing IP around mRNA that we began early in CureVac's history positions us well for creating first-in-class, high-value novel products across a broad range of therapeutic modalities and diseases. We're also continuing to enhance our industry-leading mRNA platform with new delivery technologies and scalable GMP manufacturing capabilities. Together these milestones will enable us to achieve our vision of bringing an entirely new approach to the creation of valuable medicines for serious conditions throughout the world." CureVac has achieved important corporate, clinical and manufacturing milestones that have laid the foundation for accelerating product development efforts across multiple modalities and diseases in 2018. The Company mainly expects to:
A live webcast and replay of CureVac's presentation at the 2018 J.P. Morgan 36th Annual Healthcare Conference can be accessed here. About CureVac AG CureVac is a leading company in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology with more than 17 years' expertise in handling and optimizing this versatile molecule for medical purposes. The principle of CureVac's proprietary technology is the use of mRNA as a data carrier to instruct the human body to produce its own proteins capable of fighting a wide range of diseases. The company applies its technologies for the development of cancer therapies, prophylactic vaccines and molecular therapies. To date, CureVac has received approximately $420 million (€400 million) in equity investments including significant investments from SAP (News - Alert) founder Dietmar Hopp's dievini and an investment of $52 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. CureVac has also entered into collaborations with multinational corporations and organizations, including Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly & Co, CRISPR Therapeutics, Arcturus Therapeutics and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For more information, please visit www.curevac.com.
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