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Moderna exercises option to license proprietary targeting technology from Autolus

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– Option exercised on undisclosed immune-oncology target following evaluation period by Moderna –

– Autolus receives option exercise fee, with potential for development milestone payments plus royalties –

LONDON, Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Autolus Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: AUTL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation programed T cell therapies, today announces that Moderna (MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, has exercised its option to license Autolus’ proprietary binders against an undisclosed immuno-oncology target for the development and commercialization of mRNA therapeutics.

This follows an original agreement with Moderna announced on August 2, 2021, granting Moderna an exclusive option to license Autolus’ proprietary binders for up to four immuno-oncology targets for incorporation in certain mRNA therapeutics. On exercise of the option, Autolus has received an option exercise payment and is eligible to receive development and commercial milestone payments for each product successfully commercialized. In addition, Autolus would be entitled to receive royalties on net sales of all products commercialized under the agreement.

“The collaboration with Moderna has been a productive partnership, and it’s great to see this work progressing to the next stage,” said Dr. Martin Pule, CSO of Autolus. “The use of our technology in Moderna’s mRNA platform continues to underscore Autolus’ leadership in the development of innovative differentiated binder and cell programming technologies.”

About Autolus Therapeutics plc
Autolus is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation, programed T cell therapies for the treatment of cancer. Using a broad suite of proprietary and modular T cell programming technologies, the Company is engineering precisely targeted, controlled and highly active T cell therapies that are designed to better recognize cancer cells, break down their defense mechanisms and eliminate these cells. Autolus has a pipeline of product candidates in development for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors. For more information, please visit www.autolus.com.

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Contact:

Olivia Manser
+44 (0) 7780 471568 
o.manser@autolus.com

Julia Wilson
+44 (0) 7818 430877 
j.wilson@autolus.com

Susan A. Noonan
S.A. Noonan Communications
+1-917-513-5303 
susan@sanoonan.com 

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