Argos Announces Receipt of Milestone Payment from Lummy (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd.

DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 06, 2017 -- Argos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ARGS), an immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of individualized immunotherapies based on the Arcelis® precision immunotherapy technology platform, today announced receipt of a $1.5 million milestone payment from Lummy (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. (“Lummy”), the Company’s partner in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. The milestone payment was made in consideration of the successful initiation of technology transfer related to the manufacturing of Rocapuldencel-T to Lummy by the Company, to which Lummy has a license for commercialization in these territories. 

“We appreciate Lummy’s continued commitment to Argos and the Rocapuldencel-T development program,” stated Jeff Abbey, CEO of Argos. “Given the complexity of the manufacturing process for Rocapuldencel-T, we were pleased to complete this important milestone in our alliance.” 

About Argos Therapeutics

Argos Therapeutics is an immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of individualized immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases using its Arcelis® technology platform. Argos' most advanced product candidate, Rocapuldencel-T, is being evaluated in the pivotal ADAPT Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Argos is also developing a separate Arcelis®-based product candidate, AGS-004, for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is currently being evaluated in combination with vorinostat, a latency-reversing drug, in an investigator-initiated Phase 2 clinical trial aimed at HIV eradication in adult patients. Funding for the development of AGS-004 has been provided by the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Collaboratory of Research for AIDS Eradication.

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Argos Therapeutics, Inc.
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