Hemispherx Announces Presentation on the Potential Role of Ampligen as an Immune System Amplifier Improving Seasonal Flu Vaccine Cross-Protection

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 26, 2018 -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (NYSE American:HEB), focused on pharmaceutical research, announces that William Mitchell, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology at Vanderbilt University, will review data on January 30, 2018 at the Keystone Symposia Conference on Emerging Technologies in Vaccine Discovery and Development evidencing the activity of Ampligen® (rintatolimod) in enabling nasally-administered seasonal flu vaccines to confer wide cross-reactivity/protection against influenza viruses, even against those they were not designed to protect. The immune-stimulant properties of Ampligen® as a restricted TLR3 agonist in nasal mucosa were observed in animal models and human subjects.

Dr. Mitchell also serves as the independent Chairman of the Board of Hemispherx.

The conference takes place at the Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta, Canada, January 28-February 1, 2018.

Title: Evidence for a Restricted TLR Agonist, Rintatolimod, in the Induction of Cross Strain/Clade Influenza Protective Responses

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM MST

About Hemispherx Biopharma
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., is an advanced specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of seriously debilitating disorders. Hemispherx’s flagship products include Alferon N Injection® and the experimental therapeutic rintatolimod (tradenames Ampligen® or Rintamod®). Rintatolimod is an experimental RNA nucleic acid being developed for globally important debilitating diseases and disorders of the immune system, including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Hemispherx’s platform technology includes components for potential treatment of various severely debilitating and life-threatening diseases. Because rintatolimod is experimental in nature, it is not designated safe and effective by the FDA for general use and is legally available only through clinical trials.

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