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Summary / Data Stingray Therapeutics: Novel Innate Immunity Target - Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase / Phosphodiesterase 1 (ENPP1). Stingray Therapeutics, a biotechnology company located in the Texas Medical Center (TMC), is developing next-generation innate immune modulators targeting the STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) pathway. Clinical Candidate (SR-8541A) - Potent and Selective Inhibitor of ENPP1 SR-8541A Binds the Catalytic Pocket of ENPP1ENPP1 Inhibitors Activate the STING pathway and Promote Lympocyte Infiltration of Breast Cancer Single-Agent Activity (CT26 - Colon), 57.8% Decrease in Tumor Volume SR-8541A Treatment and Radiation Theapy Demonstrate Synergy and Abscopal Anti-Tumor Response in MC38 Mode Description - STING / ENPP1 The STING pathway is the body’s first level of defense against foreign pathogens (bacteria / viruses) and critical for enabling the adaptive immune system (e.g. T-Cells) to recognize cancer cells and attack. SR-8541A blocks ENPP1’s activity which cancer upregulates to suppress the STING ST imulator of IN terferon G pathway both in cancer cells and in the surrounding tumor microenvironment (TME). By downregulating ENPP1, SR-8541A enhances the innate immune response where adaptive immunity (e.g. checkpoint inhibitors) cannot defeat the cancer alone.SR-8541A used in combination with checkpoint inhibitors enables both arms of the immune system (innate / adaptive) to fight cancer providing a dramatic leap forward in immune-oncology treatment in tumors unresponsive to checkpoint inhibition (prostate , colorectal) and aiding response in tumors where checkpoint inhibitors are currently used melanoma, head and neck, triple-negative breast). Other advantages of ENPP1 inhibition include blocking adenosine production, an important immune suppressor, and helping to block cancer’s ability to repair DNA following targeted and / or chemotherapy. While Stingray's primary focus is oncology, it is also known that activation of the STING pathway via ENPP1 inhibition could have a major impact in infectious diseases, including Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Hepatitis B, through the stimulation of host defense immunity. Timeline: Pre-IND Enabling Studies: 3Q2020 - 1Q2020 GLP Toxicology Single-Agent Pre-Clinical Studies (interferon responsive tumors - CTCL, Myelofibrosis and immune responsive tumors) Combination Studies - checkpoint inhibitors, anti-CD38 in multiple myeloma, PRRT (liquid radiation), PARP inhibitors, chemotherapy, CAR-T / CAR-NK cells File IND - 1Q2020 Financing: Stingray is raising $1.5M of bridge financing (convertible note funding pre-IND studies) leading to a $15M Series A advancing the company’s lead small molecule compound, SR-8541A, through Phase 1 clinical studies. Use of Proceeds $1M: Pre-Clinical (Chemistry, Biology, CMC, Toxicology) $1M: IP, Legal $11M: Two (2) Phase 1 Clinical Studies $2M: Administration

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Personalis, Inc. headquartered in Menlo Park California, USA, Was established in 2011 as a Stanford University spin-out by a team of internationally-renown Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) thought leaders to provide advanced genomic sequencing and analytics solutions to support the development of personalized cancer vaccines and cancer immunotherapies by providing more comprehensive molecular data bout each patient’s cancer and immune response. The Personalis ImmunoID NeXT Platform TM is designed to adapt to the complex and evolving understanding of cancer, providing its biopharmaceutical customers with information on all of the approximately 20,000 human genes, together with the immune system, from a single tissue sample The Personalis Clinical Laboratory in Menlo Park, Califonria is GxP aligned as well as CLIA’88-certified and CAP-accredited.

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