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MagForce AG Publishes Shareholder Letter - Seite 2

Last year, we entered into a cooperation agreement with the Paracelsus Clinic Zwickau. Prof. Dr. med. Habil. Jan-Peter Warnke, Head of Department in the Neurosurgical Clinic at Paracelsus Clinic, and his team have treated brain tumor patients in our new mobile therapy center since December 2019 and offer our potential life-prolonging therapy in the acute interest of patients in Eastern Germany with increasing treatment numbers reported eversince. At the end of September, Paracelsus Clinic Zwickau, with support from the German Brain Tumor Association and the Cancer Society Saxony, will host a patient event which offers the chance to visit the mobile treatment center, as well as provide information on glioblastoma and potential treatment options for patients in Zwickau and the surrounding region.

We already announced that the Hufeland Clinic at the Mühlhausen site in Thuringia will be the next clinic in Europe to offer MagForce's NanoTherm therapy system for the commercial treatment of brain tumors. Currently construction is ongoing on the station that will be integrated into the neurosurgical department. Most importantly, the center will have its own entrance, which is crucial as brain tumor patients require facilities that are easily accessible. Furthermore, this integrated treatment center provides even more protection in the current pandemic as it will help limit unnecessary contact to persons not directly involved in the treatment process. Final inspections are planned to take place in October with the center opening for patients immediately thereafter. The new treatment center is managed by Privatdozent (PD) Dr. Johannes Wölfer, head physician of the Department of Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery.

As a long-standing expert in the use of MagForce's NanoTherm therapy system, PD Dr. Wölfer was also involved in the development of the training concept for the "NanoTherm Therapy School," together with two further renowned medical opinion leaders: Prof. Dr. Walter Stummer and PD Dr. Dr. Oliver Grauer both at the University Hospital Münster. At the "NanoTherm Therapy School," surgeons are certified in the use of the innovative technology by participating in a comprehensive series of application training courses. Two sessions have already taken place and on October 9th the next module will be hosted to acquaint surgeons from various clinics in Germany with this new treatment method in a stress-free yet largely realistic setting. This is key to ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of treatment.