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Abivax announces presentation of four abstracts for obefazimod in ulcerative colitis and sponsorship of scientific symposium at the 19th Congress of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization (ECCO)

EQS-News: ABIVAX / Key word(s): Conference Abivax announces presentation of four abstracts for obefazimod in ulcerative colitis and sponsorship of scientific symposium at the 19th Congress of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization (ECCO) 13.02.2024 / 08:30 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Abivax announces presentation of four abstracts for obefazimod in ulcerative colitis and sponsorship of scientific symposium at the 19th Congress of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization (ECCO)

PARIS, France, February 13, 2024, 8:30 a.m. CET – Abivax SA (Euronext Paris & Nasdaq: ABVX) (“Abivax” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics that harness the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms to stabilize the immune response in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, today announced that four scientific abstracts on its lead drug candidate, obefazimod for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), will be presented during the 19^th Congress of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) on February 21-24, 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden.

“We are delighted that all four submitted abstracts have been accepted for presentations at ECCO. We look forward to scientific exchange with the IBD community at ECCO,” said Sheldon Sloan, M.D., M. Bioethics, Chief Medical Officer of Abivax. “The ECCO Congress provides an excellent platform to present new data and to continue raising awareness of the unique mechanism of action of obefazimod, which available data indicate exerts its anti-inflammatory activity by stabilizing the immune response in patients with ulcerative colitis.”

Abivax has also sponsored a scientific symposium titled “Expanding the Armamentarium: Emerging MOAs for Treating Ulcerative Colitis” featuring speakers Prof. Bruce E. Sands, M.D., M.S. (United States), and Prof. Raja Atreya, M.D. (Germany), on February 23, 2024, at 7:15-8:15 a.m. CET in room A12.

The Symposium will be broadcasted live and is accessible publicly here. No ECCO registration is required to view the broadcast.

For more information visit the Abivax booth at the ECCO exhibitor hall (booth #15) or see congress details at the ECCO website.