Oncotelic Therapeutics, Inc. to Sell Its Necroptosis Cancer Therapy Assets to Mosaic ImmunoEngineering, Inc.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., April 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oncotelic Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB:OTLC) ("Oncotelic", the "Company" or "We" or “Our”), announced today that it has entered into a binding term-sheet with Mosaic ImmunoEngineering, Inc. (OTCPK: CPMV) (“Mosaic”) under which Mosaic will acquire rights to Oncotelic’s clinical-stage necroptosis cancer therapies. Oncotelic’s necroptosis therapeutics work by disrupting tumor blood flow resulting in immunogenic tumor cell death through “death receptor” activation which can result in a robust anti-cancer immune response. In addition to the clinical stage assets, Mosaic will have access to Oncotelic’s proprietary Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) technologies for identifying immunotherapy combinations.

Pursuant to the binding term-sheet, Mosaic will issue to Oncotelic $15 million in CPMV shares upon execution of the definitive purchase agreement along with additional milestones allowing Oncotelic to earn up to an additional $15 million in shares of CPMV. The Mosaic team, which has broad experience in bringing oncology and orphan drug products to market with a combined experience including well over 30 FDA and worldwide product approvals, will be responsible for advancing the development of the technologies. Both companies will work closely together to ensure a smooth transfer of the technologies from Oncotelic to Mosaic. Oncotelic will provide short-term financial support for the program while the teams work together to achieve both short-term and long-term financing goals. Pursuant to the binding term sheet, the parties agreed to negotiate in good faith towards the execution of the Definitive Agreements and the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, which will be subject to customary due diligence and other conditions as described in the binding term sheet.

"This will be the second transaction for capitalizing on our assets and building shareholder value. The first being the successful transition of OT-101 to our joint venture (“JV”) with Dragon Capital Overseas, Limited. The JV is expected to list for an IPO, as well as the completion of establishing a research and manufacturing facility headquartered in San Diego, California." expressed Dr. Vuong Trieu, CEO of Oncotelic.

"We are very pleased to have this opportunity to bring these clinical stage assets that have promise for the treatment of multiple types of cancer into Mosaic. We anticipate that the initial application of the technology will be in areas with high unmet medical need such as uveal melanoma and retinoblastoma. We look forward to working with the Oncotelic team to advance the program." said Steven King, President and CEO of Mosaic.