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Moderna to pay Genevant and Arbutus $950 million upfront and an additional $1.3 billion contingent upon a favorable resolution of Moderna's Section 1498 appealIf the $1.3 billion payment is realized, this settlement will be the largest disclosed patent settlement paid in the pharmaceutical industry and the second largest in any industrySettlement holds Moderna accountable for infringement and provides for the court to enter judgment of no invalidity on the four Genevant/Arbutus patents asserted in the caseGenevant grants Moderna a global non-exclusive license to its LNP delivery technology for SM-102-containing mRNA vaccines for infectious disease and a covenant not to sue for certain Geneva

Moderna to pay Genevant and Arbutus $950 million upfront and an additional $1.3 billion contingent upon a favorable resolution of Moderna's Section 1498 appealIf the $1.3 billion payment is realized, this settlement will be the largest disclosed patent settlement paid in the pharmaceutical industry and the second largest in any industrySettlement holds Moderna accountable for infringement and provides for the court to enter judgment of no invalidity on the four Genevant/Arbutus patents asserted in the caseGenevant grants Moderna a global non-exclusive license to its LNP delivery technology for SM-102-containing mRNA vaccines for infectious disease and a covenant not to sue for certain Geneva

Imdusiran data from IM-PROVE I and IM-PROVE II Phase 2a clinical trials to be presented at upcoming AASLD - The Liver Meeting 2024 Multiple-ascending doses of AB-101 in healthy subjects in the Phase 1a/1b clinical trial were generally safe and well-tolerated with evidence of receptor occupancy Now dosing cHBV patients with AB-101 in Part 3 of the Phase 1a/1b clinical trial Cash runway into the fourth quarter of 2026Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., Nov. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) ("Arbutus" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop a f

WARMINSTER, Pa., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), ("Arbutus" or the "Company") a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop a functional cure for people with chronic hepatitis B virus (cHBV) infection, today announced that it has scheduled its third quarter 2024 financial results and corporate update for Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: • Q3 2024 Press Release:Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. ET• Q3 2024 Conference Call/Webcast:Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 8:45 a.m. ET   To dial-in for the conference call

End-of-treatment data presented at the EASL Congress from two Phase 2a clinical trials supports advancing imdusiran as a potential cornerstone in a HBV functional cure treatment regimen IM-PROVE I clinical trial demonstrated undetectable HBsAg in 33% of patients who were treated with 48 weeks of imdusiran and 24 weeks of IFN and in 67% of these patients with baseline HBsAg less than 1000 IU/mL Prioritizing imdusiran Phase 2b clinical development; eliminating HBV discovery efforts resulting in a reduction in workforce by 40% and extension of expected cash runway into the fourth quarter of 2026 Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE

WARMINSTER, Pa., July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop a functional cure for people with chronic hepatitis B virus (cHBV) infection, today announced that it has scheduled its second quarter 2024 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, August 1, 2024. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q2 2024 Press Release:Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q2 2024 Conference Call/Webcast:Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 8:45 a.m. ET    To dial-in for the conference call by phone, please register using the follo

Asserts Arbutus' Share of Patent Infringement Claims Against Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech is Potentially Worth Billions of Dollars and Preserving that Value Should be a Key Focus Calls on Arbutus to Cease Any Further Share Issuances and Plans to Vote AGAINST Proposed Share Increases to Company's Incentive Plan Urges the Company to Launch a Strategic Review of its Hepatitis B Virus Portfolio by Yearend, Including Potential License and Collaboration Agreements Whitefort Capital Management, LP (together with its affiliates, "Whitefort Capital," "us" or "we"), which is a long-term investor and the second largest shareholder of Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (NASDAQ:ABUS) ("Arbutus" or the "Compan

End-of-treatment data from two Phase 2a combination clinical trials with imdusiran to be presented at the EASL Congress in June 2024 Preliminary data from the single-dose portion of the AB-101-001 clinical trial show that AB-101 was generally well-tolerated and bound to the receptor target in healthy subjects Court provides claim construction ruling in ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against Moderna; Court date scheduled for April 21, 2025 Strong financial position – expected cash runway extended through the second quarter of 2026 Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) ("Arbutus"

WARMINSTER, Pa., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop a functional cure for people with chronic hepatitis B virus (cHBV) infection, today announced that it has scheduled its first quarter 2024 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, May 2, 2024. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q1 2024 Press Release:Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q1 2024 Conference Call/Webcast:Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 8:45 a.m. ET    To dial-in for the conference call by phone, please register using the following li

On-track to report key clinical data in 2024 from two on-going Phase 2a clinical trials with imdusiran and the Phase 1a/1b clinical trial with AB-101 Plans to initiate a third Phase 2a clinical trial with imdusiran in first half of 2024 Claim Construction for Moderna LNP litigation occurred on February 8, 2024; trial date set for April 21, 2025 Strong financial position with cash and investments of $132M; cash runway into Q1 2026  Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 am ET WARMINSTER, Pa., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) ("Arbutus" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virolog

WARMINSTER, Pa., Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop a functional cure for people with chronic hepatitis B virus (cHBV) infection, today announced that it has scheduled its fourth quarter and year end 2023 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, February 29, 2024. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q4 and Year End 2023 Press Release:Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q4 and Year End 2023 Conference Call/Webcast:Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 8:45 a.m. ET To dial-in for th

Multiple data presentations upcoming at AASLD – The Liver Meeting®, including preliminary data from Phase 2a clinical trial combining imdusiran, our RNAi therapeutic, with VTP-300, an HBV antigen-specific immunotherapy Dosing continues in two Phase 2a combination clinical trials with imdusiran and in a Phase 1a/1b clinical trial with AB-101, our oral PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor Reducing workforce by 24% as a result of recent pipeline optimization Cash runway extended into first quarter 2026 Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) ("Arbutus" or the "Compan

WARMINSTER, Pa., Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) ("Arbutus" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that it has scheduled its third quarter 2023 financial results and corporate update for Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q3/2023 Press Release:Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q3/2023 Conference Call/Webcast:Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 8:45 a.m. ET    To dial-in for the conference call by phone, please register using

Regulatory approval received in New Zealand to advance AB-101, our oral PD-L1 inhibitor, into a Phase 1 clinical trial with dosing to begin this quarter AB-729 (imdusiran), in combination with pegylated interferon alfa-2a, in a Phase 2a clinical trial, was generally well tolerated and appears to result in continued HBsAg declines in some patients First patient dosed in additional arm of Phase 2a clinical trial combining imdusiran, VTP-300, NA therapy and nivolumab – advancing towards goal of further stimulating host HBV-associated immunity Cash runway into the first quarter of 2025 Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET

WARMINSTER, Pa., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that it has scheduled its second quarter 2023 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, August 3, 2023. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q2/2023 Press Release:Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q2/2023 Conference Call/Webcast:Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 8:45 a.m. ET To dial-in for the conference call by phone, please register using the following link: Registration L

Additional AB-729 off-treatment data highlighted in an oral presentation at the Global Hepatitis Summit 2023 Dosed first subject in Phase 1 clinical trial with oral RNA Destabilizer, AB-161 Filed patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer and BioNTech seeking compensation for use of unlicensed patented technologies in COVID-19 mRNA-LNP vaccines Strong financial position – cash runway extends into the first quarter of 2025 Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) ("Arbutus" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to deve

WARMINSTER, Pa., April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that it has scheduled its first quarter 2023 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, May 4, 2023. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q1/2023 Press Release:Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q1/2023 Conference Call/Webcast:Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 8:45 a.m. ET    To dial-in for the conference call by phone, please register using the following link: Registration Lin

Significant progress made advancing proprietary programs in chronic HBV and Coronavirus AB-729 data from multiple Phase 2a combination clinical trials expected in 2023 Initial Phase 1 data for oral PD-L1, AB-101, and oral RNA Destabilizer, AB-161, expected in the second half of 2023 Initiate Phase 1 clinical trial for oral Mpro coronavirus candidate, AB-343, expected in the second half of 2023 Strengthened financial position – cash runway into Q4 2024 Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology ex

WARMINSTER, Pa., Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that it has scheduled its fourth quarter and year end 2022 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, March 2, 2023. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q4 and Year End 2022 Press Release:Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q4 and Year End 2022 Conference Call/Webcast:Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 8:45 a.m. ET    To dial-in for the conference call by phone, please register u

Financially strong with a projected cash runway into the second quarter of 2024 HBsAg and HBV DNA remain at low levels with no evidence of clinical relapse up to 44 weeks after discontinuing AB-729, our RNAi therapeutic, and NA therapy On-track to achieve multiple additional milestones before year end Conference call and webcast today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today reports its third quarter 2022 financi

HBsAg and HBV DNA remain at low levels with no evidence of clinical relapse up to 44 weeks after discontinuing AB-729 and NA therapy Preclinical data suggest that AB-101, an oral PD-L1 inhibitor, in combination with an RNAi, may provide enhanced HBV immune response Data to be presented as poster presentations Additional safety findings lead to discontinuation of AB-836 development Conference call and webcast scheduled for Friday, November 4th at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specif

Conference Call and Webcast to discuss the new data being presented at AASLD scheduled for 8:45 AM ET, Friday, November 4, 2022 WARMINSTER, Pa., Oct. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that the Company will be presenting three posters with clinical data from its lead clinical compound, AB-729, an RNAi therapeutic, and its preclinical oral PD-L1 inhibitor, AB-101, at The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) – The Liver Meeting® 2022, taking place from November

WARMINSTER, Pa., Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that it has scheduled its third quarter 2022 financial results and corporate update for Wednesday, November 9, 2022. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q3/2022 Press Release:Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q3/2022 Conference Call/Webcast:Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 8:45 a.m. ET    To dial-in for the conference call by phone, please register using the following link: Reg

Key milestones across our chronic hepatitis B virus (cHBV) and pan-coronavirus programs remain on track Financially strong with a projected cash runway into the second quarter of 2024 Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today reports its second quarter 2022 financial results and provides corporate updates. "This quarter we presented data at the EASL ILC which highlighted the advancements we have made in developing our lead RNAi

WARMINSTER, Pa., July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that it has scheduled its second quarter 2022 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, August 4, 2022. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q2/2022 Press Release:Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q2/2022 Conference Call/Webcast:Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 8:45 a.m. ET•Domestic Dial-In Number:(800) 715-9871•International Dial-In Number:(646) 307-1963•Conference ID Num

AB-729, our RNAi therapeutic, provided robust and comparable HBsAg declines in both HBeAg+ and HBeAg- patients 50% (16 out of 32) of patients maintained HBsAg levels below 100 IU/mL 24 weeks after their last AB-729 dose In the first five patients who discontinued both AB-729 and NA therapy after meeting stopping criteria, there has been no evidence of virologic or clinical relapse in 8-24 weeks of follow-up Preliminary data to date have shown that AB-729 remains generally safe and well-tolerated after completing dosing in 41 patients AB-729 continues to restore HBV-specific T-cells and decrease exhausted T-cells AB-836, our oral capsid inhibitor, dosed at 100mg or 200mg once daily for

Conference Call & Webcast to discuss new data being presented at EASL ILC 2022 scheduled for June 27, 2022 at 8:00 am ET WARMINSTER, Pa., June 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that seven abstracts have been accepted for poster presentations at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress™ 2022 (ILC 2022) taking place June 22 - 26, 2022 in London, UK. The posters will be presented in the Viral hepatitis B/D therapy session on Saturday, June

Key milestones across our chronic hepatitis B virus (cHBV) and pan-coronavirus programs remain on track Well positioned financially with a projected cash runway into the second quarter of 2024 Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., May 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today reports its first quarter 2022 financial results and provides pipeline updates. "In the first quarter of 2022, we continued to advance our efforts to develop a functional cure for hepatitis B and to

WARMINSTER, Pa., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that it has scheduled its first quarter 2022 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, May 5, 2022. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q1/2022 Press Release:Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q1/2022 Conference Call/Webcast:Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 8:45 a.m. ET•Domestic Dial-In Number:(866) 393-1607•International Dial-In Number:(914) 495-8556•Conference ID Number:6287

Anticipate reporting data from four clinical trials in chronically infected HBV patients in 2022 Expected to complete IND-enabling studies for two oral compounds (PD-L1 inhibitor AB-101 and RNA destabilizer AB-161) to treat HBV in the second half of 2022 Anticipate advancing an oral compound that inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 nsp5 main protease into IND enabling studies in the second half of 2022 Arbutus and Genevant Sciences filed patent infringement lawsuit against Moderna Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER,Pa., March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stag

Conference call today at 8:00am ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genevant Sciences, a leading nucleic acid delivery company, and Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) and an affiliate seeking damages for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,058,069, 8,492,359, 8,822,668, 9,364,435, 9,504,651, and 11,141,378 in the manufacture and sale of mRNA-1273, Moderna's vaccine for COVID-19. The patents relate to nucleic acid-lipid particles and lipid vesicles, as well as compositions and methods for their us

WARMINSTER, Pa., Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its extensive virology expertise to develop novel therapeutics that target specific viral diseases, today announced that it has scheduled its fourth quarter and year end 2021 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, March 3, 2022. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q4 and Year End 2021 Press Release:March 3, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q4 and Year End 2021 Conference Call/Webcast:March 3, 2022 at 8:45 a.m. ET•Domestic Dial-In Number:(866) 393-1607•International Dial-In Number:(914) 495-

 On-track for multiple data readouts of AB-729 and AB-836 in Q4 2021         First patient dosed in Phase 2a clinical trial combining AB-729, Peg-IFNα-2a and nucleos(t)ide analog ("NA") therapy          On-track to initiate several proof-of-concept Phase 2a clinical trials with AB-729 as a cornerstone agent in combination with other approved or investigational compounds         Commenced IND enabling studies for Arbutus' oral PD-L1 program Cash runway guidance extended into the second quarter of 2023 Conference call and webcast scheduled today at 8:45 AM ET WARMINSTER, Pa., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutic

WARMINSTER, Pa., Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on discovering, developing and commercializing a broad portfolio of wholly-owned assets with different mechanisms of action to provide a cure for people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and to treat coronaviruses (including COVID-19), today announced that it has scheduled its third quarter 2021 financial results and corporate update for Thursday, November 4, 2021. The schedule for the press release and conference call/webcast are as follows: •Q3/2021 Press Release:Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. ET•Q3/2021 Confer

New data on AB-729, Arbutus' proprietary subcutaneously delivered RNAi agent, highlighted in four abstracts at the EASL International Liver Congress™; all AB-729 abstracts selected for best of ILC™ Announced two additional proof-of-concept clinical collaborations to evaluate AB-729 in combination with agents from Vaccitech plc and Antios Therapeutics, Inc. Announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization to proceed with an Investigational New Drug (IND) application in a Phase 2a clinical trial to investigate the safety and anti-viral activity of AB-729 in combination with ongoing nucleos(t)ide analog (NA) therapy and short courses of Peg-IFNα-2a in subjects with chronic HBV