BT-001(Transgene)

BT-001 in combination with pembrolizumab is well tolerated and shows sustained antitumoral activity in both injected and non-injected lesions Data support further development of BT-001 in solid tumors to improve response to cancer immunotherapy Strasbourg, France, and Lund, Sweden, October 20, 2025 – Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and BioInvent International AB (“BioInvent”) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BINV), a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, are jointly presented a poster at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting on updated clinical results and positive antitumoral activity of BT-001 in patients with advanced refractory tumors. The data show that intra-tumoral (IT) BT-001 injection in combination with MSD’s (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA) intravenous (IV) anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab[1]), was well tolerated and showed positive local, abscopal and sustained antitumoral activity in injected and non-injected lesions. Translational analyses reveal increased T cell chemoattractants in the blood and infiltration of activated CD8+ T cells and macrophages in tumors after treatment with BT-001 in combination with pembrolizumab. Significant tumor shrinkage (≥30% decrease in longest diameter) was observed in five of 16 injected lesions (in three patients with melanoma and one patient with sarcoma). Four patients had tumor shrinkage of non-injected lesions. Long-lasting partial responses (PRs) were observed in a patient with melanoma resistant to anti-PD-1/anti-CTLA-4 combination therapy and in a heavily pre-treated, PD-L1 negative leiomyosarcoma patient. These immune-mediated tumor shrinkages are consistent with the mechanistic hypothesis that BT-001, in combination with pembrolizumab, turns “cold” tumors into immunologically active ones. The overall data support further development of BT-001 across a range of solid tumors to improve responses to cancer immunotherapies. Prof. Celeste Lebbé, Dermatologist and Venereologist, Head of Dermatology Department at Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris, commented: “Many cancer patients fail to respond to existing treatments, emphasizing the urgent need for new approaches. BT-001 represents a promising new class of immunotherapy, capable of inducing a potent local immune response through the expression of GM-CSF and an anti-CTLA-4 antibody. These clinical data provide compelling proof of concept, highlighting the relevance of this oncolytic virus in transforming cold tumors into immunologically active ones. Whether administered alone or in combination with pembrolizumab, BT-001 offers the potential to expand treatment options with a favorable safety profile across multiple tumor types.” Dr. Alessandro Riva, Chairman and CEO of Transgene, said: “We are pleased to jointly present these clinical data on BT-001 at ESMO 2025, demonstrating encouraging antitumor activity in patients with solid, refractory solid tumors. These updated results confirm BT-001’s mechanism of action as a single agent administered via intra-tumoral injection and show early signs of clinical benefit, including lesion shrinkage and stable disease. With a favorable safety profile - both alone and in combination with pembrolizumab - BT-001 could represent an effective option to enhance responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in patients with limited treatment alternatives. Together with our partner BioInvent, we will continue to explore its safety and efficacy and share further data as it becomes available.” Andres McAllister, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at BioInvent, added: “By combining BT-001 with pembrolizumab, we are building upon the promising data generated by BT-001 as a single agent. Targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in addition to BT-001’s mechanism of action is expected to further stimulate and restore the patient’s immune system, which should result in improved antitumoral activity and patient outcome. We are pleased to pursue clinical development opportunities with clinicians and further demonstrate the potential of this novel oncolytic virus.” Transgene and BioInvent are co-developing BT-001, an oncolytic virus developed using Transgene’s Invir.IO® platform armed to express GM-CSF and BioInvent’s full-length anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody, to elicit a strong and effective anti-tumoral response in solid tumors. The poster titled: “Updated clinical results of BT-001, an oncolytic virus expressing an anti-CTLA4 mAb, administered in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors.”, can be accessed at the websites for the ESMO conference, Transgene and BioInvent. ***[1]KEYTRUDA® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Contacts:TransgeneMedia:Caroline Tosch, Corporate och Scientific Communications Manager+33 (0)3 68 33 27 38 Investors & Analysts:Lucie Larguier, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Nadege Bartoli, Investor Relations Analyst and Financial Communications Officer+33 (0)3 88 27 91 00/03 MEDiSTRAVAFrazer Hall/Sylvie Berrebi+ 44 (0)203 928 6900 BioInventCecilia Hofvander, VP Investor RelationsPhone: +46 (0)46 286 85 50Email: cecilia.hofvander@bioinvent.com BioInvent International AB (publ)Co. Reg. No.: 556537-7263Visiting address: Ideongatan 1Mailing address: 223 70 LUNDPhone: +46 (0)46 286 85 50www.bioinvent.com About TransgeneTransgene (Euronext: TNG) is a biotechnology company focused on designing and developing targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. The Company’s clinical-stage programs consist of a portfolio of viral vector-based immunotherapeutics. TG4050, the first individualized therapeutic vaccine based on the myvac® platform is the Company’s lead asset, with demonstrated proof of principle in patients in the adjuvant treatment of head and neck cancers. The Company has other viral vector-based assets, including BT-001, an oncolytic virus based on the Invir. IO® viral backbone, which is in clinical development. The Company also conducts innovative discovery and preclinical work, aimed at developing novel viral vector-based modalities.With Transgene’s myvac® platform, therapeutic vaccination enters the field of precision medicine with a novel immunotherapy that is fully tailored to each individual. The myvac® approach allows the generation of a virus-based immunotherapy that encodes patient-specific mutations identified and selected by Artificial Intelligence capabilities provided by its partner NEC.With its proprietary platform Invir.IO®, Transgene is building on its viral vector engineering expertise to design a new generation of multifunctional oncolytic viruses.Additional information about Transgene is available at:www.transgene.com.Follow us on social media: X (formerly Twitter): @TransgeneSA — LinkedIn: @Transgene — Bluesky: @Transgene About BT-001BT-001 is an oncolytic virus, from Transgene’s invir.IO® platform, with enhanced replication selectivity in tumor cells and recombinantly armed to express an anti-CTLA-4 antibody generated by BioInvent’s proprietary n-CoDeR®/F.I.R.S.T™ platforms, and the human GM-CSF cytokine. By selectively targeting the tumor microenvironment, BT-001 is designed to induce a strong and effective anti-tumor response and by limiting systemic exposure, this approach aims to significantly improve the safety and tolerability profile of the human anti-CTLA-4 antibody. The ongoing Phase I/IIa trial (NCT04725331) is a multi-center, open-label study, and aims to evaluate safety and antitumor activity of intratumoral BT-001 alone and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors. About BioInventBioInvent International AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: BINV) is a clinical-stage biotech company that discovers and develops novel and first-in-class immuno-modulatory antibodies for cancer therapy, with several drug candidates in ongoing clinical programs in Phase 1/2 studies for the treatment of hematological cancer and solid tumors, respectively. The Company’s validated, proprietary F.I.R.S.T.™ technology platform identifies both targets and the antibodies that bind to them, generating many promising new drug candidates to fuel the Company’s own clinical development pipeline and providing licensing and partnering opportunities.The Company generates revenues from research collaborations and license agreements with multiple top-tier pharmaceutical companies, as well as from producing antibodies for third parties in the Company’s fully integrated manufacturing unit. More information is available at www.bioinvent.com Disclaimer TransgeneThis press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The occurrence of any of these risks could have a significant negative outcome for the Company’s activities, perspectives, financial situation, results, regulatory authorities’ agreement with development phases, and development. The Company’s ability to commercialize its products depends on but is not limited to the following factors: positive pre-clinical data may not be predictive of human clinical results, the success of clinical studies, the ability to obtain financing and/or partnerships for product manufacturing, development and commercialization, and marketing approval by government regulatory authorities. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company’s actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors (“Facteurs de Risque”) section of the Universal Registration Document, available on the AMF website (http://www.amf-france.org) or on Transgene’s website (www.transgene.fr). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Transgene undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Disclaimer BioInventThe press release contains statements about the future, consisting of subjective assumptions and forecasts for future scenarios. Predictions for the future only apply as the date they are made and are, by their very nature, in the same way as research and development work in the biotech segment, associated with risk and uncertainty. With this in mind, the actual outcome may deviate significantly from the scenarios described in this press release.

- Poster presentation of updated data on BT-001 from the Phase 1 part of the ongoing Phase 1/2a study in solid tumors - Lund, Sweden, and Strasbourg, France, July 28, 2025 – BioInvent International AB (“BioInvent”) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BINV), a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immune-modulatory antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, and Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and will jointly present a poster on updated data from the Phase 1 part of the Phase 1/2a study of BT-001 at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting. The ESMO will take place in Berlin, Germany, from October 17 to 21, 2025. Poster details:Title: “Updated clinical results of BT-001, an oncolytic virus expressing an anti-CTLA-4 mAb, administered in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors.”Abstract number: 2828Date: October 18–20, 2025Authors: C. Lebbe, R. Bahleda, E. Ezine, B. Baroudjian, M. Sakkal, E. Rowinski, A. Vinceneux, S. Champiat, K. Bidet Huang, N. Stojkowitz, H. Makhloufi, A. Sadoun, A. Ropenga, M. Semmrich, A. McAllister, M. Chisamore, P. Cassier The abstract will be available on ESMO’s website on October 13, 2025, at 00:05 CEST. BT-001 is an oncolytic virus generated using Transgene’s Invir.IO® platform and its patented large-capacity VVcopTK-RR- oncolytic virus, which has been engineered to encode both a Treg-depleting recombinant human anti-CTLA-4 antibody generated by BioInvent’s proprietary n-CoDeR®/F.I.R.S.T™ platforms, and the human GM-CSF cytokine. BT-001 is being co-developed as part of a 50/50 collaboration on oncolytic viruses between Transgene and BioInvent. In the Phase 1 part of this study, as monotherapy and in combination with MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), BT-001 has been shown to be well tolerated. BT-001 also showed the first signs of efficacy with clinical response in two out of six refractory patients, thirteen patients evaluated in total, when given in combination with pembrolizumab, with shrinkage of injected and non-injected lesions. Treatment with BT-001 converted “cold” tumors into “hot” ones, and induced T-cell infiltration, as well as PD(L)-1 expression in the tumor microenvironment (See press release from September 14, 2024 here). The ongoing Phase 1/2a study (NCT04725331) is a multicenter, open label, dose-escalation study evaluating BT-001 as a single agent and in combination with MSD’s (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA) anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab). The last patient in the Phase 1 part was enrolled in August 2024. KEYTRUDA® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.[GC1] ContactsTransgene:Media:Caroline ToschCorporate and Scientific Communications Manager+33 (0)3 68 33 27 38 Investors & Analysts:Lucie LarguierChief Financial Officer (CFO)Nadege BartoliInvestor Relations Analystand Financial Communications Officer+33 (0)3 88 27 91 00/03 MEDiSTRAVAFrazer Hall/Sylvie Berrebi+ 44 (0)203 928 6900 BioInvent:Cecilia HofvanderVP Investor Relations+46 (0)46,286 85 50cecilia.hofvander@bioinvent.com About TransgeneTransgene (Euronext: TNG) is a biotechnology company focused on designing and developing targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. The Company’s clinical-stage programs consist of a portfolio of viral vector-based immunotherapeutics. TG4050, the first individualized therapeutic vaccine based on the myvac® platform is the Company’s lead asset, with demonstrated proof of principle in patients in the adjuvant treatment of head and neck cancers. The portfolio also includes other viral-vector-based immunotherapies: TG4001 for the treatment of HPV-positive cancers, as well as BT-001 and TG6050, two oncolytic viruses based on the Invir.IO® viral backbone. The Company also conducts innovative discovery and preclinical work, aimed at developing novel viral vector-based modalities.With Transgene’s myvac® platform, therapeutic vaccination enters the field of precision medicine with a novel immunotherapy that is fully tailored to each individual. The myvac® approach allows the generation of a virus-based immunotherapy that encodes patient-specific mutations identified and selected by Artificial Intelligence capabilities provided by its partner NEC.With its proprietary platform Invir.IO®, Transgene is building on its viral vector engineering expertise to design a new generation of multifunctional oncolytic viruses.Additional information about Transgene is available at:www.transgene.comFollow us on social media: X (formerly Twitter): @TransgeneSA — LinkedIn: @Transgene — Bluesky: @Transgene About BioInventBioInvent International AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: BINV) is a clinical-stage biotech company that discovers and develops novel and first-in-class immuno-modulatory antibodies for cancer therapy, with currently five drug candidates in six ongoing clinical programs in Phase 1/2 studies for the treatment of hematological cancer and solid tumors, respectively. The Company’s validated, proprietary F.I.R.S.T.™ technology platform identifies both targets and the antibodies that bind to them, generating many promising new drug candidates to fuel the Company’s own clinical development pipeline and providing licensing and partnering opportunities.The Company generates revenues from research collaborations and license agreements with multiple top-tier pharmaceutical companies, as well as from producing antibodies for third parties in the Company’s fully integrated manufacturing unit. More information is available at http://www.bioinvent.com/ Disclaimer TransgeneThis press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The occurrence of any of these risks could have a significant negative outcome for the Company’s activities, perspectives, financial situation, results, regulatory authorities’ agreement with development phases, and development. The Company’s ability to commercialize its products depends on but is not limited to the following factors: positive pre-clinical data may not be predictive of human clinical results, the success of clinical studies, the ability to obtain financing and/or partnerships for product manufacturing, development and commercialization, and marketing approval by government regulatory authorities. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company’s actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors (“Facteurs de Risque”) section of the Universal Registration Document, available on the AMF website (http://www.amf-france.org) or on Transgene’s website (www.transgene.fr). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Transgene undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Disclaimer BioInventThe press release contains statements about the future, consisting of subjective assumptions and forecasts for future scenarios. Predictions for the future only apply as the date they are made and are, by their very nature, in the same way as research and development work in the biotech segment, associated with risk and uncertainty. With this in mind, the actual outcome may deviate significantly from the scenarios described in this press release.