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Allschwil, Switzerland, April 24, 2025 Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil (SIX: BSLN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of patients with severe bacterial and fungal infections, reported today that the sales of the antifungal Cresemba® (isavuconazole) in Japan exceeded the threshold triggering a sales milestone payment from its partner Asahi Kasei Pharma (AKP), amounting to approximately CHF 1.7 million. This is the second milestone payment from AKP to Basilea in consecutive quarters. David Veitch, Chief Executive Officer of Basilea, said: “We are very pleased with the continued strong Cresemba sales performance by our partner AKP. Japan is a key commercial market with significant growth potential in the long-term and the strong sales uptake in the country shows that Cresemba is meeting critical medical needs of patients with life-threatening fungal infections.” Cresemba is marketed in more than 70 countries. According to the latest available market data, total global in-market sales of Cresemba in the twelve-month period between January and December 2024 amounted to USD 562 million, a 19 percent growth year-on-year, making it the largest branded antifungal for invasive fungal infections worldwide.1 About Cresemba® (isavuconazole) Cresemba, with the active ingredient isavuconazole, is an intravenous (i.v.) and oral azole antifungal. Basilea has entered into several license and distribution agreements for Cresemba covering approximately 115 countries. In Japan, the oral and intravenous formulations are approved for the treatment of adult patients with aspergillosis (invasive aspergillosis, chronic progressive pulmonary aspergillosis, and simple pulmonary aspergilloma), mucormycosis, and cryptococcosis.2 Isavuconazole is also approved in the European Union3, the United Kingdom4, the United States5, China and several additional countries including in the Asia Pacific region.6 About Basilea Basilea is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Switzerland. We are committed to discovering, developing and commercializing innovative drugs to meet the needs of patients with severe bacterial and fungal infections. We have successfully launched two hospital brands, Cresemba for the treatment of invasive fungal infections and Zevtera for the treatment of bacterial infections. In addition, we have preclinical and clinical anti-infective assets in our portfolio. Basilea is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: BSLN). Please visit basilea.com. Disclaimer This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements, such as "believe", "assume", "expect", "forecast", "project", "may", "could", "might", "will" or similar expressions concerning Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil and its business, including with respect to the progress, timing and completion of research, development and clinical studies for product candidates. Such statements involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For further information, please contact: Peer Nils Schröder, PhD Head of Corporate Communications & Investor RelationsBasilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd, Allschwil Hegenheimermattweg 167b4123 AllschwilSwitzerland Phone +41 61 606 1102 E-mail media_relations@basilea.com investor_relations@basilea.com This press release can be downloaded from www.basilea.com. References IQVIA Analytics Link, December 2024. In-market sales reported as moving annual total (MAT) in US dollar.PMDA List of Approved Drugs April 2022 to March 2023: https://www.pmda.go.jp/files/000267877.pdf [Accessed: April 23, 2025]European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/cresemba [Accessed: April 23, 2025]Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) Cresemba: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/search?q=cresemba [Accessed: April 23, 2025]Full US prescribing information: https://www.astellas.us/docs/cresemba.pdf [Accessed: April 23, 2025]The registration status and approved indications may vary from country to country. Attachments Press release (PDF)

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The funding will be used to advance GLM101 into a Phase IIb trial: Credit: Malte Mueller via Getty Images. Glycomine has raised $115m in Series C financing to advance its lead investigational therapy, GLM101, into a Phase IIb clinical trial for an ultra-rare disorder. GLM101 is being developed as a treatment for phosphomannomutase-2 congenital disorder of glycosylation (PMM2-CDG), a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder with no approved treatments. Glycomine is currently conducting an open-label Phase II clinical trial (NCT06657859) at sites in Europe and the US, with 20 patients enrolled to date. The company recently initiated dosing in paediatric patients. Interim results from nine adult and adolescent patients showed an average 11.9-point improvement over 24 weeks on the international cooperative ataxia rating scale, indicating potential clinical benefit in one of the most debilitating features of the disease. The candidate is a mannose-1-phosphate replacement therapy aimed at correcting the metabolic deficiency caused by mutations in the PMM2 gene. These mutations impair the synthesis of N-linked glycans, which are critical for the normal function of proteins and lipids in the body. The resulting condition manifests with a wide range of symptoms, like ataxia (poor muscle control), developmental delays, vision loss, and multi-organ involvement. Current management is limited to supportive care such as physiotherapy, assistive equipment, and symptom-targeting interventions. The latest investment builds on the company’s previous $35m raise in June 2021, which supported its Phase I programme for GLM101. In the 16 April announcement, Glycomine’s CEO Steve Axon said: “This financing will enable us to advance GLM101 into a randomised, placebo-controlled trial later this year – an important step toward bringing the first disease-modifying therapeutic to patients with PMM2-CDG.” CTI Life Sciences Fund and Advent Life Sciences co-led the funding round, with participation from Novo Holdings, Sanofi Ventures, Abingworth, RiverVest Venture Partners, Sanderling Ventures, Chiesi Ventures, Remiges Ventures, and Asahi Kasei Ventures. In parallel to Glycomine’s programme, a separate effort is underway to assess the potential of a repurposed therapy for PMM2-CDG. Maggie’s Pearl – a joint venture between the rare disease biotech Perlara, the non-profit organisation Maggie’s Cure, and Mayo Clinic – is sponsoring a Phase III trial of oral epalrestat (NCT04925960) in 40 paediatric patients. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Phase III study in December 2021, and the study is now fully enrolled and expected to complete by YE. Epalrestat is an aldose reductase inhibitor approved in Japan for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. This recent update comes amid growing uncertainty around the future of incentives for rare disease drug development in the US. In particular, the potential discontinuation of the FDA’s paediatric priority review voucher (PRV) programme is raising concerns across the sector.