HOOKIPA Pharma to Participate in Upcoming SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference

NEW YORK and VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. HOOK ‘HOOKIPA'))), a company developing a new class of immunotherapeutics based on its proprietary arenavirus platform, today announced that HOOKIPA's management team will participate in the upcoming virtual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference:

• Fireside Discussion: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 9:20 AM ET

The live audio webcast of the presentation will be available within the Investors & Media section of HOOKIPA's website at https://ir.hookipapharma.com/events. An archived replay will be accessible for 30 days following the event.

About HOOKIPA
HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. HOOK is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of immunotherapeutics based on its proprietary arenavirus platform that reprograms the body's immune system.  HOOKIPA's proprietary arenavirus-based technologies, non-replicating and replicating, are designed induce robust antigen-specific CD8+ T cells and pathogen-neutralizing antibodies. HOOKIPA's viral vectors target antigen presenting cells in vivo to activate the immune system. Both technologies enable repeat administration to augment and refresh immune responses. As a monotherapy, HOOKIPA's replicating arenavirus technology has the potential to induce CD8+ T cell response levels previously not achieved by other immuno-therapy approaches. 

HOOKIPA is building a proprietary immuno-oncology pipeline by targeting virally mediated cancer antigens, self-antigens, and next-generation antigens. The lead replicating arenavirus oncology product candidates, HB-201 and HB-202, are in development for the treatment of Human Papilloma Virus 16-positive cancers in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial.  

HOOKIPA's non-replicating prophylactic cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine candidate is currently in a Phase 2 clinical trial for patients awaiting kidney transplantation. To expand its infectious disease portfolio, HOOKIPA entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to research arenavirus-based functional cures for HIV and chronic Hepatitis B infections. 

Find out more about HOOKIPA online at www.hookipapharma.com.