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Coeptis Therapeutics Expands License Agreement with Deverra to Include Pandemic Preparedness, and Emergency Use

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WEXFORD, Pa., Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: COEP) (the "Company" or "Coeptis"), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cell therapy platforms for cancer, autoimmune, and infectious diseases, today announced the expansion of its license agreement with Deverra Therapeutics Inc. ("Deverra"), broadening the potential applications of its allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell technology. This expansion includes the use of unmodified NK cells in treating viral infections, pandemic-related illnesses, and emergency stockpiling for future health crises.

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In August 2023, Coeptis secured its exclusive license to key assets from Deverra, including an allogeneic stem cell expansion and directed differentiation platform, two investigational new drug (IND) applications, and two Phase 1 clinical trial stage assets investigating DVX201 as an unmodified NK cell therapy generated from pooled donor CD34+ cells. These assets expand Coeptis' pipeline and align with the Company's mission to develop treatments for targeting cancer, autoimmune and infectious diseases.

The revised license agreement now enables Coeptis to expand its field of use in the event of:

  • Pandemic-Related and Emergency Preparedness: Utilizing unmodified NK cells as treatment of illnesses and injury arising from a pandemic, or act of terror or war, including but not limited to Acute Radiation Sickness (ARS)

  • Stockpiling and Emergency Use Situations: Allowing unmodified NK cells to be produced and stored in advance, to stay prepared in advance of future health crisis.

"We are delighted to expand our field of use to now include pandemic and emergency situations, as it now broadens the applicability of NK cells to ensure that we are prepared for future health crises and potentially address long term side effects that may arise as a result of a pandemic," said Dave Mehalick, President and CEO of Coeptis Therapeutics.

About Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries including Coeptis Therapeutics, Inc. and Coeptis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (collectively "Coeptis"), is a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cell therapy platforms for cancer, autoimmune, and infectious diseases that have the potential to disrupt conventional treatment paradigms and improve patient outcomes. Coeptis' product portfolio and rights are highlighted by assets licensed from Deverra Therapeutics, including an allogeneic cellular immunotherapy platform and DVX201, a clinical-stage, unmodified natural killer cell therapy technology. Additionally, Coeptis is developing a universal, multi-antigen CAR T technology licensed from the University of Pittsburgh (SNAP-CAR), and the GEAR cell therapy and companion diagnostic platforms, which Coeptis is developing with VyGen-Bio and leading medical researchers at the Karolinska Institutet. Coeptis' business model is designed around maximizing the value of its current product portfolio and rights through in-license agreements, out-license agreements and co-development relationships, as well as entering into strategic partnerships to expand its product rights and offerings, specifically those targeting cancer and infectious diseases. The Company is headquartered in Wexford, PA. For more information on Coeptis visit https://coeptistx.com/.