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Evotec SE today announced that the Company has established a dedicated site for research and development of gene therapy-based projects: Evotec Gene Therapy (“Evotec GT”) which will start operations with a strong team of gene therapy experts at an R&D site in Orth/Donau, Austria.

Evotec SE today announced that Evotec GT, with operations in Austria, has established a long-term research alliance with Takeda to support Takeda’s growing number of research stage gene therapy discovery programmes. Evotec GT is an integral part of Evotec’s integrated fully modality-agnostic drug discovery platform that combines all activities involved with the discovery, development, and manufacturing of therapeutics along the value chain. 

Many of you have been asking us about the Coronavirus and its potential impact on Evotec and its affiliates. At Evotec, we are actively managing our operations to maintain business continuity while taking measures to protect the health and wellbeing of our employees, their families and the local communities in which they live and work. We have taken a number of steps to ensure the continued health and safety of our colleagues during this challenging time.

Evotec SE and the innovative biotechnology company panCELLa Inc. announced today that the companies have entered into a licensing and investment agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Evotec will receive a non-exclusive licence to access panCELLa’s proprietary iPS cell lines “iACT Stealth Cells™”, which are genetically modified to prevent immune rejection of derived cell therapy products (“cloaking”). 

Evotec SE announced today that the Company has entered into a strategic collaboration with Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Ildong”), a leading pharmaceutical company in South Korea, to accelerate the development of several of Ildong’s proprietary projects through access to Evotec’s INDiGO platform.

Evotec SE today reported financial results and corporate updates for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2019. Group revenues up 19% to € 446.4 m, adjusted Group EBITDA up 29% to € 123.1 m, unpartnered R&D expenses of € 37.5 m, liquidity position more than doubled to € 320.0 m.

Evotec’s partner Forge Therapeutics, Inc. (“Forge”) today announced a research collaboration and option agreement with Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (“Roche”) to license one of its novel antibiotics for the treatment of hospital-based lung infections. The targeted infections includes those cited on the CDC’s most urgent threats list, which commonly occur in people with weakened immune systems and chronic lung diseases.

Evotec SE will report its financial results for 2019 on Thursday, 26 March 2020. The Company is going to hold a conference call to discuss the results as well as to provide an update on its performance. Furthermore, the Management Board will present an outlook for fiscal year 2020.

Today a consortium of philanthropic, non-profit and private sector organizations launched a collaboration that aims to accelerate the development of novel “pan-TB” drug regimens for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) that are ready for phase 3 development. The regimens will be designed to have little to no drug resistance and an acceptable safety profile, and be better-tolerated, shorter in duration and simpler to use than existing options. Such regimens are intended to be a central component of efforts to address the current complexities and challenges of TB treatment.

The exact number of women suffering from endometriosis is unknown. However, it is estimated that 10% of women worldwide are affected. Endometriosis is a debilitating disease in which the endometrial cells that usually line the uterus are found in other regions of the body.

Evotec SE announced today that its partner Bayer AG has decided to advance a further programme from the endometriosis multi-target alliance into clinical Phase I development.

Evotec SE and Indivumed today announced that the companies have entered into a new research collaboration to discover and develop first-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”).

Evotec SE today announced that its wholly-owned Seattle-based subsidiary company Just – Evotec Biologics, Inc. has established a collaborative relationship with OncoResponse, Inc., a biotech company developing human antibodies as product candidates for multiple high value targets associated with immunosuppressive myeloid biology.

Evotec SE today announced that the wholly-owned Seattle-based company Just – Evotec Biologics initiated the construction of a late-stage clinical and commercial manufacturing facility for biologics in Redmond, Washington.

Evotec SE today announced that its wholly-owned Seattle-based subsidiary company Just – Evotec Biologics, Inc. has expanded its collaboration with MSD, a tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, regarding the development of innovative technologies for the production of biologics of the highest quality.

Evotec SE and Bayer AG today announced the expansion of their partnership in women’s health indications with a new five-year, multi-target collaboration to develop multiple clinical candidates for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (“PCOS”).

Evotec SE announced today that the Company received a US$ 6 m payment from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company following the decision to expand the collaboration to include additional cell lines.

Evotec SE announced today that its management will be presenting at and attending investor conferences in January and February 2020.

Evotec SE today announced an increase in its profitability guidance for the financial year 2019 after the preliminary completion of the latest evaluation of the Company's financial performance.