Tevogen Bio Leverages Microsoft Partnership to Deliver Machine Learning Based Target Identification to Address Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Advancing TVGN 920

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In This Article:

  • Tevogen Bio begins pre-clinical effort for TVGN 920, signaling the start of its oncology treatment pipeline.

  • Tevogen Bio created a data set containing known proteins in the HPV genome to identify targets, accelerating the pre-clinical process.

  • 5.5 million women per year have HPV 16/18; of these 200,000 women per year are diagnosed with high grade dysplasia.

WARREN, N.J., Nov. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tevogen Bio (“Tevogen” or “Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc.”) (Nasdaq: TVGN), a clinical-stage specialty immunotherapy biotech developing off-the-shelf, genetically unmodified T cell therapeutics to treat infectious disease and cancers, recently announced its Artificial Intelligence effort, Tevogen.AI, had partnered with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world’s leading AI company.

Using Microsoft’s suite of advanced tools, Tevogen Bio is proactively investigating potential treatments for HPV to create a portfolio of oncology products. The company has developed a dataset of proteins from the HPV genome and is identifying cytotoxic T cell (CTL) targets to choose for a clinical trial for TVGN 920, its first oncology product. Through Tevogen’s proprietary ExacTcell? technology, where CTLs are trained to detect specific targets and then expanded, the company aims to be prepared to deliver an HPV-specific CTL treatment.

“Our ExacTcell technology, which has proven effective in developing SARS-CoV-2-specific CTLs, can be rapidly adapted to create CTL products targeting a wide range of viruses, including HPV,” said Dr. Neal Flomenberg, Chief Scientific Officer at Tevogen Bio. “While the specific targets may vary between viruses, the platform itself is well-established, enabling a swift response to emerging infectious threats.”

“By leveraging Microsoft’s cutting-edge AI and cloud technologies, we’re able to accelerate our target identification and pre-clinical processes in ways that weren’t previously possible,” said Mittul Mehta, Chief Information Officer and Head of Tevogen.AI. “Our partnership is allowing us to automate critical steps in the development pipeline, enhancing our readiness to quickly address additional indications, such as HPV.”

"With national healthcare cost and patient affordability at the forefront of our presidential candidates’ agendas, the urgency is clear,” commented Ryan Saadi, Founder and CEO, Tevogen Bio. “In 2023, U.S. healthcare spending reached an astounding $4.8 trillion - 17.6% of GDP - highlighting the potential impact on economic prosperity. As the new administration charts its course, Tevogen looks forward to being part of a sustainable solution."