VALNEVA : Announces Two New Deals on its EB66® Vaccine Cell Line Platform

Valneva Announces Two New Deals on its EB66^® Vaccine Cell Line Platform:

-         New EB66^® Research License Agreement with global animal health company,

-         New EB66^® Commercial license with an undisclosed European veterinary company

Lyon (France), March 11, 2015 - Valneva SE ("Valneva"), a leading pure play vaccines biotech company, announced today that it has signed a new research license agreement with Merial and a commercial license agreement with an undisclosed European company to develop veterinary vaccines using Valneva's EB66^® vaccine cell line platform.

The first agreement allows Merial to evaluate the production of additional vaccine candidates using the EB66^® cell line platform, as a replacement for egg-based vaccine production. This new agreement strengthens the collaboration between the two companies, which have been partnering for about ten years, to generate EB66^® cell-based veterinary vaccines.

In May 2014, Merial received marketing approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its live EB66^®-based Muscovy Duck Parvovirus Vaccine (MDPV), the first ever marketing authorization granted in Europe for a vaccine produced using the EB66^® cell line.

Thomas Lingelbach, President and Chief Executive Officer and Franck Grimaud, President and Chief Business Officer of Valneva, commented "We are extremely pleased to further extend our long-term collaboration with Merial, a worldwide leader in animal health. It comes after a first milestone in 2014, when Merial's veterinary viral vaccine Parvoduk, which has been produced thanks to our EB66^® technology, has been granted marketing authorization in the European Union."

In addition to the research license agreement announced today with Merial, Valneva is also proud to announce that the company has signed a new commercial license agreement with another European veterinary vaccine manufacturer, to develop viral vaccines on its EB66^® vaccine cell line platform. This new license agreement is further evidence of the efficiency of Valneva's cutting edge technology.

The commercial license will give Valneva's new partner the rights to conduct field trials with its selected vaccine candidates using the EB66^® platform and to commercialize the vaccines once they have received marketing approval. Valneva is looking forward to reinforcing this new collaboration in the future.

Under the financial terms of the commercial license agreement, Valneva will receive annual maintenance fees and is eligible to receive milestone payments upon the successful achievements of product candidates, along with future royalties on net sales. 

The financial terms of the research agreement with Merial were not disclosed.

To date, Valneva has more than 35 license agreements with the world's largest pharmaceutical companies for the use of its EB66^® vaccine production platform in both human and animal health vaccines. Valneva's proprietary platform has enabled three veterinary vaccines and one human vaccine to be commercialized.

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About Valneva SE

Formed in 2013 through the merger of Intercell AG and Vivalis SA, Valneva is a biotechnology company developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative vaccines with a vision to protect people from infectious diseases. The Company seeks financial returns through focused R&D investments in promising product candidates and growing financial contributions from commercial products, striving towards financial self-sustainability.

Valneva's portfolio includes two commercial vaccines for travelers: one for the prevention of Japanese encephalitis (IXIARO^®) and the second (Dukoral^®) indicated for the prevention of and protection against traveler's diarrhea caused by ETEC (Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli) and/or Cholera. The Company has proprietary vaccines in development including candidates against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium difficile and Lyme Borreliosis. A variety of partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies complement the Company's value proposition and include vaccines being developed using Valneva's innovative and validated technology platforms (EB66^® vaccine production cell line, IC31^® adjuvant).

Valneva is headquartered in Lyon, France, listed on Euronext-Paris and the Vienna stock exchange and operates out of France, Austria, Scotland and Sweden with approximately 400 employees. More information is available at www.valneva.com.

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