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Novo Energies Corp. Enters into a Memorandum
of Understanding to Acquire Biotech Firm
Immunovative Clinical Research Inc.
New York, N.Y. (05/19/2011) -- Novo Energies Corp. (OTCBB: NVNC) has today announced
that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to acquire Immunovative
Clinical Research Inc. ("ICRI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of world class Israel based
biotechnology firm Immunovative Therapies, Ltd. ("Immunovative").
After successfully completing a Phase I//II clinical trial, ICRI is currently advancing its lead
product, AlloStimTM, to Phase II/III clinical trials. Two unmet medical need indications have been
targeted for initial development—3rd line metastatic colorectal cancer and 3rd line metastatic
breast cancer. Successful clinical development in either indication could lead to fast-track market
approval and revenue potential in excess of $1 billion for each indication.
Under terms of the agreement, ICRI has the world-wide exclusive license for the marketing rights
to all intellectual property currently and in the future owned by Immunovative in exchange for
monthly research payments. ICRI also has the exclusive right to manage an Expanded Access
Program (“EAP”) which allows patients access to Immunovative's experimental products through
an agreement with Immunotherapy & Cancer Research Center (Thailand), Ltd., (“iCARE”)
affiliated with the National Cancer Institute of Thailand. The EAP is expected to generate
revenues sufficient to support ICRI operations, including research payment obligations, at or near
break-even until the next financing event. In the next 24 months, the results of one or two of the
randomized Phase II clinical trials is expected. Successful results will allow the newly merged
company to have several financing options available, including licensing, partnership with
pharmaceutical companies and institutional investments with private and public equity sources.
About Immunovative’s Treatments:
Immunovative develops treatments designed to harness the power of the immune system to seek
out and destroy cancer whereever it resides in the body and to remember the cancer so that if the
cancer returns, an immune mediated attack can be reinstated to prevent disease recurrence. While
this goal has been elucive for immunotherapy companies in the past, Immunovative has
developed a breakthrough by reverse engineering an immune response proven to kill human
tumors.
The most powerful anti-tumor immune effect ever discovered for human cancer is the immune
effect that occurs after a bone marrow/stem cell transplant with cells from a matched tissue donor
("Allogeneic Transplant"). This immune effect is called the graft vs. tumor (“GVT”) effect. The
GVT effect is capable of killing cancers that are refractory to standard treatments and can also
cure certain refractory cancers. However, the clinical application of this powerful GVT effect is
limited by the severe and often lethal side-effect of the procedure called graft vs. host disease
(“GVHD”).
Immunovative has bioengineered a patented cell product called AlloStimTM which elicits the
same GVT effect mechanism in patients without GVHD toxicity and without the need for a
matched tissue donor.
In a 42 patient, FDA-approved, Phase I/II clinical trial conducted in 2009-2010, AlloStimTM was
shown to be the first immunotherapy drug to demonstrate systemic, immune-mediated tumor
killing in heavily pre-treated metastatic cancer patients without significant toxicity, validating the
novel concept. In these patients with less than 60 days of life expectancy, approximately 20%
experienced long-term remission of disease for over 1 year.
Immunovative has also purchased the exclusive rights to a patented technology called Chaperone
Enriched Cell Lysate (“CRCL”) invented by Dr. Emmanual Katsanis and colleagues at the
University of Arizona. CRCL is an individualized anti-cancer vaccine where specialized proteins
called heat shock proteins are derived from a sample of a patient's own tumor. The heat shock
proteins chaperone tumor antigens to train the immune system to identify the tumor. When
CRCL is mixed with AlloStimTM, the immune system can be programmed to attack the tumors.
The combination of CRCL and AlloStimTM is called AlloVaxTM. This product is currently under
clinical investigation at the National Cancer Institute of Thailand.
Commenting on the MOU, Immunovative Founder and CEO Dr. Michael Har-Noy stated, "I am
very excited to enter into the MOU between our wholly-owned subsidiary ICRI and Novo
Energies. The new capital available will be used to advance the lead AlloStimTM product into
Phase II randomized trials designed to show an over-all survival advantage of the drugs in late
stage metastatic colorectal cancer and breast cancer. Our Expanded Access Program has potential
to enable the Company to operate without the need for additional capital until the results of these
trials are known. This makes the company unique among biotech companies and may limit the
amount of future dilution."
Novo Energies CEO Mr. Antonio Treminio commented "After a period a due diligence, it
became clear that the acquisition of ICRI represents a world class opportunity for the
shareholders of NOVO Energies. The immunotherapy treatments developed by Immunovative
have the potential to prolong lives of desperately ill cancer patients who would otherwise have no
hope for survival. The products are unique in that they have shown activity against a wide variety
of cancers and can be economically mass produced and distributed. The combined company has a
solid foundation on which to build one of the leading companies in the emerging field of cellular
immunotherapies. Immunovative is assembling an experienced management team and the
company has strong intellectual property positions. These factors should facilitate the newly
merged company’s growth into a successful enterprise that will provide significant social and
financial returns."
About Immunovative Clinical Research ("ICRI")
ICRI is a Nevada Corporation established in February 2009 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Immunovative Therapies, Ltd. ICRI has the world-wide, exclusive license for the marketing
rights to all intellectual property currently and in the future owned by Immunovative. In
exchange, ICRI is obligated to support the on-going research and development activities of
Immunovative. Immunovative is eligible for matching funds for approved Research and
Development projects from the Israel Office of the Chief Scientist. ICRI is responsible for
managing and conducting clinical trials and obtaining regulatory approvals for marketing of
products based upon Immunovative intellectual property and managing an Expanded Access
program.
About Immunovative Therapies, Ltd. ("Immunovative")
Immunovative is an Israeli biopharmaceutical company that was founded in May 2004
with financial support from the Israel Office of the Chief Scientist. Immunovative is a graduate
of the Misgav Venture Accelerator, a member of the world-renowned Israel technological
incubator program. The company was the Misgav Venture Accelerator’s candidate for the prize
for the outstanding incubator project of 2006, awarded by the Office of the Chief Scientist.
Immunovative specializes in the development of novel immunotherapy drug products that
incorporate living immune cells as the active ingredients for treatment of cancer and infectious
disease. Please visit corporate website at: www.immunovative.co.il
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of 1995, including, without limitation expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding the
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For more information, please contact:
Mr. Antonio Treminio
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Novo Energies Corporation
New York: +1-212-315-9705
Montreal: +1-514-840-3697
Email: atreminio@novoenergies.com
Dr. Michael Har-Noy
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Immunovative Therapies, Ltd.
Israel Tel: :+972-2-6506288
US Tel: +1-760-444-9040
Email: info@immunovative.co.il