Clinical Update

4D pharma plc

(the "Company" or "4D")

Clinical Update

4D pharma plc (AIM: DDDD), a pharmaceutical company focusing on the development of live biotherapeutics, today provides the following update on Thetanix, its proprietary programme for the treatment of Paediatric Crohn's Disease.

The Company previously reported a precautionary delay in dosing of patients in the Thetanix phase 1 clinical trial, due to quality concerns that had come to light at one of the Company's supply partners during manufacture of an additional batch of Thetanix.  The Company is now pleased to report that its investigation into the matter has been completed and that the MHRA has given its approval for the clinical study to be restarted.

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About 4D

Founded in February 2014, 4D is a world leader in the development of live biotherapeutics, a novel and emerging class of drugs, defined by the FDA as biological products that contain a live organism, such as a bacteria, that is applicable to the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease.  4D has developed a proprietary platform, MicroRx, that rationally identifies novel bacteria that have a precise and evolved therapeutic effect.  All of 4D's live biotherapeutic products are orally delivered single strains of bacteria that are naturally found in the healthy human gut.  4D currently has a pipeline of 13 preclinical programmes, covering disease areas such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and cancer, and is currently conducting patient trials in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Paediatric Crohn's Disease.  The programmes in Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis and Paediatric Crohn's Disease have both been granted Orphan Drug Status by the FDA.