BioSenic SA: Transparency notification received from S.R.I.W. SA and Sofipôle SA
04 November 2022 - 07:00AM
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BioSenic SA: Transparency notification received from S.R.I.W. SA
and Sofipôle SA
REGULATED INFORMATION
Article 14 of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure
of major holdings
Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium,
November 4,
2022, 7am CEST – BIOSENIC
(Euronext Brussels and Paris: BIOS), the innovative company
addressing unmet medical needs in in the areas of innate immunity,
inflammation and organ/function repair, today announces that it has
received a transparency notification from S.R.I.W. SA (Société
Régionale d’Investissement de Wallonie) dated 27 October 2022.
The transparency notification indicates that the combined
shareholdings held by SRIW and its subsidiary, Sofipôle SA (Société
Wallonne pour le Financement des Infrastructures des Pôles de
Compétitivité), have passively crossed below the threshold of 5% as
a result of the issuance of new shares of BioSenic to Medsenic
shareholders on 24 October 2022.
The notification dated 27 October 2022 contains
the following information:
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Reason for the notification:
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Downward crossing of the lowest threshold
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Passive crossing of a threshold
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Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person
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Persons subject to the notification requirement: S.R.I.W. SA
& Sofipôle SA
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Transaction date: 24 October 2022
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Threshold that is crossed: 5%
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Denominator: 115,132,015
Voting rights |
Previous notification |
After the transaction |
Holders of voting rights |
# of voting
rights |
# of voting
rights |
% of voting
rights |
S.R.I.W SA |
344,530 |
344,530 |
0.30% |
SOFIPOLE SA |
862,027 |
862,027 |
0.75% |
Total voting rights |
1,206,557 |
1,206,557 |
1.05% |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is
effectively held: The Walloon Region holds 99.43% of S.R.I.W. SA
which controls 60% of the shares of Sofipôle SA.
The notification can be consulted on the website
of BioSenic, under the heading “Shareholder Information”.
About
BioSenic
BioSenic is a leading biotech company
specializing in the development of clinical assets issued from:
(i), the allogeneic cell therapy platform ALLOB and (ii) the
Arsenic TriOxide (ATO) platform. Key target indications for the
platforms include Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD), Systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and high-risk tibial
fractures.
Following the merger in October 2022, BioSenic
combines the strategic positionings and strengths of Medsenic and
Bone Therapeutics. The merger also enables Biosenic to add to its
innovative cell therapy platform and strong IP for tissue repair
protection with an entirely new arsenal of various
anti-inflammatory and anti-autoimmune formulations using the
immunomodulatory properties of ATO/OATO.
BioSenic is based in the Louvain-la-Neuve
Science Park in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium. Further information is
available at http://www.biosenic.com.
About BioSenic
technology platforms
BioSenic’s technology is based on:
1) The allogeneic cell and gene
therapy platform, developed by Bone Therapeutics with
differentiated bone marrow sourced Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs)
that can be stored at the point of use in hospitals. Its current
investigational medicinal product, ALLOB, represents a unique,
proprietary approach to organ repair and specifically to bone
regeneration, by turning undifferentiated stromal cells from
healthy donors into bone-forming cells on the site of injury. These
cells are produced via a proprietary BioSenic scalable
manufacturing process. Following the CTA approval by regulatory
authorities in Europe, the Company has initiated patient
recruitment for the Phase IIb clinical trial with ALLOB in patients
with difficult tibial fractures, using its optimized production
process. ALLOB continues to be evaluated for other orthopedic
indications including spinal fusion, osteotomy, maxillofacial and
dental, and should be of value in new indications when cells will
be further adapted or transformed with additional targeting
properties.2) The Arsenic TriOxide (ATO) platform
developed by Medsenic. The immunomodulatory properties of ATO have
demonstrated a double basic effect on cells of the immune system.
The first effect is the increase of the cell oxidative stress in
activated B, T or other cells of the innate/adaptative immune
system to the point they will enter a cell death program
(apoptosis) and be eliminated. The second effect is potent
immunomodulatory properties on several pro-inflammatory cytokines
involved in inflammatory or autoimmune cell pathways. One direct
application is its use in onco-immunology to treat GvHD
(Graft-versus-Host Disease) in its chronic, established stage. GvHD
is one of the most common and clinically significant complications
affecting long-term survival of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation (allo-SCT). GvHD is primarily mediated by the
transplanted immune system that can lead to severe multiorgan
damage. Medsenic had been successful in a Phase II trial with its
intravenous formulation, allowing arsenic trioxide to be granted an
orphan drug designation status by FDA and EMA and is heading
towards an international Phase III confirmatory study, with a new,
IP protected, oral (OATO) formulation. Moderate to Severe forms of
Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE)° is another selected target,
using the same oral formulation. ATO has shown good safety and
significant clinical efficacy on several affected organs (skin,
mucosae and the gastro-intestinal tract) in a phase IIa study.
Systemic Sclerosis is, in addition, part of the clinical pipeline
of BioSenic. Preclinical studies on pertinent animal models are
positive. This gives good grounds to launch a Phase II clinical
protocol for this serious disease that badly affects skin, lungs or
vascularization, and with no actual current effective
treatment.
For further information, please
contact:
BioSenic
SAFrançois Rieger, PhD, Chief Executive
OfficerTel: +33 (0)671 73 31 59investorrelations@biosenic.com
For Belgian Media and Investor
Enquiries:BepublicBert BouserieTel: +32 (0)488 40
44 77bert.bouserie@bepublicgroup.be
International Media Enquiries:IB
CommunicationsNeil Hunter / Michelle BoxallTel: +44 (0)20
8943 4685neil.hunter@ibcomms.agency / michelle@ibcomms.agency
For French Media and Investor
Enquiries:NewCap Investor Relations &
Financial CommunicationsPierre Laurent, Louis-Victor
Delouvrier and Arthur RouilléTel: +33 (0)1 44 71 94
94bone@newcap.eu
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