Agenus to Present at the Cowen and Company 36th Annual Health Care Conference

LEXINGTON, Mass.--()--Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ:AGEN), an immuno-oncology company developing checkpoint modulator antibodies and cancer vaccines, today announced that Garo Armen, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, and Robert B. Stein, M.D., Ph.D., President, R&D at Agenus will present at the Cowen and Company 36th Annual Health Care Conference on Monday, March 7th at 4:40pm ET. The conference will take place at The Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA.

Webcast Information

The live and archived webcast of the presentation will be accessible from the Company’s website at www.agenusbio.com/webcast. Please log in approximately 5-10 minutes before the event to ensure a timely connection. The archived replay will be available on the Agenus website for one month following the conference.

About Agenus

Agenus is an immuno-oncology company focused on the discovery and development of revolutionary new treatments that engage the body’s immune system to benefit patients suffering from cancer. By combining multiple powerful platforms, Agenus has established a highly integrated approach to target identification and validation, and for the discovery, development and manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies that modulate targets of interest. The company’s broad portfolio of novel checkpoint modulator and other immuno-modulatory monoclonal antibodies, vaccines and adjuvants, work in combination to provide the opportunity to create best-in-class therapeutic regimens. Agenus’ heat shock protein-based vaccine, Prophage™, has successfully completed Phase 2 studies in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma. The company is collaborating with Merck and Incyte to discover and develop multiple checkpoint modulators. For more information, please visit www.agenusbio.com; information that may be important to investors will be routinely posted on our website.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the Company’s upcoming presentation. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the factors described under the Risk Factors section of Agenus’ Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2015. Agenus cautions investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Agenus undertakes no obligation to update or revise the statements, other than to the extent required by law. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Contacts

Agenus:
Agenus Inc.
Michelle Linn, 774-696-3803
michelle.linn@agenusbio.com
or
Media:
BMC Communications
Brad Miles, 646-513-3125
bmiles@bmccommunications.com

Contacts

Agenus:
Agenus Inc.
Michelle Linn, 774-696-3803
michelle.linn@agenusbio.com
or
Media:
BMC Communications
Brad Miles, 646-513-3125
bmiles@bmccommunications.com