Exhibit 99.1
HCW Biologics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
and Business Highlights for 2021
$56 Million IPO Completed in July 2021 Expected to Fund Operating Expenses through 2023
FDA Clearance for Initial Clinical Trials in Two Difficult-to-Treat Cancer Indications
Publication of Three Pivotal Scientific Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Miramar, FL – March 28, 2021 – HCW Biologics Inc. (the “Company” or “HCW Biologics”) (NASDAQ: HCWB), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel immunotherapies to lengthen health span by disrupting the link between chronic, low-grade inflammation and age-related diseases, today reported recent business highlights and financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.
Dr. Hing C. Wong, the Founder and CEO of HCW Biologics, stated, “We accomplished a number of significant achievements in the past year. We fortified our balance sheet through an initial public offering. We advanced our clinical development programs, overcoming headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and critical supply shortages. We begin 2022 poised to initiate multiple clinical trials to evaluate HCW9218 in cancer indications. We are hopeful later this year we begin to see human data that demonstrate the potential for our immunotherapeutics in the treatment of chemotherapy-resistant cancer, and validate our focus on the elimination of cellular senescence, which is the etiology for many age-related diseases.”
Year in Review – Business Highlights:
In the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company achieved several milestones:
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Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results:
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About HCW Biologics:
HCW Biologics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel immunotherapies to lengthen health span by disrupting the link between chronic, low-grade inflammation, and age-related diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune diseases. The Company uses its TOBITM discovery platform to generate designer, novel multi-functional fusion molecules with immunotherapeutic properties. The invention of HCW Biologics’ two lead molecules, HCW9218 and HCW9302, was made via the TOBI™ discovery platform. The FDA has cleared HCW Biologics to initiate a first-in-human Phase 1b clinical trial for HCW9218 in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The FDA has cleared the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial for HCW9218 in patients with advanced solid tumors with progressive disease after prior chemotherapies. HCW9302 is currently undergoing IND-enabling studies for an autoimmune indication.
Forward Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release contain “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “estimate,” “project,” “outlook,” “forecast” or other similar words and include, without limitation, statements regarding immunotherapies that are able to lengthen health span by disrupting the link between chronic, low-grade inflammation and age-related diseases; sufficient capital resources through 2023; potential clinical trial sites at certain NCI-Cancer Centers; ability to initiate trials in first half of 2022; the timing of preclinical and toxicology studies in HCW9302; and the Company’s ability to secure intellectual property rights from applications. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties that are described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus related to the Company’s initial public offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 21, 2021 and in other filings filed from time to time with the SEC. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
Company Contact:
Rebecca Byam Chief Financial Officer HCW Biologics Inc. rebeccabyam@hcwbiologics.com | Investor Relations Contact:
Daniel Kontoh-Boateng dboateng@tiberend.com | Media Relations Contact:
Dave Schemelia Senior Vice President Tiberend Strategic Advisors, Inc. dschemelia@tiberend.com |
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