Tempus Announces Multi-Year Collaboration with Moderna and Merck

 Collaboration to Support Potential Commercialization of Intismeran Autogene

Tempus (NASDAQ: TEM) today announced an expanded, multi-year collaboration to support the potential commercialization of intismeran autogene (V940/mRNA-4157), a novel, potential first-in-class individualized neoantigen therapy (INT) being evaluated in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in patients with completely resected stage IIB-IV melanoma and other cancer types. Intismeran autogene is jointly developed by Moderna and Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada. The collaboration builds on joint efforts initiated last year and will support preparations for the potential commercialization of intismeran autogene.

As part of the collaboration, Tempus will manage the timely collection and transfer of tumor tissue and blood samples required for next-generation sequencing (NGS). Subject to applicable regulatory approvals, Tempus will also provide NGS services to support the intismeran autogene design and manufacturing process. Financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed.

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