Celsion Corporation Announces Company Name Change to Imunon, Inc.
September 19 2022 - 4:30PM
Celsion
Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN), a
clinical-stage drug development company, today announced a company
name change to Imunon, Inc., reflecting the evolution of the
Company’s business focus and its commitment to developing
cutting-edge immunotherapies and next-generation vaccines to treat
cancer and infectious diseases.
The Company’s common stock will trade on the
Nasdaq Stock Market under the new ticker symbol “IMNN” effective as
of the opening of trading on September 21, 2022. The Company has
filed an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to effect the
new corporate name and is introducing a new logo and a new
corporate website, www.imunon.com.
Imunon is establishing a leadership position in
immunology by developing DNA-mediated therapies with a lead asset
targeting advanced ovarian cancer. The new name better reflects the
Company’s progress in immunology and emphasizes its commitment to
harnessing the building blocks of life to work in harmony with the
body’s immune system.
“Our new name, Imunon, ideally captures the
essence of our scientific endeavors and our mission,” said Dr.
Corinne Le Goff, president and CEO of Imunon. “With this name
change, we are underscoring our commitment to create a new category
of medicines leveraging our proprietary plasmid DNA technology
platform in the fields of immuno-oncology and vaccines. With a
strong balance sheet supporting current operations into 2025, we
are well positioned to build a differentiated company to deliver on
the promise of our gene-based therapies.”
About Imunon
Inc.
Imunon is a fully integrated, clinical stage
biotechnology company focused on advancing a portfolio of
innovative treatments that harness the body’s natural mechanisms to
generate safe, effective and durable responses across a broad array
of human diseases, constituting a differentiating approach from
conventional therapies.
Imunon has two platform technologies: Our
TheraPlas® platform for the development of immunotherapies and
other anti-cancer nucleic acid-based therapies, and our PLACCINE
platform for the development of nucleic acid vaccines for
infectious diseases and cancer. The Company’s lead clinical
program, GEN-1, is a DNA-based immunotherapy for the localized
treatment of advanced ovarian cancer currently in Phase II
development. GEN-1 works by instructing the body to produce safe
and durable levels of powerful cancer fighting molecules, such as
interleukin-12 and interferon gamma, at the tumor site.
Additionally, the Company is conducting preclinical
proof-of-concept studies on a nucleic acid vaccine candidate
targeting SARS-CoV-2 virus in order to validate its PLACCINE
platform. Imunon’s platform technologies are based on the delivery
of nucleic acids with novel synthetic delivery systems that are
independent of viral vectors or devices. We will continue to
leverage these platforms and to advance the technological frontier
of plasmid DNA to better serve patients with difficult to treat
conditions. For more information on Imunon,
visit www.imunon.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Imunon wishes to inform readers that
forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant
to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties
including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of
research and development activities and in clinical trials; the
uncertainties of and difficulties in analyzing interim clinical
data; the significant expense, time and risk of failure of
conducting clinical trials; the need for Imunon to evaluate its
future development plans; possible acquisitions or licenses of
other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by
customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities; and
other risks detailed from time to time in Imunon’s periodic reports
and prospectuses filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Imunon assumes no obligation to update or supplement
forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent
events, new information or otherwise.
Contacts:
Jeffrey W. ChurchExecutive Vice President, CFO
and Corporate Secretary609-482-2455jchurch@imunon.com
LHA Investor RelationsKim Sutton
Golodetz212-838-3777kgolodetz@lhai.com
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