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Phylogica Ltd2008 Annual General Meeting
www.phylogica.com
Harry Karelis, Deputy Chairman
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Corporate Snapshot
Phylogica is a biotechnology company that has developed a unique proprietary class of protein/peptide biologic drug – Phylomer® peptides.
Phylomer peptides exhibit competitive therapeutic, manufacturing and commercial advantages over smallmolecules, over other more traditional targeted biologics such as proteins, monoclonal antibodies and most current therapeutic peptides.
Phylomer peptides are suitable for a wide range of diseases targeting proteins and their interactions. The Company is applying its unique technology to develop peptide-based therapies for inflammatory diseases and is exploring other indications such as infectious diseases and cancer via partnerships.
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Macro Issues
Global sentiment at depressed levels
Capital markets factoring in deep, long recessionary environment
Risk is being avoided by investors – across all sectors
Ability of companies to raise capital at constrained levels
Managing expenses very aggressively
Focusing spend on core areas
Deferring hire of new CEOFor
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Year in ReviewAnnounced a re-focus early 2008 with the sole aim of generating a data-pack supporting our claims over the potential of our technology
Significantly positive data has been generated providing a large body of evidence that our technology can be consistently used to generate drug leads of interest
This data has led to a re-engagement with big pharma and biotech players at a completely different level to the past
Working towards converting this enthusiasm into deals and relationships
The prospect of Phylogica being acquired to fill key technology gaps has never been stronger
Internalised Dynamic Microbial due to very exciting results being achieved
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Sector Dynamics - Big Pharma have a problem with renewing pipeline
Drug pipelines drying up
Blockbuster drugs coming off patent
Traditional chemistry approaches not generating new drugs
No real culture or skill set in developing drugs via novel techniques
Some companies missed the ‘biologics revolution’ of antibodies, proteins and peptides and are playing catch-up
Pharmaceutical industry is crying out for new sources of drugs and increasingly partnering and acquiring smaller companiesFor
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What Big Pharma is doing to address their pipeline problem
Initially, merging with other big pharma to cut costs and extract synergies. Followed by partnering with smaller groups including biotech companies. Now we are seeing extensive corporate activity amongst small to medium size biotech companies.
The success of protein drugs such as Enbrel, Remicade and Herceptin is fueling the search for new protein-based therapeutic agents in many chronic diseases
Protein-based products exhibit exquisite specificity and ability to affect unique biological functions. Additionally they provide a source of cost-effective, safe and reliable drugsF
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M&A activity in protein/peptide-based field
Eight acquisitions of companies that developed protein/ peptide-based therapeutics within the last two year.
Companies that have developed new classes of peptide/ protein based drug have been acquired for an average valuation of A$450M
* All companies with the exception of CAT were at pre-clinical stage of development at the time of acquisition
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Peptides: one of the fastest growing classes of drugsApproximately 38 therapeutic peptides have reached the market with sales of US$8.7 billion1
1 – Bionest Partners July 2007 “Overview of the Peptide Market”
Examples: Goserelin (US$1.1 billion in 2007), Exenatide (US$621 million in 2007), Teriparatide, Bivalirudin, Eptifibatide, Enfuvirtide
Huge market for peptide-based product for multiple human diseases ranging from inflammatory diseases, cancer, infectious agents, diabetes
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Drug-like properties of PhylomersPhylogica has shown that its platform can generate phylomer peptides with drug like properties:
• Specificity• Potency• Stability• Flexible manufacturing (allowing for chemical or recombinant
approaches)
Phylogica has already created and validated potential therapeutic drug leads in vitro and in vivo against a range of targets:
• intra-cellular• extra-cellular• intact microorganisms
We have shown these leads can be readily improved:• Higher specificity• Longer duration in the body• Lower doses• Lower toxicity and immunogenicity
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Multiple advantages of Phylomers® as a new class of peptide drugs
Diverse collectionof protein shapes
Derived fromsequenced microbial genomes
Small size (less than 50 amino acids)
Adaptable pharmacologicalproperties
Intellectual Property
Delivered quality hits against intracellular, extracellular targets and cell based screensCan access different interfaces of drug targets
Rich source of SAR2 dataPotential to identify families of related Phylomer structures blocking target epitopes
Size amenable to synthetic and recombinant manufacturing approaches
Stability, affinity & half life using synthetic peptide chemistry approach
Phylomers are unencumbered by antibody patent claims
Quality functional hitsOpportunity to capture new IP1 around proprietarytargets
Bioinformatic advantagesin processing the hits
Phylomers amenable to cheap high throughput synthetic manufacturing
Modulate pharmacologicalproperties
No third party royalty stack
1 IP – Intellectual Property2 SAR – Structure Activity Relationship
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Partnerships
The breadth of applications of our technology is beyond our capacity to exploit internally
Have adopted a partnership model for areas such as cancer and infectious disease
Other opportunities exist around diagnostic applications
Importantly, these third party groups are generating very positive results
• Dynamic Microbials – targeting novel drugs against “superbugs”
• Hutchison Centre Cambridge – targeting cancer
• Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research – targeting allergy For
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Phylomers® represent a new class of peptides derived from natural protein fragments encoded by biodiverse ancient bacterial genomes
From 25 characterised bacterial genomes we have derived 260 million distinct Phylomer®peptides with thousands of classes of protein structural folds
Phylogica owns the most comprehensive collection of peptide shapes found in nature
Patents cover methods of making and screening Phylomer libraries and composition-of-matter on peptides
14 patent families, 26 granted/ allowed patents and 27 patent applications covering the markets of US, Europe, Japan and Australia
Intellectual PropertyF
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Dynamic MicrobialsFocused on generating novel anti-microbial drugs by exploiting the Phylomer technology
Initially established as a spin-out utilising external funds to progress high-risk proof of concept experiments
Generated promising hits against important drug-resistant bugs
Followed up by more impressive data against clinical isolates
Strong interest from third parties looking for novel drugs in this area prompted Phylogica Board to acquire 100% of Dynamic and bring it back “in-house”F
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Significant antibacterial activity by screening for cell bindingF
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Business ModelF
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ObjectivesImmediate goals• Build relationships• License deals• Partnerships• Co-development deals• Collaborations• Strategic placement
Progressing….with usual long lead times
Medium to longer term goals•Unequivocally demonstrate the utility of our technology
•Attract corporate interest in the form of a strategic partnership or acquisitionFor
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SummarySignificant positive progress has been made over past six months
Numerous discussions underway with partners
Macro environment expected to remain difficult
Focus internal resources
Spin out or collaborate non-core areas
Continue to explore corporate opportunities
Maximise financial runway – low overhead, strategic placement
Remain focused on trade sale as end gameFor
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Corporate InformationPhylogicaASX Code: PYC
Issued Capital143,501,764 ordinary shares
Top 20 hold 59.94%
Substantial shareholdersBioTech Capital 20.32%
Institute for Child Health Research 14.36%
Anthony Barton & Associates 8.18%
Cash at 30 Sep 2008
$2.15 million
ContactMr Harry Karelis
Deputy Chairman
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Technical Slides
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Phylogica: a highly competitive biologics discovery company
Features
AdnexusBMS
AvidiaAmgen
Affibody Molecular Partners
Phylogica
Diversity of Library 1 scaffold -Fibronectin
1 scaffold –A-domain
1 scaffold –Protein A
1 scaffold -Ankyrin repeat
Multiple scaffolds -protein domains and sub-domains
Low-mid nM primary hits
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Efficacy Against Intracellular Targets
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Hits from Multiple Sequence Families
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High hit-rates for biological efficacy
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Straightforward Synthetic Production
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Rapid Affinity Maturation
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Amenable toSynthetic half-life extension approaches
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High Throughput Synthesis (Pepset)
Pure Peptide
Specificity
Affinity
Functional Validation
PKPKMaturationMaturationFilterFilterSynthesisSynthesis
Flexible Approach to Converting Hits intoDrug-Leads
Mammalian
Phage Display
Yeast Two Hybrid
Mutagenesis
Multimerisation
PEGylation
HSA Binding
ScreeningScreening
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Versatile Screening Formats
Screening
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High Hit Rates High Functional Hit Rates
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Selected primary hit Phylomer peptides cause significant growth inhibition of A. baumannii
Primary hits as potent as natural antimicrobial peptidesF
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Potent activity on 50 different clinical isolates of Acinetobacterbaumannii including multiresistant strains
MHC10 = the minimum concentration required for >10% haemolysis
Potent activity of Phylomers before maturation with minimal hemolytic activity (blood toxicity)
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Affinities
On-rates
Off-rates
FilterFilter
MBP-Peptide KD
M1_28.5 nM
M1_4 10 nM
M1_6 11 nM
M1_7106 nM
M1_98.3 nM
Fc-CD40 R
5.6 nM
Screening
Filter
Synthesis
Maturation
Half-life Extension
In vivo Validation
Filtering the primary Phylomer™ HitsF
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Phylomers Antagonise CD40L/CD40 Interaction(In vitro Proximity Assay)
Alpha screenAlpha screen®® is a registered trademark of PerkinElmeris a registered trademark of PerkinElmer
ExcitationExcitation680 nm680 nm
OO22
EmissionEmission520520--620 nm620 nm
Protein A conjugated Protein A conjugated AcceptorAcceptorStreptavidinStreptavidin--coatedcoated
DonorDonor
rCD40LrCD40L
rCD40rCD40--FcFc
Solution-based proximity assay Phylomer-mediated inhibition of CD40L activity
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Phylomers Antagonise CD40L Activity(functional B cell assay)
rCD40LrCD40L CD40CD40
MHCIIMHCII
CD86CD86
rCD40LrCD40L
rCD40LrCD40L--mediated upregulationmediated upregulation
GlymCD40L (50 ng/µL)
EC50: 9nM
rCD40L Induced Receptor Expression
M1_18CD
86CD
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Dose-dependent inhibition of rCD40L activity
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rTNFrTNF--induced cytoxicityinduced cytoxicity
CD40CD40 TLR 2/4TLR 2/4
TNFTNF--RR
CD40L-Binding Phylomers are Highly Specific
LPSLPS--mediated upregulationmediated upregulationMHCIIMHCII
CD86CD86
LPSLPS
TNFTNFαα
Cell DeathCell Death
Cell DeathCell Death
LPSLPS
Phylomers do not affect LPS activity
M1_18
CD86
Phylomers do not affect TNF cytotoxicity
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5-100
102030405060708090
100M1_2SM1_4SM1_6SM1_7SM1_9SM1_18*SshTNFRII
Concentration phylomer (logM)
% In
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EC50 4.106e-009
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Activity in Alphascreen
Activity in Bioassays
Phylomers Offer High Functional Hit Rates
56 Unique Synthetic Peptides Screened
Validation of 56 Synthetic Phylomers using 2 Independent Functional Assays
18%30% +ve inBioassay
50% +ve inProximity
Assay
Functional Hit Rate = 18%Functional Hit Rate = 18%
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M1_18rd
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -50
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100M1_18rdPEG(40K) M1_18rd
Phylomer concentration (logM)
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EC50M1_18rd 1.27uMPEG(40K)-M1_18rd 3.86nM
PEGylated Phylomers are potent before maturation(functional bioassay: upregulation of CD86 on B cells)
EC50PEG(40K)-M1_18rd 4nMPEG(40K branched)-M1_18rd 9nMPEG40K-M1_9s 14nMPEG40K-M1_6s 90nMPEG40K-M7_206 140nMPEG40K-M1_42(b)s ~1-2uM
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Enhancing Phylomer® Half-life
Retroinverted Phylomer® peptides have been demonstrated to be highly stable (>6 months at -20 and >2 months at room temperature in buffer)
Retro-inverted Phylomers are stable and protease-resistant in human plasma- >50% of retroinverso peptides present after 12 hrs incubation in human plasma- Retroinverted Phylomers® show greatly extended in vivo half-life in rat plasma without further modification (e.g.PEGylation)
Peptide Levels Detected by LC/MS
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D-PYC35-TATD-PYC36-TAT
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UnPEGylated PYC35/PY36 Half life in vivo (rats) of 100 minutes(Comparable with T1/2 of many unPEGylated domain antibodies )
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