List of Immuno-Oncology Companies in Finland - 2

Faron is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for medical conditions with significant unmet needs. Its lead program is bexmarilimab, its investigative precision immunotherapy in Phase I/II development as a novel macrophage checkpoint immunotherapy for patients with hematological malignancies. Bexmarilimab is a novel anti-Clever-1 antibody with the ability to switch immune suppression to immune activation. Faron is based in Turku, Finland and Boston, Massachusetts. Faron is listed on AIM under the ticker ‘FARN’ and Nasdaq First North Growth Market ("Nasdaq First North") under ticker FARON.

Valo Therapeutics (ValoTx) is a developer of novel immunotherapies in cancer and infectious disease. Our unique approach to immunotherapy, based on oncolytic viruses and viral vectors combined with disease-specific peptides, delivers highly adaptable and immunogenic therapeutic vaccination platforms. A spin-out company from the University of Helsinki, Finland, Valo Tx has assembled a talented team of immunotherapy experts, who together with the founding scientists have the necessary expertise to take its patented technology through clinical development and make it available to patients.