News Releases

June 14, 2023

Vyriad Announces Expansion of T-Cell Lymphoma Trial at Mayo Clinic

More Patients Added to Phase 1 Trial Following Encouraging Early Results.

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September 13, 2022

Vyriad, Inc. Appoints Scott Beck as Chief Operating Officer

A seasoned executive with deep knowledge and experience of biotechnology and healthcare operations.

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May 17, 2022

Vyriad, Inc. Raises $29.5M in Series B Funding Led by Renowned Genetics Entrepreneur

Vyriad, Inc. today announced $29.5M in new funding led by Mr. Harry Stine of Stine Seed Farms, LLC with participation from existing investors. Stine Seed Farms joins Mayo Clinic, Mirae Asset, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Southeast Minnesota Capital Fund (SMCF), and several high-net-worth individuals on the Vyriad investment roster.

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April 7, 2022

Vyriad creates potential oral covid vaccine

An interview with Dr. Stephen Russell discussing the development of an oral vaccine from Vyriad.

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April 5, 2022

Oral Vaccine Boosts COVID Immunity

Vyriad, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oncolytic virus therapies to treat a wide range of cancers, today announced results confirming the activity of an oral vaccine formulation for boosting immunity against SARS-CoV-2.

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August 24, 2021

Vyriad, Inc. Appoints Harry Hoffman to its Board of Directors

Harry is a highly regarded Life Sciences Investor, previously served as CIO and Treasurer to Mayo Clinic.

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May 9, 2021

How Safe are Staff and Patients in a Vaccinated World?

Measuring COVID-19 antibodies with a high-throughput clinical assay

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February 23, 2021

Imanis Life Sciences Announces New Data from Clinical Assay Measuring SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies

Clinical validation of high throughput assay that provides numeric results (titer) of neutralizing antibodies. Former COVID-19 patients, in a small preliminary sample set, saw marked decline in neutralizing antibodies within six months. Assay shows no guarantee that severe disease results in higher levels of antibody protection.

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December 1, 2020

Vyriad Expands Clinical Study of Oncolytic Virus Therapy in Bladder Cancer Patients

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November 19, 2020

Imanis Life Sciences Announces Improvements and Increased Capacity of IMMUNO-COV™️, a First-in-Class Neutralizing Antibody Test for COVID-19

High-throughput clinical assay detects and quantifies SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

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September 14, 2020

Imanis Life Sciences to Present IMMUNO-COV, a First-in-Class Neutralizing Antibody Test for COVID-19, at American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Symposium

High-throughput clinical assay detects, quantifies SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies. Imanis Life Sciences is an affiliate of Vyriad Inc.

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July 20, 2020

Vyriad Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Trial in Multiple Cancer Indications

Study combines Vyriad’s oncolytic virus Voyager-V1 and the PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo® (cemiplimab) in skin, lung, liver and uterine cancer

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June 11, 2020

Mayo Clinic to Offer Vyriad Neutralizing Antibody Test

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May 29, 2020

Vyriad Inc. to Present Clinical Trial Updates for its Oncolytic Virotherapies at Virtual 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting

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May 28, 2020

Scientific Paper Available on Development and Validation of IMMUNO-COV™, Vyriad’s SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Neutralizing Antibody Test

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May 12, 2020

Vyriad Inc. Announces Development of a New Antibody Test to Determine Protective Immunity From COVID-19

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April 28, 2020

Vyriad Oncolytic Measles Virus Therapy Enhances T-cell Responses in Multiple Myeloma Patients

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December 11, 2019

Vyriad Inc. Names Experienced Life Sciences Investors Edwin Kania and Nathan Stacy to its Board of Directors

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November 6, 2019

Regeneron and Vyriad Announce Strategic Agreement for Discovery and Development of New Oncolytic Virus Treatments for Cancer

Phase 2 trial will evaluate combination of PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc) and oncolytic virus Voyager-V1; preclinical research collaboration will explore new oncolytic virus treatments. Vyriad to receive upfront payment and equity investment from Regeneron.

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July 28, 2018

Vyriad Announces Collaboration with Merck KGaA and Pfizer to Evaluate Oncolytic Virus, Voyager-V1, in Combination with Anti-PD-L1 Antibody, Avelumab, in Phase 1 Clinical Study for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

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May 10, 2018

Vyriad to Build State-of-the-Art Facility for Manufacturing Oncolytic Virus Anti-Cancer Vaccines in Rochester, Minn.

Custom buildout to be financed by recently completed $9 million secured convertible note funding

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August 15, 2017

Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer

Sanford Health first in nation to launch Phase I of the Vyriad viro-immunotherapy trial

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April 25, 2017

Tessa Therapeutics and Vyriad Form Partnership to Create Next Generation of Cancer Immunotherapy Treatments

Combination of Tessa’s Virus Specific T cell (VST) platform and Vyriad’s oncolytic viruses are highly synergistic and have the potential to effectively target a broad range of hard-to-treat solid tumors

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August 16, 2016

Vyriad Announces Agreement with Imanis Life Sciences for Development of Theranostic Tests to Predict Responsiveness to Oncolytic Virotherapy

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August 5, 2016

Vyriad Appoints Alice Bexon, MD, as Chief Medical Officer

Bexon Clinical Consulting to provide Vyriad with clinical operations support

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August 5, 2016

Vyriad Signs Exclusive License Agreement for STING Technology for Development of Enhanced Oncolytic Virotherapy Treatments

Company secures equity position in StingInn, LLC

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March 18, 2016

Omnis Pharma and Magnis Therapeutics Merge to Form Vyriad, a Clinical-Stage Oncolytic Immunovirotherapy Development Company

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March 18, 2016

Profectus and Vyriad Form Global Collaboration to Develop Oncolytic Recombinant VSV (rVSV) Vaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy

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