HOOKIPA Pharma Announces First Person Dosed in Phase 1b Clinical Trial of HB-500 for the Treatment of HIV

NEW YORK and VIENNA, July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOK, HOOKIPA), a company developing a new class of immunotherapeutics based on its proprietary arenavirus platform, today announced that the first person has been dosed in a Phase 1b clinical trial of HB-500, an investigational therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of HIV. As a result, HOOKIPA achieves a $5 million non-dilutive milestone payment under its collaboration and license agreement with Gilead.

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