November 7, 2022: MaaT Pharma Announces Participation in Scientific and Investor Conferences in November

Date : November 7, 2022

MaaT Pharma Announces Participation in Scientific and Investor Conferences in November

Lyon, France, November 7th, 2022, 6:00pm CET – MaaT Pharma (EURONEXT: MAAT – the “Company”), a French clinical-stage biotech and a pioneer in the development of Microbiome Ecosystem TherapiesTM (MET) dedicated to improving survival outcomes for patients with cancer, today announced the company’s scientific and management team’s participation in several scientific and investor conferences in November.

Details of the events are as follows:

Scientific conferences

  • November 8-10, 2022 – 9th International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC) Congress: Hervé Affagard, CEO and cofounder of MaaT Pharma, and Dr. Aurore Duquenoy, R&D specialist at MaaT Pharma will present three scientific posters at the conference in Kobe, Japan.
    Link to the Congress here.
  • November 9-11, 2022 – 21st Société Francophone de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire (SFGM-TC) CongressBooth #10: Emilie Plantamura, Head of Clinical Development at MaaT Pharma and Claire de Condé, Head of Clinical Operations at MaaT Pharma, will attend the congress in Bordeaux, France and will be available for discussions at MaaT Pharma’s booth #10.
    Link to the event here.


Investor conferences

  • November 14, 2022 – 7th annual conference Inve€$tival Showcase – LSX Leaders in partnership with Jefferies: Siân Crouzet, Chief Financial Officer of MaaT Pharma and Dr. Carole Schwintner, Chief Technology Officer of MaaT Pharma will attend the investor event in London, United Kingdom.
    More information available here.
  • November 29, 2022 – Investir Day: Siân Crouzet, Chief Financial Officer of MaaT Pharma and Dr. Savita Bernal, Chief Business Officer of MaaT Pharma will attend the investor event in Paris, France.
    More information available here.

About MaaT Pharma

MaaT Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has established a complete approach to restoring patient-microbiome symbiosis in oncology. Committed to treating cancer and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation, MaaT Pharma has launched, in March 2022 in Europe, a Phase 3 clinical trial for patients with acute GvHD, following the achievement of its proof of concept in a Phase 2 trial. Its powerful discovery and analysis platform, gutPrint®, supports the development and expansion of its pipeline by determining novel disease targets, evaluating drug candidates, and identifying biomarkers for microbiome-related conditions. The company’s Microbiome Ecosystem Therapies are produced through a standardized cGMP manufacturing and quality control process to safely deliver the full diversity of the microbiome, in liquid and oral formulations. MaaT Pharma benefits from the commitment of world-leading scientists and established relationships with regulators to support the integration of the use of microbiome therapies in clinical practice.

MaaT Pharma is the first company developing microbiome-based therapies listed on Euronext Paris (ticker: MAAT).

Forward-looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release about future events are subject to (i) change without notice and (ii) factors beyond the Company’s control. These statements may include, without limitation, any statements preceded by, followed by or including words such as “target,” “believe,” “expect,” “aim,” “intend,” “may,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” “can have,” “likely,” “should,” “would,” “could” and other words and terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties beyond the Company’s control that could cause the Company’s actual results or performance to be materially different from the expected results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. 

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Acting Chief Scientific Officer

Sheri Simmons

Sheri Simmons, Ph.D., is Acting Chief Scientific Officer at MaaT Pharma. Sheri brings extensive experience in biotechnology, particularly in the microbiome field, having held scientific leadership positions at Seres Therapeutics, Johnson & Johnson’s Microbiome Solutions team, and most recently at Seed Health, a leading probiotics company. In her role, she strengthens the Company’s scientific leadership, overseeing preclinical research, AI/data initiatives, and supporting efforts toward the Marketing Authorization Application of Xervyteg® in aGvHD.

Sheri holds a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and completed an A.B. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and as a Phi Beta Kappa member, receiving one of six awards for the best senior thesis in the sciences. Sheri holds a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and completed an A.B. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and as a Phi Beta Kappa member, receiving one of six awards for the best senior thesis in the sciences.

CEO and co-founder

Hervé Affagard

Hervé Affagard is the CEO and co-founder of MaaT Pharma. For the past 15 years, Hervé has been an intra/entrepreneur in the healthcare industry, after starting his career in IT in the steel industry. In late 2014, Hervé co-founded the company alongside Dr. Joël Doré, author of nearly 500 publications, and
one of the world’s most cited authors in the microbiome sphere today, after a professional career that spanned multiple industries. Hervé has led MaaT Pharma’s development from its early concept in 2013 and has been at the forefront of the development of the microbiome healthcare ecosystem in France and Europe. In January 2022, Hervé has been elected President of Allliance Promotion Microbiote, an organization founded in 2021 to support the microbiome sector development in France.

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