Benzinga | Oct 21, 2020 08:22AM EDT

Immutep Granted European Patent For IMP761

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immutep Limited ((ASX: IMM, NASDAQ:IMMP) ("Immutep" or "the Company"), a biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapy treatments for cancer and autoimmune disease, is pleased to announce the grant of a new patent (number 3344654) entitled "Anti-LAG-3 Antibodies" by the European Patent Office.

The claims of the patent are directed to Immutep's pre-clinical product candidate, IMP761, and also to the use of IMP761 in the treatment of T-cell mediated inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The expiry date of the patent is 1 September 2036.