Anixa receives notice of allowance in China for cancer vaccine technology patent

Anixa Biosciences (ANIX) announced that the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration, or CNIPA, has issued a Notice of Allowance for a new patent related to its breast cancer vaccine technology. This patent, exclusively licensed from Cleveland Clinic, will provide composition of matter protection for the Company’s novel approach to breast cancer treatment and prevention in China. With this allowance, Anixa continues to expand the international scope of its intellectual property portfolio, reinforcing its leadership in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The Chinese patent complements patents issued in the United States and other key global jurisdictions, and represents an important step toward future regulatory and commercial efforts outside the U.S. Anixa’s vaccine is based on immunizing against human alpha-lactalbumin, a protein associated with lactation that is aberrantly expressed in certain types of breast cancer. This “retired” protein strategy, developed at Cleveland Clinic and licensed exclusively to Anixa, aims to selectively prime the immune system to prevent tumor formation while avoiding harm to normal tissue.