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Tiziana Life Sciences Announces Purchase of Shares by Chief Executive Officer

CEO Increases Stake in Tiziana Life Sciences, Signaling Confidence in Lead Immunotherapy Candidate

By Priya Menon
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Tiziana Life Sciences announced that CEO Ivor Elrifi purchased 667,000 shares at $1.00 each, increasing his total holdings to over 4.4 million shares. The company is advancing its lead candidate, intranasal foralumab, a novel fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody targeting neuroinflammatory diseases like non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Clinical trials are ongoing, and previous data shows promising safety and efficacy profiles, enhancing prospects for alternative immunotherapy delivery methods.

Tiziana Life Sciences Announces Purchase of Shares by Chief Executive Officer
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Key Points

  • CEO Ivor Elrifi purchased 667,000 additional shares, boosting his investment in the company.
  • Intranasal foralumab, Tiziana's lead candidate, is in Phase 2a trials for non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis with encouraging patient outcomes.
  • The company’s innovative intranasal delivery method aims to improve efficacy and safety over traditional intravenous immunotherapies, potentially impacting neurodegenerative disease treatments.
  • Sectors impacted include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare, especially in neurodegenerative and autoimmune disease therapies.

BOSTON, Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, today announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Ivor Elrifi has increased his holdings with the purchase of 667,000 of the Company’s common shares on NASDAQ at $1.00 per share, bringing his total holding to 4,472,261 common shares.

About Foralumab

Foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, is a biological drug candidate that has been shown to stimulate T regulatory cells when dosed intranasally. At present, 14 patients with Non-Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (na-SPMS) have been dosed in an open-label intermediate sized Expanded Access (EA) Program (NCT06802328) with either an improvement or stability of disease seen within 6 months in all patients. In addition, intranasal foralumab is currently being studied in a Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, dose-ranging trial in patients with non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (NCT06292923).

Foralumab is the only fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) currently in clinical development. Immunomodulation by intranasal foralumab represents a novel avenue for the treatment of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative human diseases.[1],[2]

About Tiziana Life Sciences

Tiziana Life Sciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing breakthrough therapies using transformational drug delivery technologies to enable alternative routes of immunotherapy. Tiziana’s innovative intranasal approach has the potential to provide an improvement in efficacy as well as safety and tolerability compared to intravenous (IV) delivery. Tiziana’s lead candidate, intranasal foralumab, which is the only fully human anti-CD3 mAb currently in clinical development, has demonstrated a favorable safety profile and clinical response in patients in studies to date. Tiziana’s technology for alternative routes of immunotherapy has been patented with several applications pending and is expected to allow for broad pipeline applications.

For more information about Tiziana Life Sciences and its innovative pipeline of therapies, please visit www.tizianalifesciences.com.

For further inquiries:

Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd
Paul Spencer, Business Development, and Investor Relations
+44 (0) 207 495 2379
email: [email protected]

[1] https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2220272120

[2] https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2309221120


Risks

  • Clinical trials for foralumab are still ongoing, with efficacy and safety results not yet fully established, posing regulatory and development risks.
  • Market adoption of intranasal immunotherapy is uncertain, and patent applications are pending, which may affect competitive positioning.
  • The biotechnology sector is subject to regulatory approval uncertainties and high development costs, which may impact financial performance and stock valuation.

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