Humacyte Presents New 12-Month Data from HAVs™ Produced Using Commercial-Scale Manufacturing System

– Performance of HAVs produced in the LUNA200™ commercial-scale system demonstrated efficacy that is similar to prior HAV performance in dialysis access trials –

– 83% secondary patency observed at 12 months post-implantation –

– Data presented today in keynote presentation at 6th World Congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS2021) –

Durham, N.C., Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humacyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUMA), a clinical-stage biotechnology platform company developing universally implantable bioengineered human tissue at commercial scale, today announced that data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of patients receiving the human acellular vessel (HAV) produced using its cutting-edge, large-scale manufacturing systems, known as “LUNA200”, for vascular access in hemodialysis, demonstrated 12-month efficacy that is similar to trials of HAVs produced in the development-scale systems previously used in manufacturing the HAV.

The Phase 2, prospective, multicenter, open-label, single-arm study evaluated the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of HAVs manufactured with the commercial-scale LUNA200 platform in 30 end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. One year after implantation, 83% of subjects still showed secondary, or functional, patency. Secondary patency rates of the HAVs produced using the prior, development-scale systems ranged from 82% to 89%. No instances of HAV rupture, aneurysm formation or acute mechanical failure were observed in the study. In addition, the HAV appears to resist infection as compared to synthetic conduits.

“Our LUNA200 commercial-scale manufacturing system is a groundbreaking bioengineering platform that represents the result of decades of work iterating our approach to be more modular, controlled and automated,” said Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D., Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Humacyte. “We have demonstrated the LUNA200 functions comparably to our legacy systems, and this data demonstrates that manufacturing engineered tissues at commercial-scale is feasible, a critical milestone for our regenerative medicine platform and for Humacyte that supports our efforts toward commercialization of the HAV.”

Each modular, automated LUNA200 system, with enhanced process controls, can grow 200 HAVs at a time. Humacyte’s LUNA200 systems are housed in its 83,000-square-foot state-of-the-art bioprocessing facility in Durham, N.C., which has ample space to house enough systems to produce an annual capacity of approximately 40,000 HAVs per year. The Durham facility is fully operational, and in 2021 the FDA authorized the use of HAVs produced in the LUNA200 system to supply the Company’s ongoing clinical trials in the United States. The facility also achieved compliance with EU good manufacturing practices (GMP) and Qualified Person Certification to allow product to be supplied to ongoing studies in Europe and Israel.

The 12-month data were presented at the 6th World Congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS2021). The secondary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of the HAV manufactured with the LUNA system for up to 36 months after implantation, and the study is ongoing.

About HAV
Human Acellular Vessels (HAV) are engineered off-the-shelf replacement vessels initially being developed for vascular repair, reconstruction and replacement. HAV is intended to overcome long-standing limitations in vessel tissue repair and replacement – it can be manufactured at commercial scale, it eliminates the need for harvesting a vessel from a patient, and clinical evidence suggests that it is non-immunogenic, infection-resistant, and can become durable living tissue. HAV is currently being evaluated in two Phase 3 trials in arteriovenous access and a Phase 2/3 trial for vascular trauma, and has been used in more than 460 patient implantations. It is the first product to receive Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and has also received FDA Fast Track designation.

About Humacyte
Humacyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUMA) is developing a disruptive biotechnology platform to deliver universally implantable bioengineered human tissues and organs designed to improve the lives of patients and transform the practice of medicine. The Company develops and manufactures acellular tissues to treat a wide range of diseases, injuries and chronic conditions. Humacyte’s initial opportunity, a portfolio of human acellular vessels (HAVs), is currently in late-stage clinical trials targeting multiple vascular applications, including vascular trauma repair, arteriovenous access for hemodialysis, and peripheral arterial disease. Pre-clinical development is also underway in coronary artery bypass grafts, pediatric heart surgery, treatment of type 1 diabetes, and multiple novel cell and tissue applications. Humacyte’s HAVs were the first product to receive the FDA’s Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) expedited review designation and received priority designation for the treatment of vascular trauma by the U.S. Secretary of Defense. For more information, visit www.Humacyte.com.

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