BVF Partners L.P. acquired shares from Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Funds

ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, Switzerland & CONCORD, Mass., Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR: 
Molecular Partners AG (SIX: MOLN; NASDAQ: MOLN), a clinical-stage biotech company developing a new class of custom-built protein drugs known as DARPin therapeutics, today reported changes in ownership based on disclosure notifications received according to Article 120 of the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act. According to such disclosure notifications, two investors crossed the following thresholds on January 10, 2022: Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Funds crossed below the 3% threshold, transacting its remaining shares of Molecular Partners to BVF Partners L.P., whose holdings have now crossed the 10% threshold, rising to 12.21%.

“We are grateful for the long support provided to us along the years by Essex Woodlands, who were among our very first investors, and we are pleased to report the continued and increased support by our investors at BVF Partners,” said Patrick Amstutz, Ph.D., CEO of Molecular Partners. “The recent announcement of the clinical success in our COVID-19 program, partnered with Novartis, gives hope to patients and provides value to investors at the same time.”

“We believe ensovibep has the potential to be an important medicine with respect to current and future variants of SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, we feel that the DARPin platform could play a vital role in addressing future pandemics. We have been impressed by the ingenuity and commitment of the Molecular Partners team and we are proud to be a significant shareholder,” said Mark Lampert, founder and General Partner of BVF Partners L.P.

About Molecular Partners AG 
Molecular Partners AG is a clinical-stage biotech company developing DARPin therapeutics, a new class of custom-built protein drugs designed to address challenges current modalities cannot. The Company has formed partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies to advance DARPin therapeutics in the areas of ophthalmology, oncology and infectious disease, and has compounds in various stages of clinical and preclinical development across multiple therapeutic areas. www.molecularpartners.com; Find us on Twitter - @MolecularPrtnrs 

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For further details, please contact: Seth Lewis seth.lewis@molecularpartners.com Tel: +1 781 420 2361 Shai Biran, Ph.D. shai.biran@molecularpartners.com Tel: +1 978 254 6286 Thomas Schneckenburger, European IR & Media thomas.schneckenburger@molecularpartners.com Tel: +41 79 407 9952