Humacyte Announces Presentation of First Preclinical Results of the HAV™ in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting at Advanced Therapies Week Conference

DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humacyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUMA), a clinical-stage biotechnology platform company developing universally implantable bioengineered human tissue at commercial scale, today announced the first preclinical results of the use of Humacyte’s Human Acellular Vessel™ (HAV) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) will be presented at the Advanced Therapies Week conference in Miami, Fla. at 9:20 a.m. EST on January 28, 2022. The presentation, titled “Bioengineering and the Future of Cardiac Surgery,” will be made by Alan P. Kypson, M.D., FACS. Dr. Kypson is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the University of North Carolina Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., and a thought leader in the field of cardiac surgery who has led the large animal preclinical development of Humacyte’s vessels in CABG for more than a decade. The presentation by Dr. Kypson will include the results of the use of the HAV in a primate CABG model, including six-month outcomes.

Humacyte’s HAVs are engineered off-the-shelf replacement vessels that are currently being evaluated in advanced-stage clinical trials in vascular trauma, arteriovenous access for hemodialysis, and peripheral arterial disease. CABG surgery, which treats blockage of the coronary arteries to restore the blood supply to the heart muscle, is performed more than 350,000 times annually in the United States, with over 765,000 annual CABG procedures globally. Humacyte’s program is designed to develop a small-diameter HAV as a potential alternative to existing vascular substitutes during CABG surgery, particularly in obese or diabetic patients, where the risks of saphenous vein harvesting are substantial.

“The preclinical results to be presented this month represent a key milestone in the development of small-diameter HAVs for potential use in CABG,” said Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D., Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Humacyte. “It is estimated that as many as 45% of CABG patients do not have suitable autologous vein for their needed bypass procedures. We appreciate the substantial work that Dr. Kypson, his team, and our own associates have undertaken to develop and implement a large primate model that simulates human CABG, thereby enabling the evaluation of the HAV in this setting. We look forward to Dr. Kypson’s presentation at the Advanced Therapies Week conference this month.”

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. Preclinical 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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