• Delivers $6.1 Million Q2 Revenue and Announces Strategic Plan to Reshape Biotech and AI-Driven Drug Discovery

VICTORIA, British Columbia / Dec 10, 2024 / Business Wire / IMMUNOPRECISE ANTIBODIES LTD. (the “Company” or “IPA”) (NASDAQ: IPA), an AI-driven biotherapeutic research and technology company, today reported financial results for the second quarter (“Q2”) of its 2025 fiscal year (“FY25”), which ended October 31, 2024. All numbers are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.

"This quarter marks a pivotal chapter for IPA as we unveil our cutting-edge in silico drug discovery tools, designed to revolutionize the landscape of novel therapeutic development. These advanced platforms offer unprecedented insights and precision, aimed at significantly reducing the time and cost associated with traditional drug discovery methods. By harnessing the power of data-driven analytics, we're ushering in a new era of efficiency and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. From our upcoming strategic relocation to Austin, Texas, to the continued progress with our LENS^ai™ platform and partnerships with world-class organizations like BioNTech and InterSystems, we have focused on driving meaningful impact in the biotech and life sciences sectors," stated Dr. Jennifer Bath, President and CEO.

Second Quarter Corporate Update and Recent Business Highlights

• Corporate headquarters is relocating to Austin, Texas: Expanding IPA’s U.S. footprint in the heart of a thriving AI, biotech, and semiconductor ecosystem.
• Showcased LENS^ai Platform at AI-Driven Drug Discovery Summit USA 2024 and TECHday Highlighted unique AI capabilities for accelerating therapeutic antibody discovery.
• First public demonstration of five AI-driven LENS^ai analytical tools for use in drug discovery, development and optimization – demonstrating how LENS^ai’s unprecedented analytical tools transform the time and cost of novel drug discovery programs.
• IPA hosted fireside chat with guest Adam Root, Vice President and Head of Protein Sciences at Generate Biomedicines, live at the Boston AI-Driven Drug Discovery Summit USA 2024.
• The first annual TECHday hosted at InterSystems’ headquarters and featured a fireside chat with Jeff Fried, Director of Platform Strategy and Innovation at InterSystems, titled Disruptive Dialogue: Empowering Drug Discovery Through Seamless Data Integration and AI-Powered Insights. The discussion highlighted how smart search technology drives the LENS^ai platform, seamlessly integrated with the InterSystems IRIS platform to accelerate antibody discovery with greater speed, accuracy, and diversity.
• Achieved Breakthrough in ADC Cancer Research: Progressed TATX-112 program with antibodies targeting TrkB-expressing cells for next-generation ADC therapies.
• Entered into Material Transfer and Evaluation Agreement with Biotheus, now part of BioNTech, for the transfer of AI-enhanced bispecific antibody candidates for hypoxic solid tumors.
• Partnered with Mayo Clinic on anti-aging research: Developed antibodies targeting mitochondrial damage markers to advance understanding of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
• Announced clinical progress with IPA-generated rabbit monoclonal antibodies: Two novel antibodies developed using IPA’s B Cell Select ® platform advancing in clinical-stage programs.
• Achieved revenues of $6.1 million: Represents a 16% increase over the previous quarter with strong quarter over quarter growth achieved at each of our wet lab sites. BioStrand achieved $0.9 million to date with strong second quarter revenue of $0.4 million.

Second Quarter FY25 Financial Results

• Revenue: Total revenue was $6.1 million, compared to revenue of $6.1 million in fiscal year 2024 (“FY24”) Q2. Project revenue generated $5.4 million, including projects using IPA’s proprietary B Cell Select® platform and IPA’s proprietary LENS^ai platform, compared to $5.5 million in FY24 Q2. Product sales and cryostorage revenue were $0.7 million, compared to $0.6 million in FY24 Q2.
• Research & Development (R&D) Expenses: R&D expenses were $1.2 million, compared to $0.8 million in FY24 Q2, with the increase reflecting increased expenditures related to the build of the Company's LENS^ai platform.
• Sales & Marketing (S&M) Expenses: S&M expenses were $1.2 million, compared to $0.9 million in FY24 Q2 and include S&M costs related to BioStrand LENS^ai.
• General & Administrative (G&A) Expenses: G&A expenses were $3.3 million, compared to $3.3 million in FY24 Q2.
• Net Loss: Net loss of $2.6 million, or $(0.09) per share on a basic and diluted basis, compared to a net loss of $2.4 million or $(0.10) on a basic and diluted basis in FY24 Q2.
• Liquidity: Cash totaled $3.6 million as of October 31, 2024, compared to $3.5 million as of April 30, 2024.

Conference Call and Webcast Details

The Company will host a live conference call and webcast to discuss these results and provide a corporate update on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 10:30AM ET.

The conference call will be webcast live and available for replay via a link provided in the Events section of the Company’s IR pages at https://ir.ipatherapeutics.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx.

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Webcast Details

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About ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd.

ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. is a biotechnology company that leverages multi-omics modeling and complex artificial intelligence through a series of proprietary and patented technologies. The Company owns an integrated end-to-end suite of capabilities to support the development of therapeutic antibodies and are known for solving very complex industry challenges. IPA has several subsidiaries in North America and Europe including entities such as Talem Therapeutics LLC, BioStrand BV, ImmunoPrecise Antibodies (Canada) Ltd. and ImmunoPrecise Antibodies (Europe) B.V. (collectively, the “IPA Family”).

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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements stated herein to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to several factors and risks, as discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended April 30, 2024 (which may be viewed on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov/edgar). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this release. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date of this release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf, except as required by applicable law.