Advaxis Appoints Ranya Dajani As Vice President, Corporate Development

PRINCETON, N.J., July 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advaxis, Inc. (ADXS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies, today announced Ranya Dajani joined Advaxis as Vice President, Corporate Development from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMS), where she worked for nearly 20 years in business development and finance.

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“Ranya brings deep experience in leading strategic corporate positioning and executing dozens of transactions for one of the leading immuno-oncology companies,” said Daniel J. O’Connor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Advaxis. “Her extensive corporate development expertise will prove invaluable as we develop multiple cancer immunotherapies with our proprietary Lm Technology™.”

Ms. Dajani held several finance and business development roles at BMS of increasing responsibility before serving as its executive director for investor relations. In her roles in business development, she was responsible for executing several important strategic collaborations, including key partnerships in immuno-oncology. She holds a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and a master’s of arts in economics, both from Boston University, and a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Michigan.

“With the unique capabilities of Lm Technology™, a robust pipeline of novel product candidates and track record of being a strong collaborator, Advaxis is well positioned to advance immuno-oncology therapies for a wide range of cancers,” said Ms. Dajani. “I am excited to join the team.”

About Advaxis, Inc.

Located in Princeton, N.J., Advaxis, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing multiple cancer immunotherapies based on its proprietary Lm Technology™. The Lm Technology™, using bioengineered live attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) bacteria, is the only known cancer immunotherapy agent shown in preclinical studies to both generate cancer- fighting T cells directed against cancer antigens and neutralize Tregs and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) that protect the tumor microenvironment from immunologic attack and contribute to tumor growth. Advaxis' lead Lm Technology™ immunotherapy, axalimogene filolisbac (AXAL), targets human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers and is in clinical trials for three potential indications: Phase 2 in invasive cervical cancer, Phase 1/2 in head and neck cancer, and Phase 1/2 in anal cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted AXAL orphan drug designation for each of these three clinical settings. Advaxis has two additional immunotherapy products in human clinical development: ADXS-PSA in prostate cancer and ADXS-HER2 in HER2-expressing solid tumors.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This media statement contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: statements regarding Advaxis’ ability to develop the next generation of cancer immunotherapies; and the safety and efficacy of Advaxis’ proprietary immunotherapies. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, including the risk factors set forth from time to time in Advaxis’ SEC filings, including but not limited to its report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, which is available at http://www.sec.gov. Advaxis undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect the events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

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Advaxis, Inc.
Greg Mayes, Executive Vice President and COO
mayes@advaxis.com
609.452.9813 ext. 102

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