Biovest International, Inc. Prepares for EU Regulatory Meetings; SME Status Granted Providing European Regulatory Benefits for BiovaxID Personalized Lymphoma Vaccine

TAMPA, Fla. & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biovest International, Inc. (OTCQB:BVTI), a majority-owned subsidiary of Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB:ABPI), today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) status to Biovest. With EMA SME status confirmed, Biovest will be provided with certain administrative and economic benefits related to the EU regulatory process for the Company’s BiovaxID® personalized lymphoma vaccine targeting the treatment of certain B-cell subtypes of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.