Immuron to Receive $2.16M R&D Tax Concession Refund

Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immuron (ASX:IMC) (NASDAQ:IMRN) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that under the Australian Government’s Research and Development Income Tax Concession incentive program, the Company will receive a cash refund of $2.16 million for eligible research and development expenditure incurred during the 2017 Financial Year.

This refund reflects the more than $4.6M investment the Company made in its research and development programs during the 2017 Financial Year to progress its pipeline programs including IMM-124E in NASH and ASH, IMM-529 in C. difficile, as well as the continuous development of the Company’s existing Travelan/Protectyn programs.

Immuron CEO Dr Jerry Kanellos commented:

“We are grateful that the Australian Government is such a strong supporter of the development of clinical-stage biotechnology companies through the R&D Tax Concession initiative scheme. This cash refund scheme has allowed Immuron the opportunity to accelerate the clinical development timelines for a number of its high-value pipeline programs.”

ABOUT IMMURON:
Immuron Ltd (ASX:IMC) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercialising oral immunotherapeutics for the treatment of many gut mediated diseases. Immuron has a unique and safe technology platform that enables a shorter development therapeutic cycle. The Company currently markets and sells Travelan® for the prevention of travellers’ diarrhea whilst its lead product candidate IMM-124E is in Phase 2 clinical trials for NASH and ASH. These products together with the Company’s other preclinical immunotherapy pipeline products targeting immune-related diseases currently under development, will meet a large unmet need in the market. For more information visit: http://www.immuron.com

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