Results Highlighted in BioProcess International and the Global Bioprocessing and Bioanalytics Congress 2018

JUPITER, Fla., June 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dyadic International, Inc. (“Dyadic”) (OTCQX:DYAI), a global biotechnology company focused on further improving and applying its proprietary C1 gene expression platform to speed up the development and production of biologic vaccines and drugs at flexible commercial scales, discussed its improvements to productivity of its mAb yield using the C1 platform in an article published by BioProcess International and at the Global Bioprocessing and Bioanalytics Congress 2018.

In the BioProcess International article Dyadic CEO Mark Emalfarb discussed the company’s research, development and commercial activities for the development and manufacturing of human and animal vaccines, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), biosimilars and/or biobetters, and other therapeutic proteins.

Between January 2018 and May 2018, Dyadic has improved the productivity of mAb yield using the C1 platform from 1.34 to 2.46 grams per liter per day, an increase of 84 percent. Dyadic reached 9 grams per liter of the target mAb in only 90 hours with 50 percent of the total protein produced as the target mAb. This was accompanied by a 67 percent decrease in media cost. These improvements were conducted by one of Dyadic’s contract research organizations. These results were presented by Dr. Ronen Tchelet, Dyadic’s Vice President of Research & Development, at the Global Bioprocessing and Bioanalytics Congress 2018 in Prague on May 24-25. To view Dr. Tchelet’s presentation, please visit the following link: https://www.dyadic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/C1-Technology-Bioprocessing-Prague-May-24-2018.pdf.

“Dyadic was able to achieve what we believe are record results in a relatively short time by identifying low-cost chemically defined media and applying proprietary optimization and process development to demonstrate record levels of monoclonal antibody productivity,” Mr. Emalfarb said. “We are continuing our R&D efforts and working with partners to further develop our C1 gene expression platform to become the platform of choice for manufacturing protein-based biologics because of speed of development and low cost of goods. The first wave of biologics that we hope to develop are non-glycosylated Fab proteins, followed by glycoproteins, and we expect to update our stakeholders on the timing of these milestones.”

To read the BioProcess International article, please visit the following link: http://www.bioprocessintl.com/bioprocess-insider/upstream-downstream-processing/dyadic-developing-biosimilars-using-cho-challenging-expression-tech/. The article at this link is provided for informational purposes only. Dyadic is not responsible for the content of the linked article.

About Dyadic International, Inc.

Dyadic International, Inc. is a global biotechnology company which is developing what it believes will be a potentially significant biopharmaceutical gene expression platform based on the fungus Myceliophthora thermophila, named C1. The C1 microorganism, which enables the development and large scale manufacture of low cost proteins, has the potential to be further developed into a safe and efficient expression system that may help speed up the development, lower production costs and improve the performance of biologic vaccines and drugs at flexible commercial scales. Dyadic is using the C1 technology and other technologies to conduct research, development and commercial activities for the development and manufacturing of human and animal vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, biosimilars/biobetters, and other therapeutic proteins. Dyadic pursues research and development collaborations, licensing arrangements and other commercial opportunities with its partners and collaborators to leverage the value and benefits of these technologies in development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals. In particular, as the aging population grows in developed and undeveloped countries, Dyadic believes the C1 technology may help bring biologic drugs to market faster, in greater volumes, at lower cost, and with new properties to drug developers and manufacturers and, hopefully, improve access and cost to patients and the healthcare system, but most importantly save lives.

Please visit Dyadic’s website at http://www.dyadic.com for additional information, including details regarding Dyadic’s plans for its biopharmaceutical business.

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Contact:

Dyadic International, Inc.
Ping W. Rawson
Chief Accounting Officer
Phone: +1 (561) 743-8333
Email: prawson@dyadic.com