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March 20, 2014
 
 
 
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Agenda
l Introduction
 – Jeff Wolf, Chief Executive Officer
l Overview of Heat’s ImPACT Technology
 – Taylor H. Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development
l Lung Cancer Market and Checkpoint Inhibitors
 – Justin Stebbing, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman of Clinical Advisory Board and Chief Medical Advisor
l HS-110 Phase 2 Protocol Design
 – Melissa Price, Ph.D., Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
l Business Development Opportunity
 – Anil K. Goyal, Ph.D., Vice President of Business Development
l Closing Comments
 – Jeff Wolf, Chief Executive Officer
l Q&A
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Company Highlights
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ü Transformative, differentiated Immunotherapy platform generating
 diverse pipeline with strong patent estate
ü Promising clinical data yielding impressive survival supports 2
 programs advancing into late-stage studies in 2014
ü Clinical development programs with clear path to registration in high-
 potential markets
ü Robust business development initiative with potential for multiple
 regional and global partnering opportunities
ü Experienced team with extensive oncology operational, scientific,
 clinical and business development expertise
 
 
 
Diverse Pipeline with Multiple Registration Opportunities
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From drug discovery to late-stage clinical development
 
 
 
Overview
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Ø Management focused on advancing lead development programs HS-110
 and HS-410 with proprietary ImPACT Technology
Ø Recent groundbreaking clinical development advancements studying
 checkpoint inhibitors will be important for lung cancer treatment
Ø Worked with preeminent KOL’s and advisors to optimize and revise HS-
 110 NSCLC development program
Ø HS-110 Ph2 study specifically designed for future combination regimens
 to address a large and growing market
Ø Robust business development strategy in place to identify the best
 development and commercialization partner
 
 
 
World Renowned Advisory Boards
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Scientific Advisory Board
Clinical Advisory Board
 
 
 
Heat’s ImPACT Therapy
 Taylor H. Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., Vice
 President of Research and Development
 
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Fully-Allogeneic Cell-based
Immunotherapy
Tumor associated antigens and powerful
adjuvant delivered in a single package
 
 
 
 
 
 
Introducing gp96 — Immune System’s “Swiss Army Knife”*
“Molecular Warning System”
* Schild, H. & Rammensee, H. Gp-96 - The Immune System’s Swiss Army Knife. Nature Immunology 2, 100
 -101 (2000)
gp96
antigen
leash
l Natural biological process to deliver proteins (antigens)
 + gp96 adjuvant to our immune system
l Gp96 “chaperones” newly-created proteins to the cell
 membrane where they are released and embedded
l Activates a cytotoxic T-cell response to the antigen it is
 carrying when cells die through necrosis
 – Enables MHC I antigen cross-presentation to CD8+ T-cells
l Gp96 + protein are only naturally released via necrosis
 – Exposure of gp96 outside the cell activates an immune
 response to the antigen it is carrying
 – Enables MHC I antigen cross-presentation specifically to
 CD8+ T-cells
l Among the most powerful adjuvants and the only
 adjuvant to show exclusive specificity to CD8+ (“killer”)
 T-cells
 – Provides long-term immunity against the infectious agent
Tethered to our cells with a “KDEL” leash
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Cell Membrane
Antigen
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l Genetically modify tumor cells by “severing the
 leash” that binds the gp96 to the endoplasmic
 reticulum of the cell and replacing it with a
 sequence that pumps gp96 out of the cell
l Enables living cancer cells to “pump-out” their own
 surface antigens along with their gp96 chaperone
 – Mimics necrotic cell death
l Activates a powerful pan-antigen cytotoxic T-cell
 immune response
Heat Biologics ImPACT technology removes the leash that binds
gp96 to the cell, replacing with a sequence that allows cells to
continually secrete gp96 along with their “chaperoned” antigen
Cell Membrane
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Heat Biologics ImPACT technology reprograms
cancer cells to continuously secrete their own
antigens bound to heat shock protein gp96 to
seek out and destroy a variety of tumours
 
 
 
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CD8+
 
Priming Activation Proliferation Migration/Killing
Vaccines
Checkpoint Inhibitors
Checkpoint Inhibitors
T Cell Co-stimulators / TNFRSF Targets
Immuno-Oncology Vision
Preclinical data indicate that ImPACT vaccines synergize with checkpoint inhibitors and
T cell costimulators. It is anticipated that combination clinical trials with these agents
will provide similar benefit by addressing each phase of anti-tumor immunity.
 
 
 
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l In 2020 Estimated adeno NSCLC Patients
 – ~291,000 new cases per year
 (US alone)
l Target US Patient Population in 2020
 – ~22,000 will receive 3L therapy
HS-110
NSCLC Third Line (3L) adenocarcinoma
opportunity
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Forecast NSCLC Total US Market (US$)
Source: Catenion Research
3L adv.
NSCLC
2L, 1L,
Maintenance,
Brain mets,
resectable
Combo with
Checkpoint
inhibitors &
co-stimulators
 
 
 
Rationale for Study
l Address unmet need by offering patients access to investigational agents with
 presumably a more favorable safety profile than chemo in a setting where
 there is little approved in 3rd-line and the efficacy of these agents is minimal
l Maximize antigen expression overlap by testing an adenocarcinoma vaccine
 to an adenocarcinoma population
l Mimic future combinations with checkpoint inhibitors by utilizing low-dose
 cyclophosphamide
l Evaluate the effect of concomitant chemotherapy on the immune response to
 HS-110 and of subsequent chemotherapy after HS-110 tumor response
l Evaluate multiple endpoints due to short time to event in this population
 (overall survival, objective response, disease control rate, PFS, immune
 response, 6-mo OS, 12-mo OS)
l Capture pre- and post-treatment biopsy tissue when appropriate in order to
 correlate antigen expression, TILs and T-cell receptor sequences with
 outcomes, potentially leading to proof of concept and precision in patient
 selection
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HS-110 Phase 2 Protocol
 Design
 Melissa Price, Ph.D., Vice President of Clinical
 and Regulatory Affairs
 
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©2013 Heat Biologics
Regimen
l Low-dose cyclophosphamide (CY) 50 mg daily for 7 days q2weeks for 12 weeks or until 1st
 progression
l HS-110 107 cells weekly for 12 weeks then q3 weeks until 2nd irPD or 24 months
 whichever comes first
Sample Size
l 123 patients randomized 2:1
l 80% power with alpha = 0.1 to detect a 50% reduction in the risk of death with 59 events
 in the experimental group and 33 events in the control group
Phase 2 HS-110/CY Combo NSCLC Design
Randomized
HS-110 + low-dose
CY
Vinorelbine OR
erlotinib OR
gemcitabine OR
paclitaxel
Endpoints
Primary: overall survival
Secondary: immune response
in blood,
PFS, DCR, ORR by irRC and
RECIST
6-mo OS, 12-mo OS
 
Pre- and post-treatment biopsy
tissue for exploratory
biomarker analyses
Arm 1; N=82
Arm 2; N=41
3rd-line - Stage
A
4th-line - Stage
B
HS-110 + Vinorelbine
OR erlotinib OR
gemcitabine OR
paclitaxel
Vinorelbine OR
erlotinib OR
gemcitabine OR
paclitaxel
First Progression
1
2
3
4
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Key Study Timelines and Milestones
Milestone
Target Completion
FDA Submission
ü 1Q 2014
First patient enrolled
 Q3 2014
Enrollment complete
 Q2 2016
Antigen expression readout
 Q4 2016
Top-line efficacy readout
 Q3 2017
Phase 3 trial commences
 Q4 2017
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Phase 2 Clinical Trial for NSCLC
 
 
 
Business Development
 Opportunity
 Anil K. Goyal, Ph.D., Vice President of
 Business Development
 
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Business Development Strategy
Heat’s ImPACT Immunotherapy platform is:
–Differentiated from other allogeneic cell-based approaches
–Extended half life of antigen release, potentially more effective in generating immune
response
–Complementary with checkpoint inhibitors and could expand application of CPI into
non-immunogenic cancers
1.Clinical Programs (HS-110, HS-410)
 • Ideal partner with regional capabilities to fund and expand in EU, Asia, AU
 • Heat to retain US commercialization rights (where possible)
2.ImPACT Platform Partnerships
 • Use platform for new product discovery funded by partner
 • Partner by specific indication(s)
 • Clinical development & commercialization by partner in selected territories,
 • Heat retaining rest of the world rights
3.MoA complementary with checkpoint inhibitors
 • Explore co-development partnerships with anti-PD1 & anti-PDL1 products
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HS-110 Lung Cancer Program Designed for Success
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üTransformative, differentiated Immunotherapy
platform with clinical data supporting
advancement into Phase 2 program
üRevised protocol developed in collaboration
with world’s leading KOLs and lung experts
üProgram specifically designed with potential to
be complementary in combination with next
generation oncology treatments
üHS-110 with potential to be highly attractive to
potential development and commercialization
partners
 
 
 
Q&A
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