Destiny Pharma plc

("Destiny Pharma" or "the Company")

Data on the antimicrobial activity of XF-73 against bacteria within biofilms to be presented at prestigious 2022 ECCMID Congress

Brighton, United Kingdom - 31 March 2022 - Destiny Pharma plc (AIM:DEST), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines to prevent life threatening infections, today announces that an abstract providing data on the antimicrobial activity of XF-73 against bacteria within biofilms has been accepted for presentation at Europe's premier antimicrobials congress, the 32^nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), to be held 23- 26 April, 2022.  The data were generated as part of a research collaboration with Aston University.

Presentation Title: Antibacterial efficacy of XF-73 via two mechanisms of action against Gram-positive microorganisms in biofilm mode of growth

Presenting Author: Isabella Romeo-Melody

Abstract #: 04656

Session: Preclinical biofilm studies

Session code: 9c

ECCMID (https://www.eccmid.org/) is the world's premier Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases event, bringing together experts from many fields to present their latest findings, and developments and share their expertise.

XF-73 is the lead drug candidate from Destiny Pharma's XF platform, initially being developed for the prevention of post-surgical staphylococcal infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which cause significant complications and increased healthcare costs in the hospital setting. XF-73 has been awarded both Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and Fast Track status by the US FDA.

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About Destiny Pharma

Destiny Pharma is a clinical stage, innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections. Its pipeline has novel microbiome-based biotherapeutics and XF drug clinical assets including NTCD-M3, a Phase 3 ready treatment for the prevention of C. difficile infection (CDI) recurrence which is the leading cause of hospital acquired infection in the US and also XF-73 nasal gel, which has recently completed a positive Phase 2b clinical trial targeting the prevention of post-surgical staphylococcal hospital infections including MRSA. It is also co-developing SporCov, a novel, biotherapeutic product for the prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory infections and has earlier grant funded XF research projects.

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About ECCMID

ECCMID (https://www.eccmid.org/) is Europe's premier Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases event, bringing together experts from many fields to present their latest findings, and developments and share their expertise. The scientific programme is built by the ECCMID Programme Committee, and independent group of experts representing all disciplines related to clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.

About XF-73

XF-73 is the lead drug candidate from Destiny Pharma's XF platform, initially being developed for the prevention of post-surgical staphylococcal infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which cause significant complications and increased healthcare costs in the hospital setting. XF-73 has been awarded both Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and Fast Track status by the US FDA.

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