PHILADELPHIA - Carisma Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CARM) ('Carisma' or the 'Company'), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative immunotherapies, today announced the acceptance of two abstracts at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2024 Annual Meeting being held May 7-11, 2024, in Baltimore, MD.

'We are excited to present new preclinical data highlighting the potential of our engineered macrophage cell therapies for the treatment of liver and lung fibrosis, both of which represent significant unmet medical needs with limited available therapies for patients,' said Michael Klichinsky, PharmD, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Carisma. 'We look forward to presenting these data and are excited to expand our macrophage engineering platform beyond oncology.'

Poster Presentation Details

Title: Genetically Engineered Macrophage Cell Therapy Reverses Liver and Lung Fibrosis in Preclinical Models

Abstract #: 852

Session: Other Cellular and Regenerative Therapies

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 8, 2024; 12:00 PM ET

Location: Exhibit Hall

Title: Redirected Soluble Modulators (RSM) - A Novel Engineering Strategy to Enhance Immune Receptor Signaling

Abstract #: 812

Session: Immune Targeting and Approaches with Genetically-Modified Cells and Cell Therapies

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 8, 2024; 12:00 PM ET

Location: Exhibit Hall

The posters presented at ASGCT 2024 will be available online in the 'Publications' section of Carisma's website at https://carismatx.com/technology/publications/ following the start of the respective poster sessions.

About Carisma

Carisma Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on utilizing our proprietary macrophage and monocyte cell engineering platform to develop transformative immunotherapies to treat cancer and other serious diseases. We have created a comprehensive, differentiated proprietary cell therapy platform focused on engineered macrophages and monocytes, cells that play a crucial role in both the innate and adaptive immune response. Carisma is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

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Contact:

Shveta Dighe

Email: investors@carismatx.com

Julia Stern

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Email: jstern@realchemistry.com

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