Prima BioMed Receives ~A$860,000 Tax Credit Paymen

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwired - Feb 12, 2017) - Prima BioMed Ltd (ASX: PRR) (NASDAQ: PBMD) ("Prima" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that its French subsidiary, Immutep S.A.S., has received EUR 618,307 (approximately A$860,000) in payment of a research tax credit from the French state under the Crédit d'Impôt Recherche scheme. The cash payment was with respect to expenditure incurred by Immutep on European R&D activities in the 2015 calendar year, related to the Company's LAG-3 programs.

The "Crédit d'Impôt Recherche" (CIR), meaning "Research Tax Credit," is a French government tax incentive first introduced in 1983 by which French companies doing research and development in Europe, can be reimbursed 30% of the eligible expenditure.

Immutep has a laboratory at Châtenay-Malabry in south-western Paris. It is currently working on new products in addition to the development work related to the existing Prima BioMed pipeline, which includes the lead compound IMP321. Recently, the company announced it has developed a new early stage product candidate, a humanised IgG4 monoclonal, agonist antibody to be known as IMP761. 

About Prima BioMed  Prima BioMed is a globally active biotechnology company and a leader in the development of immunotherapeutic products. Prima BioMed is dedicated to leveraging its technology and expertise to bring innovative treatment options to market for patients and to maximise value to shareholders.