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DIMERIX EXPANDS PIPELINE WITH ACQUISITION OF PHASE 2 READY ASSET FOR ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY

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Highlights

  • Dimerix acquires Phase 2-ready asset, DMX-652 - with potential for rapid advancement into a Phase 2 clinical study under an open US Investigational New Drug (IND) application, with initial focus on acute kidney injury (AKI)
  • DMX-652 offers potential to address a significant unmet need in AKI - with a global market opportunity estimated to be US$3.5 billion in 2026,[1] and no currently approved therapies for the disease which is associated with rapid decline in kidney function and high mortality rate
  • Strong safety data package - a large Phase 1 clinical trial in 85 healthy participants demonstrated DMX-652 was well tolerated at both a single dose and multiple doses over 14 days, with no serious adverse events related to drug reported
  • Promising pre-clinical efficacy data demonstrated to date, with strong scientific reasoning validating DMX-652's mechanism of action
  • DMX-652 is first and best-in class drug candidate, with no known clinical stage competitors and a mechanism of action which has the potential to extend across multiple other indications
  • Strong strategic alignment with ongoing ACTION3 Phase 3 FSGS rare kidney disease program and Dimerix's broader existing renal-focused pipeline, leveraging Dimerix's existing infrastructure and expertise
  • Completion of ACTION3 trial for Dimerix's lead asset, DMX-200 in FSGS; up front acquisition payment for DMX-652 and initiation of Phase 2 clinical trial all funded (see ASX announcement 17 July 2026) with further non-dilutive funding discussions underway

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimerix Limited (ASX: DXB, "Dimerix") a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing kidney disease treatments, is pleased to announce that it has acquired DMX-652 for all indications from Mission Therapeutics Limited ("Mission").

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