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Jun. 30, 2026
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Nature of Business

1.    Nature of Business

iBio, Inc. (the “Company” or “iBio”) is a clinical-staged biotechnology company leveraging the power of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) for the development of hard-to-drug precision antibodies for obesity, cardiometabolic and cardiopulmonary diseases. The core mission is to harness the potential of AI and machine learning (“ML”) to unveil novel biologics which other scientists have been unable to develop. Through the Company’s innovative AI Drug Discovery Platform, it have been able to identify differentiated molecules aimed at addressing unmet needs by current approved therapies.  

The Company believes the future treatment for obesity lies not just in overall weight loss, but in the quality, durability, and tolerability of weight loss. Current interventional therapies, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (“GLP-1”) receptor agonists have ushered in a breakthrough era, yet challenges remain: muscle loss, fat regain after treatment cessation, and long-term tolerability. The Company is developing next-generation therapies being designed with the goal of meeting these unmet needs, by leveraging AI-guided antibody design, advanced screening technologies and deep expertise in biologics development. The Company’s strategy is built on multiple key principles. First, the Company aims to develop next-generation antibody therapeutics addressing limitations of currently approved treatments, offering options with the potential to preserve muscle mass, target fat selectively, and provide durable weight loss with improved tolerability. Second, the Company is prioritizing targets with strong human genetic and clinical validation, which it believes both reduces translational risk and increases the likelihood of clinical success. Third, the Company is evaluating opportunities in adjacent obesity-related indications, including cardiometabolic and cardiopulmonary conditions such as pulmonary hypertension due to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (“PH-HFpEF”).  Lastly, the Company is applying its integrated AI Drug Discovery Platform and deep scientific expertise to rapidly generate and advance development-ready biologics, enabling us to move with speed and precision in a competitive and fast-evolving field. Obesity is associated with a broad range of cardiometabolic and cardiopulmonary complications, therefore, the Company is also evaluating selected adjacent indications where its AI Drug Discovery Platform and target biology may offer differentiated therapeutic opportunities. IBIO-600 is currently in clinical development, while the Company’s other product candidates are in preclinical development. The Company has not completed any clinical trials in humans for any therapeutic protein product candidate produced using our technology, and there is a risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in developing or commercializing any product candidates. Following Clinical Trial Notification (“CTN”) acknowledgement from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (“TGA”) and ethics approval from a Human Research Ethics Committee (“HREC”), the Company initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial of IBIO-600 in Australia and dosed the first participant in June 2026, marking the Company’s transition to a clinical-stage company and represented the first molecule generated using the Company’s AI Drug Discovery Platform to advance into clinical development. To date, the Phase 1 clinical trial of IBIO-600 in Australia has enrolled 31 participants in the first four cohorts. In parallel, the Company has accelerated the development of IBIO-610, a potentially first-in-class, long-acting antibody designed to inhibit Activin E, and the Company anticipates commencing first-in-human clinical trials in the first half of calendar year 2027. The Company is also advancing additional preclinical programs, including IBIO-800, a myostatin × Activin A bispecific antibody being evaluated for potential use in PH-HFpEF.

The Company’s current product candidate pipeline is set forth below.

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Through the Company’s innovative AI Drug Discovery Platform, it champions a culture of innovation by identifying novel targets, forging strategic collaborations to enhance efficiency, diversify pipelines, with the goal of accelerating preclinical processes. The Company’s proprietary technology stack is designed to minimize downstream development risks by employing AI-guided epitope-steering and monoclonal antibody (“mAb”) optimization.

The Company’s proprietary technology stack combines Epitope Steering, its patented AI engine that directs antibody binding to precisely defined regions of target proteins, increasing selectivity and therapeutic impact; StableHu, a generative AI tool that rapidly optimizes antibodies for expression, stability, and manufacturability; and mammalian display-based multidimensional screening, enabling simultaneous optimization of affinity, specificity, and half-life in a single selection step. Together, these tools power a fully integrated platform that allows the Company to go from concept to in vivo proof-of-concept within weeks, accelerating the development of first-in-class and best-in-class biologics. The Company’s EngageTx technology enables it to target bi-specific molecules.

iBio’s discovery and development work is conducted at the Company’s San Diego research and development laboratory space, where its AI and machine learning (ML) scientists and biopharma researchers operate side by side. This close integration of disciplines enables rapid iteration between in silico design and wet-lab validation, compressing the timeline from hypothesis to lead selection. With the Company’s robust platform, focused pre-clinical pipeline, and growing scientific and leadership team, it is building a durable and differentiated position in obesity therapeutics—one designed to outlast the first wave and define what comes next.

Digital Infrastructure

iBio is a firm believer in the transformative power of digital technologies, including robotics, automation, AI, ML, and cloud computing. These technologies are integral to operationalizing the Company’s strategy, accelerating its learning curve, and executing at scale. As such, the Company has made substantial investments in these areas. iBio’s aspiration is to digitize its operations to the greatest extent possible, harnessing the potential of digital technology to maximize its impact on human health. As the Company continues to grow, it remains committed to further investing in its digital infrastructure to support its ambitious goals.

Strategic Alliances, Collaborations, and Joint Ventures

The Company has formed collaborations and strategic alliances to gain access to funding, capabilities, technical resources and intellectual property to further its development efforts, commercialize its technology and to generate revenues, including through the use of its patented epitope-steering AI-engine and our EngageTx platform.