Agenus to Present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in London

LEXINGTON, Mass., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with a pipeline of immune checkpoint antibodies and cancer vaccines, announced today that Jennifer Buell, Ph.D., Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer at Agenus, and Michael Plater, Ph.D., Chief Business Officer, Agenus, will make a presentation and host one-on one meetings with investors at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference at the Waldorf Hilton in London, U.K. on Wednesday, November 15, 2017.  The Company's presentation will take place at 8:00 a.m. GMT.

A live audio webcast will be available on the "Events & Presentations" section of the Company's investor website at www.agenusbio.com where a replay will also be available following the presentation.

About Agenus

Agenus is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on the discovery and development of therapies that engage the body's immune system to fight cancer. The Company's vision is to expand the patient populations benefiting from cancer immunotherapy by pursuing a number of combination approaches that leverage a broad repertoire of antibody therapeutics and proprietary cancer vaccine platforms. The Company is equipped with a suite of antibody discovery platforms and a state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing facility with the capacity to support early phase clinical programs. Agenus is headquartered in Lexington, MA.  For more information, please visit www.agenusbio.com; information that may be important to investors will be routinely posted on our website.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the Company's planned participation at the Jefferies Global Healthcare conference in London. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the factors described under the Risk Factors section of our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Agenus cautions investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Agenus undertakes no obligation to update or revise the statements, other than to the extent required by law. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Contact:
Agenus Inc. 
Jennifer Buell, PhD
781-674-4420
Jennifer.Buell@agenusbio.com

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