Lund, Sweden - 23 January 2017 - The Board of Directors of BioInvent International AB (OMXS: BINV) announces that the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held January 24, 2017, is cancelled. The Board intends instead to present the proposal for an incentive program for shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting to be held on May 17, 2017.

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About BioInvent
BioInvent International AB (OMXS: BINV) is focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immuno-regulatory antibodies to treat cancer. The Company's clinical programmes are BI-1206, currently in a Phase I/II for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphatic leukaemia and TB-403, in cooperation with Oncurious, currently in Phase I/II for medulloblastoma. BioInvent has an exciting pre-clinical portfolio based on novel immuno-modulatory antibodies that target regulatory T cells (T-regs) and tumour-associated myeloid cells. In December 2016, the Company signed a strategic research collaboration with Pfizer Inc. BioInvent also works with leading academic institutions including the University of Southampton, Cancer Research UK, and Penn Medicine. BioInvent generates revenues from global partnerships, including Bayer Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and from its manufacturing facility for the production of antibodies for research through to late-stage clinical trials.

For further information, please contact:
Michael Oredsson
President and CEO
+46 (0)46 286 85 67
+46 (0)707 16 89 30
michael.oredsson@bioinvent.com

Björn O. Nilsson
Chairman of the Board
+46 (0)70-218 15 00

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
David Dible/Katja Stout/ Marine Perrier
+44 (0)20 7638 9571
katja.stout@citigatedr.co.uk

BioInvent International AB (publ)
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Visiting address: Sölvegatan 41
Mailing address: 223 70 LUND
Phone: +46 (0)46 286 85 50
www.bioinvent.com

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