Tiziana Life Sciences Announces Signing of MOU with King Abdullah International Medical Research Center

BOSTON, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs, and the Foundation for Neurologic Diseases. Under the MOU, the parties intend to collaborate on a clinical trial evaluating a combination of Tiziana’s proprietary intranasal foralumab and existing anti-CD20 therapy in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) who are responding poorly to anti-CD20 therapy alone, which could be due to untreated neuroinflammation. In three clinical studies to date, intranasal foralumab has been shown to reduce neuroinflammation.

The MOU was signed by Ivor Elrifi, CEO of Tiziana Life Sciences during an event on the main stage at the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit (RGMBS) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.

KAIMRC is a biomedical and clinical research center operating under the Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs that pursues translational research and national research capability in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Biotechnology Strategy. The Foundation for Neurologic Diseases is a research organization with recognized expertise in neuroimmunology and multiple sclerosis research.

“This MOU marks an important step in fostering international scientific collaboration in neuroimmunology and immunomodulation research,” said Ivor Elrifi, Chief Executive Officer of Tiziana Life Sciences. “We are pleased to partner with KAIMRC along with the Foundation for Neurologic Diseases to explore opportunities that align with our mission of advancing innovative therapies for neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases, including a clinical trial of foralumab in combination with anti-CD20 therapy for RRMS patients having suboptimal responses to anti-CD20 treatment alone. This represents an additional Multiple Sclerosis type beyond our ongoing non-active Secondary Progressive MS (na-SPMS) program, and does not change our efforts toward na-SPMS, where the Phase 2 trial remains blinded with results expected in October this year. Signing the agreement at RGMBS in Riyadh underscores the growing global interest in collaborative approaches to address these significant unmet medical needs.”

About Foralumab

Foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, is a biological drug candidate that has been shown to stimulate T regulatory cells when dosed intranasally. At present, 14 patients with Non-Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (na-SPMS) have been dosed in an open-label intermediate sized Expanded Access (EA) Program (NCT06802328) with either an improvement or stability of disease seen within 6 months in all patients. In addition, intranasal foralumab is currently being studied in a Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, dose-ranging trial in patients with non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (NCT06292923), as well as additional Phase 2 trials in AD and MSA.

Intranasal foralumab is the only fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) currently in clinical development. Immunomodulation by intranasal foralumab represents a novel avenue for the treatment of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative human diseases.^[1],[2]

About Tiziana Life Sciences

Tiziana Life Sciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing breakthrough therapies using transformational drug delivery technologies to enable alternative routes of immunotherapy. Tiziana’s innovative intranasal approach has the potential to provide an improvement in efficacy as well as safety and tolerability compared to intravenous (IV) delivery. Tiziana’s lead candidate, intranasal foralumab, which is the only fully human anti-CD3 mAb currently in clinical development, has demonstrated a favorable safety profile and clinical response in patients in studies to date. Tiziana’s technology for alternative routes of immunotherapy has been patented with several applications pending and is expected to allow for broad pipeline applications.

For more information about Tiziana Life Sciences and its innovative pipeline of therapies, please visit www.tizianalifesciences.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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[1] https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2220272120

[2] https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2309221120