BridgeBio Pharma Announces Progress in its KRAS Portfolio, New Gene Therapy Programs, and Updates on Advancements Across its R&D Pipeline Targeting…

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical companythat focuses on genetic diseases and cancers, is announcing meaningful progress in its KRAS cancer portfolio, new programs in gene therapy, and advancements in cardiorenal and early-stage Mendelian programs at its second annual R&D Day today. BridgeBio will also discuss how it is broadening the scope of its R&D engine with the launch of its new early-stage research institute, BridgeBioX.

BridgeBio's R&D Day will feature presentations by Neil Kumar, Ph.D., BridgeBio founder and CEO; Richard Scheller, Ph.D., chairman of R&D at BridgeBio; Charles Homcy, M.D., chairman of pharmaceuticals at BridgeBio; Uma Sinha, Ph.D., chief scientific officer at BridgeBio; and scientists and physicians leading BridgeBio's drug discovery and development programs.

BridgeBio has more than 30 programs in its pipeline for patients living with genetic diseases and genetically-driven cancers. Fourteen of those programs are being advanced in the clinic or commercial setting, and earlier this year BridgeBio received its first two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approvals.

R&D Day pipeline news and updates:

BridgeBio Precision Oncology

BridgeBio Gene Therapy

BridgeBio Cardiorenal

BridgeBioX

BridgeBio Mendelian

BridgeBio's R&D Day will be held today from 8:30 am ET 11:00 am ET and it will be webcast, with a link available in the event calendar on BridgeBio's investor website, https://investor.bridgebio.com/. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year following the event.

To register for BridgeBio's R&D Day, please sign uphere.

Agenda:

About BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (BridgeBio) is a biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test and deliver transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from genetic diseases and cancers with clear genetic drivers. BridgeBio's pipeline of over 30 development programs ranges from early science to advanced clinical trials and its commercial organization is focused on delivering the company's two approved therapies. BridgeBio was founded in 2015 and its team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators are committed to applying advances in genetic medicine to help patients as quickly as possible. For more information visit bridgebio.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements. Statements we make in this press release may include statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), which are usually identified by the use of words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "projects," "seeks," "should," "will," and variations of such words or similar expressions. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and are making this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to expectations, plans and prospects regarding the preclinical and clinical development plans, clinical trial designs, clinical and therapeutic potential, and strategy of our product candidates, including, but not limited to: the unknown future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic delay on our ongoing development and/or our operations or operating expenses; the potential for our next-generation G12C dual inhibitors to be the first known compounds designed to directly bind and inhibit KRAS in both its active (GTP bound) and inactive (GDP bound) conformations driven by insights from its molecular dynamics platform; the potential of our precision oncology program and the timing of our selection of a RAS development candidate; the potential of BBP-818 to enable production of the GALT enzyme and to enable the body's natural ability to metabolize galactose in clinical trials; the potential and success of our Gene Therapy platform; the timing and success of BBP-711 for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 and hyperoxaluria caused by hepatic overproduction of oxalate in recurrent kidney stone formers; the timing and success of acoramidis; the timing and success of our regulatory strategy for acoramidis; the timing and success of our planned meetings with regulatory health authorities, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to discuss potential paths to registration prior to initiation of a Phase 3 registrational study of encaleret in patients with ADH1; the ability of encaleret to be the first approved therapy option indicated specifically for the treatment of ADH1; the success of BridgeBioX to test earlier scientific hypotheses in discovery research and target large, complex genetic diseases with high unmet need; the continuing success of our partnership with Stanford University; the timing and success of our Phase 2 trial of BBP-418; the potential for BBP-589 to be the only potential systemic treatment option being developed for patients with RDEB;reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that the plans, intentions, expectations or strategies will be attained or achieved. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to: initial and ongoing data from our preclinical studies and clinical trials not being indicative of final data; the potential size of the target patient populations our product candidates are designed to treat not being as large as anticipated; the design and success of ongoing and planned clinical trials, future regulatory filings, approvals and/or sales; despite having ongoing and future interactions with the FDA or other regulatory agencies to discuss potential paths to registration for our product candidates, the FDA or such other regulatory agencies not agreeing with our regulatory approval strategies, components of our filings, such as clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies, or the sufficiency of data submitted; the continuing success of our collaborations; potential adverse impacts due to the global COVID-19 pandemic such as delays in regulatory review, manufacturing and supply chain interruptions, adverse effects on healthcare systems and disruption of the global economy; and those risks set forth in the Risk Factors section of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and our other SEC filings. Moreover, BridgeBio operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment in which new risks emerge from time to time. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of BridgeBio's management as of the date of this release and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, we assume no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

BridgeBio Media Contact:Grace Rauh[emailprotected](917) 232-5478

BridgeBio Investor Contact:Katherine Yau[emailprotected](516) 554-5989

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BridgeBio Pharma Announces Progress in its KRAS Portfolio, New Gene Therapy Programs, and Updates on Advancements Across its R&D Pipeline Targeting...