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Absci — Q2 2026 Earnings Presentation

60 slides from Absci's earnings presentation, Aug 11, 2026

  1. Slide 1: Generative AI Drug Creation

    GENERATIVE AI DRUG CREATION Corporate Presentation August 2026 CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY | COPYRIGHT © 2026 ABSCI CORPORATION | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

  2. Slide 2: Disclosures

    DISCLOSURES Disclaimers 1 2 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MARKET AND STATISTICAL Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical INFORMATION facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities This presentation also contains estimates

  3. Slide 3: From Code to Clinic

    ABSCI | INTRO 1. AI NATIVE PLATFORM From o Interdisciplinary Team with 10+ approved drugs and AI expertise o Integrated Lab-in-the-Loop leveraging 77k ft² automated wet-lab Code to o Leading AI platform for de novo design and AI optimization of antibody-based therapeutics 2. DIFFERENTIATED PIPELINE

  4. Slide 4: Industrializing Drug Discovery: From Code to Clinic

    FROM CODE TO CLINIC Industrializing Drug Discovery $10-15mil (Absci) DATA TO 1 INVESTMENT TRAIN $50-100mil (Large Pharma) ABS-201 FOR PATTERN HAI R LOSS CAPITAL Category re-defining opportunity for PHL in Ph1/2a trials ABS-201 FOR 2 24 Months (Absci) 6-week Lab in the ENDOMETRI OSI S loop cycles Dis

  5. Slide 5: Advancing and expanding our pipeline

    PIPELINE Advancing and expanding our pipeline of novel & differentiated assets designed using AI Lead DC IND* THERAPEUTIC TARGET ID LEAD ID CANDIDATE ID IND-ENABLING PHASE 1 PHASE 2 AREA ABS- 201 Pattern Hair Loss (PRLR) Ph1 / 2a PROLACTIN FOCUSED Endometriosis (PRLR) Ph1 PIPELINE ABS- 202 Immunolog

  6. Slide 6: ABS-201 has the potential to unlock a new category of therapy

    ABS-201 ABS-201 has the potential to unlock a wholly new category of therapy in hair “re-growth” 1. Significant clinical and commercial unmet need in Pattern Hair Loss 2. Strong scientific rationale, with validated target, de-risked Mode of Action, and pharmacology 3. Straightforward development pat

  7. Slide 7: Underserved patient population looking for therapeutic innovation

    ABS-201 PHL Underserved patient population looking for therapeutic innovation Growing patient population with limited ~80 million Americans live with therapeutic options and concerns of Pattern Hair Loss (PHL) adverse side-effects Last FDA approved therapy for Pattern Hair Loss was in the 1990s Pati

  8. Slide 8: PRLR inhibition for Pattern Hair Loss

    ABS-201 | PHL PRLR inhibition for Pattern Hair Loss is an innovative alternative to current treatment options ABS-201 HAS THE PROPOSED DIRECT IMPACT OF ABS-201 ON HAIR CYCLE STAGES POTENTIAL TO: Catagen o Shift the balance in hair cycle stage ↑↑ Apoptosis & Catagen towards anagen phase1,2 with: Regr

  9. Slide 9: Prolactin impacts on organ-cultured human hair follicles

    ABS-201 PHL Prolactin impacts on organ-cultured human hair follicles Prolactin drives hair follicle regression in human Prolactin prematurely induces a catagen-like stage in ex vivo culture organ-cultured human hair follicles1 characterized by: Anagen VI Catagen III Condensed shape of the dermal pap

  10. Slide 10: PRLR inhibition anticipated to be safe and well tolerated

    ABS-201 PHL PRLR inhibition anticipated to be safe & well tolerated as supported by human genetics I. Reduced/Loss of PRL or PRLR Signaling Dominant negative II. PRLR loss-of-function Postpartum agalactia III. Newey & Phil , 2013 NEJM Otherwise in good health: o No apparent impact on fertility I. o

  11. Slide 11: Phenotypic change over time

    ABS 201 | PHL Top head view of Stumptailed Macaque’s showing Terminal hair count ”Thick phenotypic change over time Hairs” in prior bald areas ASSESSMENT AREA = R1 TREATMENT POST-TREATMENT 300 BASELI NE 12 WEEKS 28 WEEKS 6 MONTHS 2 YEARS 4 YEARS 250 # Thick Hairs 200 MALE 150 100 50 FEMALE 0 4 8 12

  12. Slide 12: ABS-201 shows superior efficacy vs 5% topical minoxidil

    ABS-201 PHL ABS-201 shows superior efficacy vs 5% topical minoxidil in 21d hair regrowth model Hair Growth Score ABS-201 vs minoxidil/untreated/isotype **p<0.05; ***p<0.0001 - 2way ANOVA Administration: mAbs i.p. biweekly; Minoxidil topical daily COPYRIGHT © 2026 ABSCI CORPORATION | ALL RIGHTS RESER

  13. Slide 13: Men without PHL carry genetically lower PRLR levels

    ABS-201 | PHL Men without PHL carry genetically lower PRLR levels; severity of PHL scales with PRLR expression ← keeps hair loses hair → odds ratio per 1 SD PRLR No balding 0.82 grade 1 vs 2–4 · 53,076 vs 112,573 p = 3.6×10⁻⁵ Moderate balding 1.18 grades 2–3 vs 1 · 82,348 vs 53,076 p = 1.4×10⁻³ Seve

  14. Slide 14: cis-MR + colocalization supports a causal relationship

    ABS-201 | PHL PRLR cis-MR colocalization plot Expression p = 3×10⁻⁹¹ cis-MR + Hair loss p = 8.7×10⁻⁸ Causal estimate p = 4×10⁻⁶ Shared signal PP.H4 = 0.96 colocalization supports a causal relationship for PRLR in Pattern Hair Loss o More PRLR, more proportional balding. o The neighboring genes show

  15. Slide 15: ABS-201 in human ex vivo culture study supports MOA

    ABS-201 | PHL ABS-201 in human ex vivo culture study supports MOA in human scalp follicles Frontotemporal ABS-201 significantly prolongs anagen/inhibits catagen and Hairline Region stimulates hair matrix proliferation Scalp Punch Microscopic hair cycle staging 100 80 % of HFs in each hair 60 cycle s

  16. Slide 16: Additional ABS-201 ex vivo study findings

    ABS-201 | PHL Additional ABS-201 ex Stem Cell Protection & Maintenance vivo study found: (↑K15+ Stem Cells) o Prolonging anagen phase and blocking catagen, thereby inhibiting telogen effluvium ↑ FGF7 and IGF1 Expression o Protecting and promoting hair follicle stem cells and and restoring CD34+ prog

  17. Slide 17: Phase 1/2a trial designed to provide readouts on safety, tolerability, PoC

    ABS-201 | PHL Phase 1/2a trial designed to Single Ascending Dose provide readouts on safety, Cohort 1 Cohort 2 Cohort 3 Cohort 4 tolerability, and PoC in PHL 150mg IV 450mg IV 900mg IV 1800mg IV n=8 n=8 n=8 n=8 o Initiated December 2025 Design Elements: o All planned SAD cohorts dosed o Double-Blind

  18. Slide 18: HEADLINE Trial Interim PK Data from SAD Cohorts

    ABS 201 | PHL HEADLINE Trial Interim PK Data from SAD Cohorts Half life of >65 days at doses 1000 SAD Cohort 1 - 150mg i.v. SAD Cohort 2 - 450mg i.v. Mean Serum Conc. (mg/L) overcoming TMDD SAD Cohort 3 - 900mg i.v. SAD Cohort 4 - 1800mg i.v. 100 PK profile supports 10 targeted dosing interval of 2

  19. Slide 19: Modeling of Interim PK Data Supportive of Convenient Dosing

    ABS-201 | PHL Modeling of Interim PK Data Supportive of Convenient Dosing Profile ABS-201 current ~70% s.c. Bioavailability o Modeling of interim PK data from HEADLINE Trial supports the potential for 2–3 s.c. injections over six-month period (e.g., 400 mg/injection) to maintain> 90% Receptor Occupa

  20. Slide 20: ABS-201 TPP aims to offer a new treatment category in PHL

    ABS-201 | PHL ABS-201 TPP aims to offer 80 a new treatment category 70 Transplant + oral/topical in PHL based on efficacy and convenience 60 Efficacy (terminal hairs/cm2) Increased TAM o Novel, targeted regenerative hair follicle 50 mechanism 40 o Convenient, infrequent pulse therapy: 2-3 Potential

  21. Slide 21: Consumer Research Commissioned by Absci

    ABS-201 | PHL Consumer Research Commissioned by Absci 610 Participants: 306 Men | 304 Women Validates Market Potential *ALL PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING HAIR LOSS of ABS-201 UP TO UP TO 97% 88% Significant Unmet Need: EXTREMELY OR VERY Driven by psycho-social impacts (loss of confidence, self- LIKELY T

  22. Slide 22: 80M Patient Funnel

    ABS-201 | PHL Total PHL pts in the US 50M male, 30M female 80M Patient Funnel Income ≥$75K (US Census) Pts 17-69 yo ~39M >$25B ESTIMATED U.S. TAM Concerned / motivated about hair loss ~26M Strong interest in TPP* ~22 – 24M >$40B POTENTIAL GLOBAL TAM Strongest interest in TPP with premium price-to-pe

  23. Slide 23: Development of ABS-201 in Endometriosis

    ABS 201 | ENDOMETRIOSIS Development of ABS-201 in Endometriosis 1. Addresses Long-standing Unmet Medical Need and Poor standard of care Strong Biological And Clinical 2. Rationale: Including POC for PRLR mechanism in humans 3. Large, untapped market offers significant upside potential COPYRIGHT© 202

  24. Slide 24: Hormonal therapies and surgical intervention treatment paradigm for Endo

    ABS-201 | ENDOMETRIOSIS Hormonal therapies and surgical intervention make up the treatment paradigm for Endo Current Treatment Paradigm (US) • Endo is a chronic condition with currently no medical or surgical cure Total Estimated Endo patients • Roughly, 75% of patients are estimated to use opioids

  25. Slide 25: PRLR antagonism is a novel MoA in Endometriosis

    ABS-201 | ENDOMETRIOSIS PRLR antagonism is a novel and differentiated MoA in Endometriosis o Endometriotic lesions produce prolactin under estrogen/progesterone control. PRL and PRLR play a dual role in endometrial lesion development o Excess prolactin promotes lesion growth and pain response and se

  26. Slide 26: PRL and PRLR increase during secretory phase

    ABS-201 ENDO PRL and PRLR increase during secretory phase in healthy tissue, and is overexpressed in endometrium of patients with endometriosis Localization And Temporal Expression Of Prolactin PRL & PRLR is Elevated Ectopic Endometriotic Lesions Receptor In Human Endometrium P ES Me = menstrual P =

  27. Slide 27: PRLR antagonism suppresses postoperative pain in female mice

    ABS-201 ENDO PRLR antagonism suppresses postoperative pain in female mice and inhibits endometriosis interna formation Prolactin May Regulate Pain Responses via a Female- The Effects of Prolactin Receptor Blockade Selective Nociceptor-Specific Mechanism in a Murine Endometriosis Interna Model Depict

  28. Slide 28: PRLR antagonism reduces lesion formation and pain

    ABS-201 | ENDOMETRIOSIS PRLR antagonism reduces lesion formation and pain in endometriosis mouse model Prolactin inhibition decreases endometrial lesion formation in % Distance travelled at Week 7 female mouse interna (compared to baseline) 5 * * * Disease Score 4 3 2 lgG1 – w/o transplant 1 * 0 lgG

  29. Slide 29: >$4.5B at peak sales

    ABS-201 | ENDOMETRIOSIS ABS-201: a potentially differentiated profile targeting a large underserved market opportunity NOVEL TR EATMENT OPTI ON FOR ~ 9 M PATI ENTS I N THE U . S . AL ONE WI TH ENDOMETR I OS I S o Novel Mechanism: Non–sex- o Best-in-class Potential: steroid (peptide) hormone Superior

  30. Slide 30: Clinical Strategy guided by a leading Endometriosis Advisory Board

    ABS-201 | ENDO Clinical Strategy guided by a leading Endometriosis Advisory Board Joan-Carles Arce, MD, PhD Gaurang Daftry, MD Hugh Taylor, MD (Chair) Chief Scientific Officer & Linda Giudice, MD, PhD Chief Scientific Medical Anita O’Keefe Young Professor President of Physician Relations, Robert B.

  31. Slide 31: Leading AI x Bio platform driving Phase readouts in next 24 months

    CATALYSTS Leading AI x Bio platform driving 2 Phase 2 readouts in the next 24 months ABS-201 in PHL ABS-201 in ENDO o Ph1/2a Study initiated Dec o Ph1/2a Study initiated Dec 2025 2025 o Positive interim Safety, o Phase 2 initiation expected in Tolerability, and PK readout Q4 2026 June 2026 o Interim

  32. Slide 32: Powered by Absci's Leading AI Platform

    Powered by Absci’s Leading AI Platform CONFIDENTIAL COPYRIGHT © 2026 AND ABSCI PROPRIETARY CORPORATION | COPYRIGHT | ALL RIGHTS © 2026 RESERVED ABSCI CORPORATION | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 32

  33. Slide 33: Absci's de novo AI models deliver differentiated lead candidates

    ABSCI | AI PLATFORM Absci's de novo AI models deliver differentiated lead candidates against challenging targets ABSCI DIFFERENTIATION • Address challenging targets – Only target structure or sequence required • Zero-Prior: Design against any epitope – No known protein binder required – Interrogate

  34. Slide 34: We use AI to create novel and differentiated therapeutics

    DE NOVO DESIGN We use AI to create novel & differentiated therapeutics EPITOPE-SPECIFIC DESIGN + EPITOPE INTERFACE OPTIMIZATION ENHANCED POTENCY AND MOA ABILITY TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT TARGET CLASSES, E.G. GPCRS ENABLING FEATURES: MULTI-VALENCY, pH-DEPENDENT BINDING POTENTIAL TO CREATE MEANINGFUL IP: 1

  35. Slide 35: We create experimentally validated AI antibody design technology

    AI PLATFORM Wet Lab Validation Wet Lab experiments confirm binding, epitope-specificity, We create developability, and function. Wet Lab data enable assessment experimentally of model performance improvements. validated AI Antibody Design (AbsciDesign) (1) Generate antibody technology that structure

  36. Slide 36: Origin AI models design and optimize therapeutic antibodies

    ABSCI | AI PLATFORM Origin AI models design and optimize therapeutic antibodies INPUT STRUCTURE & SEQUENCE DESIGN DESIGN SCORING & FILTERING OUTPUT LIBRARY Structure Design Sequence Design Design 1 Target Antigen DESIGN LIBRARY HCDR1: GFNIKDTY HCDR2: IYPTNGYT 1. DESIGN 1 Target HCDR3: SRWGGDGFYAMDY

  37. Slide 37: Lab-in-the-loop ensures AI-designed antibodies translate into drug-ready candidates

    ABSCI | AI PLATFORM Lab-in-the-loop ensures AI-designed antibodies translate into drug- ready candidates High Affinity • Screening team confirms binding to target and affinity Functional validation • Disease Biology team validates functional activity • Analytical Development team conducts developabi

  38. Slide 38: Introducing Origin-1

    ABSCI | AI ORIGIN-1 Introducing Origin-1: an AI platform for de novo antibody design against zero-prior epitopes Zero-Prior Epitope Targeting High Structural Fidelity Functional Antagonist Designed full-length mAbs against Cryo-EM confirmed designs at 3.0–3.1 Å AI-guided affinity maturation yielded

  39. Slide 39: Absci's de novo AI models deliver differentiated lead candidates

    ABSCI | AI PLATFORM Absci’s de novo AI models deliver differentiated lead candidates against challenging targets DE NOVO ANTIBODY DESIGN AGAINST DE NOVO ANTIBODY DESIGN AGAINST DE NOVO ANTIBODY DESIGN AGAINST TRANSMEMBRANE TARGET EPITOPE CHALLENGING ION CHANNEL CONSERVED HIV-1 "CALDERA" EPITOPE WITH

  40. Slide 40: High-fidelity, customized datasets with our own AI models

    ABSCI | AI PLATFORM We use high-fidelity, customized datasets with our own AI models to enrich for developable candidates Landscape-wide scoring enables selection of optimal sets of sequences Generates diverse, developable, and functional novel variants within a desired target product profile (TPP):

  41. Slide 41: Success in AI-design and optimization of developability and pharmacological properties

    ABSCI | AI PLATFORM Success in AI-design and optimization of multiple developability and pharmacological properties CROSS-SPECIES OPTIMIZATION MULTI-VARIANT SPECIFICITY PH-SENSITIVE BINDING Successful design of antibodies binding to Successful design of antibodies with Successful design of pH-sensit

  42. Slide 42: Track record of industry-leading partnerships

    ABSCI | PARTNERSHIP Track record of industry-leading partnerships AI DRUG CREATION™ PARTNERSHIPS 25+ PARTNERED PROGRAMS TO DATE OUR PARTNERSHIP FOCUS • Challenging Targets / Epitopes • Differentiated TPPs SUPPORTING COMPUTE COLLABORATIONS • Mono or Multi-specific Formats Trademarks, service marks or

  43. Slide 43: Multilingual team with expertise in AI and drug creation

    TEAM Leadership Team: ”Multilingual” team with expertise in AI Sean McClain Zach Jonasson, PhD Ransi Somaratne, MD Chief Medical Officer, Shelby Walker, JD Christine Lemke and drug Founder, CEO & Board Chief Financial Officer Chief Legal Officer SVP, Portfolio & Growth Director & Chief Business Offi

  44. Slide 44: Absci at a Glance

    SUMMARY Absci at a Glance 140 EMPLOYEES 77,000 SQUARE FEET o State-of-the-art wet and dry lab in Vancouver WA o Absci AI Research (AAIR) lab in NYC 10+ PARTNERS, INCLUDING o Innovation Centre in Zug Switzerland “Multi-lingual” AI + Drug Discovery expertise AI team drawing on experience 3 from tech l

  45. Slide 45: Generative AI Re(Generative) Biology

    Generative AI Re(Generative) Biology ABSCI CORPORATION 2026 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

  46. Slide 46: AI Case Study I

    AI CASE STUDY I de novo design of an antibody that binds the Caldera region of HIV-1 trimer COPYRIGHT© 2026 ABSCI CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 46

  47. Slide 47: De novo design antibody that binds to caldera region of HIV gp120

    DE NOVO DESIGN de novo design antibody that binds to the highly conserved caldera region of HIV gp120 HIV gp120 trimer (open) No natural or synthetic antibody for HIV exists today because immune system cannot derive an Caldera antibody that is universally neutralizing against HIV Design challenge: c

  48. Slide 48: HIV-Caldera: Determine inputs and design

    De novo design HIV-Caldera: Determine inputs and design HIV Env trimer (open) HIV Env Trimer Challenge : • Highly glycosylated • Extremely high sequence diversity among isolates LCDR1 LCDR3 • High mutation rate at common neutralizing epitopes HCDR3 Model inputs: 1. Antigen structure 2. Framework of

  49. Slide 49: 4 best structures selected from 10,000+ generated

    DE NOVO DESIGN 4 best structures selected from 10,000+ structures generated by de novo model Light Heavy 17b Structure S1 HCDR3 Structure S4 HCDR3 Structure S3 HCDR3 Structure S2 HCDR3 COPYRIGHT © 2026 ABSCI CORPORATION | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 49

  50. Slide 50: Applied molecular dynamics simulation to de novo designed antibodies

    CASE STUDY #1 Applied molecular dynamics simulation to de novo designed antibodies 2024 2024 2025 2025 2026 COPYRIGHT © 2026 ABSCI CORPORATION | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 50

  51. Slide 51: Enriched de novo library binds open, not closed, Env trimer

    DE NOVO DESIGN Enriched de novo library binds open, not closed, Env trimer conformation in YSD Clade A Env trimer Clade B Env trimer Closed Open Closed Open HA tag Antigen COPYRIGHT © 2026 ABSCI CORPORATION | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 51

  52. Slide 52: SPR data demonstrate binding characteristics consistent with caldera binding

    DE NOVO DESIGN SPR data demonstrate binding characteristics consistent with binding of caldera COPYRIGHT © 2026 ABSCI CORPORATION | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 52

  53. Slide 53: HIV-Caldera: SPR demonstrates no binding to GP120 monomer

    DE NOVO DESIGN HIV-Caldera: SPR demonstrates no binding of de novo designs to GP120 monomer Hypothesis: 17b IgG If the designed mAbs are binding to the caldera region we should not observe binding to monomeric GP120 since the caldera is only present in the Env trimer ASN3013 Key results: ASN3014 ü 1

  54. Slide 54: HIV-Caldera: demonstrating AI de novo design for challenging target

    DE NOVO DESIGN HIV-Caldera: demonstrating AI de novo design for challenging target SUMMARY de novo design model created a novel and diverse antibody which binds multiple clades of HIV indicating successful targeting of the caldera epitope Screening cascade enabled selection of differentially binding

  55. Slide 55: AI Case Study II

    AI CASE STUDY II AI Optimization for pH sensitivity COPYRIGHT© 2026 ABSCI CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 55

  56. Slide 56: AI lead optimization platform for 'smart biologics'

    CASE STUDY #2 AI lead optimization platform for ‘smart biologics’ The Challenge The diversity of antibodies is vast, making it impossible for traditional methods to explore effectively. Absci Solution Our AI can search a space of ~1019, a million times larger than traditional methods, identifying fu

  57. Slide 57: pH sensitivity may reduce toxicity and/or improve efficacy

    CASE STUDY #2 pH sensitivity may reduce toxicity and/or improve efficacy of therapeutic mAbs Tumor specificity improves efficacy and reduces Disassociation in the endosome drives antibody ”on-target off-tumor” toxicities recycling and efficient clearance of soluble targets Binding occurs in the No b

  58. Slide 58: Models identify pH sensitive Fab variants

    CASE STUDY #2 Models identify pH sensitive Fab variants from the same lead for either indication 1. Library for model training sampled 60 positions on heavy chain framework and CDRs with up to 7 substitutions biased for ionizable residues (H, K, R, D, E) 2. Library screened for antigen binding at pH

  59. Slide 59: Hits reformatted as mAbs show desired binding profiles

    CASE STUDY #2 Hits reformatted as mAbs 1000 show desired binding profiles SPR KD 7.4 / 5.8 100 10 SUMMARY 1 AI optimized leads achieves variants with pH 2024 2024 2025 2025 2026 0.1 sensitive binding up to 100x differential pH-sensitive leads had no liabilities for stability, 0.01 aggregation and po

  60. Slide 60: Summarized platform case studies

    CASE STUDIES Summarized platform case studies de novo Design de novo design model created molecule binds multiple clades of HIV suggesting successful targeting of the caldera epitope Represents second disclosed target success for our de novo platform in the 2nd half of this year Absci’s de novo desi

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