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PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that it has appointed Peel Hunt as Joint UK Corporate Broker alongside UBS.

The Board of PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”) notes the recent press speculation and confirms that it is in discussions with Nordic Capital Epsilon SCA, SICAV-RAIF (acting through its general partner Nordic Capital Epsilon GP SARL) ("Nordic Capital") regarding a possible cash offer to acquire the entire share capital of the Company.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, (“Seaport”) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is advancing novel neuropsychiatric medicines with a proven strategy and team, today announced that Robert “Bob” J. Hombach has been appointed to its Board of Directors and will serve as the Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Hombach is a seasoned financial and operational executive with three decades of high-level leadership in the healthcare sector. His experience includes serving on the Audit, Finance and Compensation Committees for several public and private Boards of Directors, such as FORTUNE 500 companies like BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN), where he also chairs the Audit Committee, and Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC), a member of the S&P 500® index.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that Bharatt Chowrira, PhD, JD, Chief Executive Officer, and Eric Elenko, PhD, Co-founder and President, will participate in a fireside chat at the Leerink Partners Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 1:00pm EDT. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, (“Seaport”) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is advancing novel neuropsychiatric medicines with a proven strategy and team, today announced the publication of new data showcasing the GlyphTM platform’s unique ability to enhance drug transport through the lymphatic system for increased therapeutic exposure. The paper, published in Molecular Pharmaceutics, is the first to show the impact of changing the drug attachment point of a lymph-directed prodrug on lymphatic drug transport and targeted drug exposure. It also deepens the evidence supporting Glyph’s ability to render a wide variety of molecules, including immunomodulators, more amenable to lymphatic transport and thus providing them with direct access to the immune system.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, noted that its Founded Entity, Vedanta Biosciences, a late clinical-stage company developing defined bacterial consortia as oral therapies for gastrointestinal diseases, today announced the publication of additional results from the Phase 2 CONSORTIUM study for its lead candidate, VE303, which is being evaluated for prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI). The new analyses were published this month in Nature Medicine and can be viewed online.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted Fast Track designation to LYT-200, a first-in-class anti-galectin-9 monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (“AML”). Fast Track designation is a process designed to streamline the development and accelerate the assessment of drugs that target serious conditions with unmet medical need.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that Bharatt Chowrira, PhD, JD, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 43rd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 11:15am PST / 2:15pm EST. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that it has appointed UBS as its UK Corporate Broker.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced positive results from ELEVATE IPF, a Phase 2b randomized, double-blind, active- and placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial evaluating deupirfenidone (LYT-100) at two dose levels three times a day (TID) over 26 weeks in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, (“Seaport”) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is advancing novel neuropsychiatric medicines with a proven strategy and team, today announced the presentation of additional data from its first-in-human, multi-part Phase 1 study of SPT-300 in healthy volunteers at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Annual Meeting, held December 8-11, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. SPT-300 is an oral prodrug of allopregnanolone that is designed to retain the pharmacological activity of allopregnanolone, an endogenous neurosteroid. Allopregnanolone has been clinically validated in third-party trials as a rapidly acting antidepressant with anxiolytic effects.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, presented data from the dose escalation phase of its ongoing Phase 1b trial evaluating LYT-200, a first-in-class anti-galectin-9 monoclonal antibody, in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) at the 2024 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, (“Seaport”) a biopharmaceutical company that is advancing novel neuropsychiatric medicines with a proven strategy and team, today announced that Sandra (Sandi) Peterson has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Ms. Peterson is a prominent and seasoned business leader with extensive experience driving innovation and operational excellence across leading global life sciences and consumer organizations.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, (“Seaport”) a biopharmaceutical company that is advancing novel neuropsychiatric medicines with a proven strategy and team, today announced the appointment of Lauren White as Chief Financial Officer. An accomplished biotech financial executive, Ms. White most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer at ImmunoGen (NASDAQ: IMGN) prior to its acquisition by AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) for $10.1 billion in 2024.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, (“Seaport”) a biopharmaceutical company that is advancing novel neuropsychiatric medicines with a proven strategy and team, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $225 million Series B financing round. The syndicate was led by General Atlantic, a leading global growth investor, with participation from funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Foresite Capital, Invus, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, CPP Investments, and other new investors. Founding investors ARCH Venture Partners, Sofinnova Investments, Third Rock Ventures, and co-founder PureTech also participated. Following the Series B financing, PureTech will hold equity ownership in Seaport of 36.7% on a diluted basis.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, presented two oral presentations and one poster supporting its clinical and patient engagement strategies related to LYT-100 (deupirfenidone) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at the CHEST 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, noted that its Founded Entity, Vor Bio (Nasdaq: VOR), a clinical-stage cell and genome engineering company, announced new clinical data from its ongoing Phase 1/2 VBP101 study of patients with relapsed/refractory AML receiving trem-cel followed by Mylotarg™. The data demonstrated reliable engraftment, shielding from Mylotarg on-target toxicity, a broadened Mylotarg therapeutic window, and early evidence of patient benefit.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that KarXT (xanomeline and trospium chloride), which was initially invented and advanced by PureTech, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. The FDA approval triggers two separate milestone payments to PureTech totaling $29 million under agreements with Royalty Pharma and PureTech’s Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics, which was acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) (“BMS”) in March of 2024. Under these agreements, PureTech is also entitled to potential future payments related to additional milestones as well as approximately 2% royalties on net annual sales over $2 billion. Following the acquisition of Karuna, KarXT is now under the stewardship of BMS and will be marketed as Cobenfy.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announces its half-yearly results for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The following information will be filed on Form 6-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and is also available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com/financials-filings/reports.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that Michele Holcomb, PhD, will join its board of directors as an independent non-executive director. Dr. Holcomb’s appointment will take effect as of September 23, 2024. She brings more than 30 years of expertise leading global healthcare companies through strategic inflection points and preparing innovative programs and portfolios for growth.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company") plans to announce its half-yearly results for the six months ended June 30, 2024, on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that is advancing novel neuropsychiatric medicines with a proven strategy and team, today announced the appointment of David Wheadon, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Wheadon is a physician and psychiatrist with more than three decades of experience in regulatory affairs, clinical strategy, and global health policy at multinational companies across the pharmaceutical industry.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, noted that its Founded Entity, Vedanta Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing medicines for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, today announced three appointments to its leadership team. Christof Marré, a seasoned biopharma marketing leader, joins the company as Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial. In addition, Steven Shiff, M.D., a pharmaceutical executive and physician specializing in gastroenterology, has been appointed as SVP, Clinical Research; and Jack Kyte has been promoted to SVP, Human Resources.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, confirms that the Tender Offer announced by the Company on 20 May 2024 is now complete as of 24 June 2024. The total value returned to Shareholders via the Tender Offer is $100 million.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announces the results of the Tender Offer, as set out in the Shareholder circular published by the Company on 20 May 2024 (the ‘’Circular’’).

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announces that Raju Kucherlapati, PhD, has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors, effective immediately, following his role as interim Chair since June 2023.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that is advancing novel neuropsychiatric medicines with a proven strategy and team, today announced it has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Antony Loebel, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer and President of Clinical Development, and Lana Gladstein, J.D., as General Counsel.

The Annual General Meeting of PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech Health” or the “Company”) was held at 11 a.m. EDT/4 p.m. BST on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting of the Company held at 11:00 a.m. New York City time (4:00 p.m. London time) today at the Company’s offices at 6 Tide Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210, United States, the proposed Special Resolution as set out in the Circular containing the Notice of General Meeting circulated to Shareholders and published on 20 May 2024 was duly passed.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Akili, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKLI), a leading digital therapeutics company, and Virtual Therapeutics, a company focused on improving mental health at scale using engaging, immersive games, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement to form a diversified, leading digital health company.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that Bharatt Chowrira, Ph.D., J.D., Chief Executive Officer, and Eric Elenko, Ph.D., Co-founder and President, will participate in a fireside chat at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, June 6th, 2024, at 10:00am EDT / 3:00pm BST. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Vedanta Biosciences, a clinical-stage company that is developing a potential new category of oral therapies based on defined bacterial consortia, announced that the first patient has been dosed in the global Phase 3 RESTORATiVE303 clinical study of VE303, which is an orally administered defined bacterial consortium candidate that is being developed for the prevention of recurrent C. difficile infection (rCDI). The RESTORATiVE303 trial is evaluating the efficacy and safety of VE303 in patients with rCDI and is intended to form the basis for a Biologics License Application to be filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announces the opening of its proposed $100 million tender offer (the “Tender Offer”).

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that is charting a proven path in neuropsychiatry, today announced two poster presentations detailing the results from multiple clinical trials of SPT-300 at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. SPT-300 has been shown to retain the activity and potency of natural allopregnanolone in an oral form and has the potential to capture the breadth of the naturally occurring neurosteroid, which is believed to have significant therapeutic potential in a range of mood and anxiety disorders, including anxious depression. The presentations detail data from the first-in-human, multi-part Phase 1 trial of SPT-300 and the Phase 2a trial of SPT-300 in the Trier Social Stress Test, a validated clinical model of anxiety in healthy volunteers, and include assessment of safety, tolerability, efficacy, oral bioavailability and GABAA receptor target engagement.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Seaport Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that is charting a proven path in neuropsychiatry, today announced the appointment of Denice Torres, J.D., to its Board of Directors. In addition, Michael Chen, Ph.D., Co-founder, was named Chief Scientific Officer, and Eric Green, MBA, was appointed Chief Operating Officer.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”) today announces its results for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as its cash balance as of the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The following information represents select highlights from the full UK Annual Report and Accounts, except as noted herein, a portion of which will be filed as an exhibit to PureTech’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and will also be available later today at https://investors.puretechhealth.com/financials-filings/reports.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company") plans to publish its Annual Report and Accounts and financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023, on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that enrollment has been completed in the ELEVATE IPF Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating LYT-100 (deupirfenidone) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced key progress on its strategic initiatives to deliver innovative medicines to patients and unlock value for shareholders.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announces a proposed capital return of $100 million to its shareholders by way of a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”). The capital return of $100 million represents approximately 14% of PureTech’s market capitalization based on yesterday’s closing price. This follows the Company’s announcement that it will receive approximately $293 million gross proceeds from its remaining stake in Karuna.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, today announced the completed acquisition of its Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. ("Karuna”), by Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) (“BMS”), which has acquired all outstanding common stock of Karuna for $330.00 per share, for a total equity value of approximately $14 billion.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to LYT-200 for the treatment of AML.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that members of the management team will participate at two upcoming investor conferences. Webcasts of the presentations will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, noted that its Founded Entity Akili, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKLI) announced that its Japanese partner Shionogi & Co. Ltd has submitted Akili’s digital therapeutic SDT-001 for marketing approval with the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. SDT-001 is the Japanese, localized version of Akili’s AKL-T01 (marketed as EndeavorRx® in the United States), which has previously been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the world's first prescription digital therapeutic for improving attentional functioning in pediatric ADHD patients aged 8 to 17.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that Daphne Zohar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. EST. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., and (Nasdaq: KRTX) Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Bristol Myers Squibb has agreed to acquire Karuna for $330.00 per share in cash, for a total equity value of $14.0 billion, or $12.7 billion net of estimated cash acquired. The transaction was unanimously approved by both the Bristol Myers Squibb and Karuna Boards of Directors.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today reports on the key progress made across its Wholly Owned Programs2 and Founded Entities3 in 2023, announces two new Founded Entities and provides an update on cash and operational runway guidance.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced a poster presentation with results from the Phase 1 portion of the Phase 1/2 dose escalation and expansion clinical trial of LYT-200 at the ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2023. LYT-200 is an anti-galectin-9 antibody being evaluated as a monotherapy and in combination with tislelizumab, an anti-PD-1 antibody developed by BeiGene, in metastatic solid tumors, including urothelial and head and neck cancers. LYT-200 is also in development for the treatment of hematological malignancies, such as acute myeloid leukemia.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KRTX) ("Karuna") announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for KarXT (xanomeline-trospium) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. The application has been granted a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of September 26, 2024.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted that its Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: KRTX), announced positive results from its Phase 1b open-label, eight-week inpatient trial evaluating the effect of KarXT (xanomeline-trospium) on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in adults with schizophrenia demonstrating that KarXT was not associated with increases in blood pressure.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced topline results from its Phase 2a, randomized, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept trial of LYT-300 (oral allopregnanolone). The trial was designed to evaluate the salivary cortisol response in the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), a validated clinical model of anxiety in healthy volunteers.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that members of the management team will participate in fireside chats at two upcoming investor conferences. Webcasts of the presentations will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, presented clinical data supporting the differentiated profile of LYT-100 (deupirfenidone) at the CHEST Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Vedanta Biosciences, a clinical-stage company that is developing a potential new category of oral therapies based on defined bacterial consortia, announced that the first patient in the Phase 2 COLLECTiVE202 clinical study of VE202 was dosed.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KRTX) ("Karuna") announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for KarXT (xanomeline-trospium) for the treatment of schizophrenia.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced the appointment of Robert Lyne as Chief Portfolio Officer. Robert brings a decade of experience in international life science deals and portfolio management, along with governance and executive team leadership experience. Robert is expected to join PureTech by early January 2024.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”) today announces its half-yearly results for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The following information will be filed on Form 6-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is also available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com/financials-filings/reports.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company") plans to announce its half-yearly results for the six months ended June 30, 2023, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that the company has been awarded up to $11.4 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to advance its therapeutic candidate, LYT-300 (oral allopregnanolone), for the treatment of Fragile X-associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS). The funds will support a Phase 2 trial of LYT-300 in collaboration with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis).

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial of LYT-300 (oral allopregnanolone) in healthy volunteers using a validated clinical model of anxiety. LYT-300 is PureTech’s wholly-owned therapeutic candidate for the potential treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorders and postpartum depression (PPD). LYT-300 is an oral prodrug of allopregnanolone that was developed using PureTech’s GlyphTM platform, which harnesses the body’s natural lipid absorption and transport process to enable the oral administration of certain therapeutics that otherwise cannot be administered orally.

The Annual General Meeting of PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech Health” or the “Company”) was held at 11 a.m. EDT/4 p.m. BST on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, today announced that Eric Elenko, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Officer, and Julie Krop, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 at 1:30pm EDT / 6:30pm BST. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Vedanta Biosciences, a clinical-stage company that is developing a potential new category of oral therapies based on defined bacterial consortia, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track designation to Vedanta’s defined bacterial consortium candidate, VE303, for the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI). Fast Track designation is a process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs that treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company noted today that its Founded Entity, Akili, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKLI) (“Akili”), a leading digital medicine company, announced topline results of the STARS-ADHD-Adult clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of EndeavorRxⓇ (AKL-T01) in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). STARS-ADHD-Adult was designed as a pivotal clinical trial to enable registration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The trial demonstrated statistically significant improvement in attention functioning after six weeks of treatment, achieving its predefined primary efficacy outcome. Significant improvements were also seen across a range of secondary and exploratory outcomes, including clinical assessments of ADHD-related symptoms and a validated measure of quality of life. EndeavorRx treatment was well-tolerated, with minimal side effects and no serious device-related adverse events reported.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”) today announces its results for the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as its cash balance as of the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. The following information represents select highlights from the full UK annual report and accounts, except as noted herein, a portion of which will be filed as an exhibit to PureTech’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022, to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is also available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com/financials-filings/reports.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Vedanta Biosciences, a clinical-stage company that is developing a potential new category of oral therapies based on defined bacterial consortia, today announced that it has raised $106.5 million to support pivotal-stage development of its lead candidate, VE303, for the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), and a Phase 2 study of VE202 for ulcerative colitis, among other development activities. The VE303 study would be the first pivotal Phase 3 study of a therapeutic candidate based on a defined bacterial consortium, which Vedanta is pioneering as a next-generation approach to microbiome therapy.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Vedanta Biosciences, a clinical-stage company that is developing a potential new category of oral therapies based on defined bacterial consortia, announced the publication of Phase 2 study results from its lead program, VE303, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), as well as a late-breaker oral presentation at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology in Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) annual event.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company") plans to publish its annual report and financial results on Friday, April 28, 2023, at 2:00 AM EDT/ 7:00 AM BST. The report will include the Company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022, and its cash balance for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. PureTech also plans to provide an overview of progress across its Wholly Owned Pipeline and Founded Entities in addition to the Company’s approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, along with other business and strategy progress and updates.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the treatment paradigm for devastating diseases, and Royalty Pharma (Nasdaq: RPRX), the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties and a leading funder of innovation across the life sciences industry, today announced that Royalty Pharma has acquired an interest in PureTech’s royalty in Karuna Therapeutics’ KarXT for up to $500 million, with $100 million in cash up front and up to $400 million in additional payments contingent on the achievement of certain regulatory and commercial milestones.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the treatment paradigm for devastating diseases, today announced that Bharatt Chowrira, Ph.D., J.D., President and Chief Business, Finance and Operating Officer, and Eric Elenko, Ph.D., Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, will present at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 14th, at 4:05pm EDT. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, noted today that its Founded Entity, Sonde Health, a health technology company committed to bringing accessible health monitoring to everyone, in conjunction with the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Frontotemporal Disorders (FTD) Unit, has been selected by the Massachusetts Artificial Intelligence and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease (MassAITC) to lead a pilot study focused on leveraging vocal biomarkers for remote detection and monitoring of mild cognitive impairment in the home environment.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the treatment paradigm for devastating diseases, today announced that it will advance LYT-300 (oral allopregnanolone) for the potential treatment of anxiety disorders and postpartum depression (PPD). A placebo-controlled, Phase 2a, proof-of-concept, social anxiety clinical trial in healthy volunteers is expected to begin in the first half of 2023, with results anticipated by the end of 2023. An open-label, Phase 2a, proof-of-concept clinical trial in women with PPD is expected to initiate in the second half of 2023.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the treatment paradigm for devastating diseases, today announced that Daphne Zohar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer and Eric Elenko, Chief Innovation Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the SVB Securities Global Biopharma Conference on Wednesday, February 15 at 10:40am EST. A webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.puretechhealth.com.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (“PureTech” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the treatment paradigm for devastating diseases, today reported on the key progress made across its Wholly Owned Programs1 and Founded Entities2 in 2022.

PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the treatment paradigm for devastating diseases, today announced topline results from the completed, multi-part Phase 1 trial of LYT-300 (oral allopregnanolone).