It’s been another year of change for sustainability leaders. Regulatory requirements continue to evolve, geopolitical dynamics are reshaping priorities, and expectations from investors, customers, and leadership remain high. At the same time, sustainability teams are increasingly being asked to demonstrate how their work creates business value, not just how it supports compliance.

The 2026 Sustainability Leaders Survey, conducted by Novata, explores how sustainability practitioners are navigating this changing landscape. From team design and technology adoption to value creation, regulatory readiness, and talent strategy, this survey aims to capture how the role is evolving and where leaders are finding success.

Take part in the 2026 Sustainability Leaders Survey to help build an industry-wide view of how sustainability teams are navigating change, creating business value, and preparing for what’s next.

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  • Help Shape the Conversation: Share your perspective to help build an industry-wide view of how sustainability leaders are navigating change and creating business value.
  • Industry Benchmarks: Contribute to practical benchmarks and see how organizations are approaching key sustainability priorities.
  • Exclusive Insights: Be first to receive the survey report featuring key trends and industry benchmarks in November 2026.
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About the Survey

Conducted by Novata, the 2026 Sustainability Leaders Survey explores how sustainability leaders are navigating today’s evolving business landscape—from business value and team structure to technology adoption, regulatory readiness, and talent strategy.

Responses are anonymous and the findings will be published in November 2026, providing practical insights and benchmarks for sustainability professionals.

About Novata

Novata’s solutions make it easy for organizations to achieve their sustainability goals and create value. Our trusted sustainability management platform and advisory practice empowers organizations to automate data collection and reporting, streamline carbon accounting, simplify regulations, benchmark performance, and monitor risk. 

Backed by the Ford Foundation, Hamilton Lane, Microsoft, Motive Partners, Omidyar Network, and S&P Global, Novata is majority controlled by mission-driven organizations and its employees, and is a B-Corp-certified public benefit corporation. www.novata.com 

It’s been another year of change for sustainability leaders. Regulatory requirements continue to evolve, geopolitical dynamics are reshaping priorities, and expectations from investors, customers, and leadership remain high. At the same time, sustainability teams are increasingly being asked to demonstrate how their work creates business value, not just how it supports compliance.

The 2026 Sustainability Leaders Survey, conducted by Novata, explores how sustainability practitioners are navigating this changing landscape. From team design and technology adoption to value creation, regulatory readiness, and talent strategy, this survey aims to capture how the role is evolving and where leaders are finding success.

Take part in the 2026 Sustainability Leaders Survey to help build an industry-wide view of how sustainability teams are navigating change, creating business value, and preparing for what’s next.

Why Participate

  • Help Shape the Conversation: Share your perspective to help build an industry-wide view of how sustainability leaders are navigating change and creating business value.
  • Industry Benchmarks: Contribute to practical benchmarks and see how organizations are approaching key sustainability priorities.
  • Exclusive Insights: Be first to receive the survey report featuring key trends and industry benchmarks in November 2026.
  • Reward Opportunity: Opt in for a chance to win one of two $200 Patagonia gift cards.

Share your insights

About the Survey

Conducted by Novata, the 2026 Sustainability Leaders Survey explores how sustainability leaders are navigating today’s evolving business landscape—from business value and team structure to technology adoption, regulatory readiness, and talent strategy.

Responses are anonymous and the findings will be published in November 2026, providing practical insights and benchmarks for sustainability professionals.

About Novata

Novata’s solutions make it easy for organizations to achieve their sustainability goals and create value. Our trusted sustainability management platform and advisory practice empowers organizations to automate data collection and reporting, streamline carbon accounting, simplify regulations, benchmark performance, and monitor risk. 

Backed by the Ford Foundation, Hamilton Lane, Microsoft, Motive Partners, Omidyar Network, and S&P Global, Novata is majority controlled by mission-driven organizations and its employees, and is a B-Corp-certified public benefit corporation. www.novata.com 

The KeyBank Foundation is investing $250,000 in Veterans Outreach Center to support local veterans transitioning from military service, navigating career change, or re-entering the workforce through its Workforce Development Program.

Founded in 1973 by returning Vietnam veterans, Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) is the nation’s oldest community-based human service organization dedicated to stabilizing the lives of veterans. VOC’s whole-person approach addresses the challenges veterans face after military service by providing programs designed to meet the continuously changing needs of veterans. These programs address the social determinants of health that disproportionately affect veterans, including housing instability, behavioral health challenges, unemployment, food insecurity, and legal barriers. By providing wraparound services in a non-clinical, veteran-centered environment, VOC ensures no veteran navigates the transition alone.

“Veterans bring valuable leadership skills, discipline, and experience to the workforce, yet many can face challenges when transitioning their military service into civilian careers,” said Vince Lecce, KeyBank Rochester Market President. “Veterans Outreach Center has built a proven model that helps veterans navigate that transition while connecting our local employers with skilled talent. We’re proud to support an organization that is helping veterans achieve long-term economic stability and strengthening the workforce across our region.”

The Workforce Development Program aims to serve veterans facing barriers to employment including difficulty translating military experience into civilian credentials, lack of professional networks outside the military, and challenges including housing instability, behavioral health needs, and legal barriers. Veterans of all backgrounds and military eras are served free of charge, regardless of discharge status or VA eligibility. Family members of veterans benefit as well through the economic stability that quality employment provides. Funds from the KeyBank Foundation grant will be used within the Workforce Development Program to stabilize the career services, training, and employer engagement infrastructure, and to grow the skilled trades and apprenticeship pathways that represent the most significant wage advancement opportunity in the current Finger Lakes labor market.

“KeyBank’s $250,000 investment in our Workforce Development Program will go a long way toward helping us provide immediate job placement and long-term professional planning for our local veterans,” Veterans Outreach Center Executive Director and U.S. Army veteran Laura Heltz said. “It also allows us to help hiring businesses identify veteran talent. As someone who was told my military experience didn’t count as work experience, I know what it’s like to struggle to find meaningful work after separating from the military. And, it’s one of the many reasons why I’m so passionate about serving veterans. It’s because of incredible partners like KeyBank that we’re able to continue our important work.”

“What stands out about Veterans Outreach Center’s work is that they aren’t creating potential, they’re helping veterans recognize and build on what they already have. The leadership, resilience, and problem-solving skills developed through military service are incredibly valuable, but they don’t always translate neatly into civilian careers. VOC helps bridge that gap, making sure talent doesn’t go overlooked simply because the pathway isn’t obvious,” said Chiwuike Owunwanne, KeyBank’s Corporate Responsibility Officer in Rochester. “This program provides practical support, but it also creates momentum, helping people move from uncertainty toward opportunity.”

Since 2017, KeyBank has made more than $1.2 billion in investments in Rochester, supporting affordable housing and community development projects; small business and home lending to low-to-moderate income individuals and communities and transformative philanthropy.

Learn more about how KeyBank helps clients, teammates, and communities thrive by making meaningful investments in the places it’s proud to call home.

The KeyBank Foundation is investing $250,000 in Veterans Outreach Center to support local veterans transitioning from military service, navigating career change, or re-entering the workforce through its Workforce Development Program.

Founded in 1973 by returning Vietnam veterans, Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) is the nation’s oldest community-based human service organization dedicated to stabilizing the lives of veterans. VOC’s whole-person approach addresses the challenges veterans face after military service by providing programs designed to meet the continuously changing needs of veterans. These programs address the social determinants of health that disproportionately affect veterans, including housing instability, behavioral health challenges, unemployment, food insecurity, and legal barriers. By providing wraparound services in a non-clinical, veteran-centered environment, VOC ensures no veteran navigates the transition alone.

“Veterans bring valuable leadership skills, discipline, and experience to the workforce, yet many can face challenges when transitioning their military service into civilian careers,” said Vince Lecce, KeyBank Rochester Market President. “Veterans Outreach Center has built a proven model that helps veterans navigate that transition while connecting our local employers with skilled talent. We’re proud to support an organization that is helping veterans achieve long-term economic stability and strengthening the workforce across our region.”

The Workforce Development Program aims to serve veterans facing barriers to employment including difficulty translating military experience into civilian credentials, lack of professional networks outside the military, and challenges including housing instability, behavioral health needs, and legal barriers. Veterans of all backgrounds and military eras are served free of charge, regardless of discharge status or VA eligibility. Family members of veterans benefit as well through the economic stability that quality employment provides. Funds from the KeyBank Foundation grant will be used within the Workforce Development Program to stabilize the career services, training, and employer engagement infrastructure, and to grow the skilled trades and apprenticeship pathways that represent the most significant wage advancement opportunity in the current Finger Lakes labor market.

“KeyBank’s $250,000 investment in our Workforce Development Program will go a long way toward helping us provide immediate job placement and long-term professional planning for our local veterans,” Veterans Outreach Center Executive Director and U.S. Army veteran Laura Heltz said. “It also allows us to help hiring businesses identify veteran talent. As someone who was told my military experience didn’t count as work experience, I know what it’s like to struggle to find meaningful work after separating from the military. And, it’s one of the many reasons why I’m so passionate about serving veterans. It’s because of incredible partners like KeyBank that we’re able to continue our important work.”

“What stands out about Veterans Outreach Center’s work is that they aren’t creating potential, they’re helping veterans recognize and build on what they already have. The leadership, resilience, and problem-solving skills developed through military service are incredibly valuable, but they don’t always translate neatly into civilian careers. VOC helps bridge that gap, making sure talent doesn’t go overlooked simply because the pathway isn’t obvious,” said Chiwuike Owunwanne, KeyBank’s Corporate Responsibility Officer in Rochester. “This program provides practical support, but it also creates momentum, helping people move from uncertainty toward opportunity.”

Since 2017, KeyBank has made more than $1.2 billion in investments in Rochester, supporting affordable housing and community development projects; small business and home lending to low-to-moderate income individuals and communities and transformative philanthropy.

Learn more about how KeyBank helps clients, teammates, and communities thrive by making meaningful investments in the places it’s proud to call home.

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LPL Financial LLC announced today that the financial advisors of Cornerstone Advisors and Clear Pointe Wealth Management have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms. The teams reported serving approximately $1 billion in assets* and join LPL from Northwestern Mutual.

The two Salt Lake City, Utah area-based practices share a decades-long personal and professional relationship and are preparing to operate from a shared office while maintaining their distinct business identities. Together, the teams provide comprehensive financial planning and retirement-focused wealth management services to business owners, professionals and retirees throughout the region.

Meet Cornerstone Advisors

Led by financial advisors Gardner Brown and Brian Lifferth, CFP®, Cornerstone Advisors specializes in helping individuals and business owners nearing or living in retirement navigate complex financial decisions. Brown and Lifferth, who have worked together since 2004, have built the practice around a planning-first philosophy focused on helping clients prepare for and sustain retirement.

The team emphasizes comprehensive financial planning, investment management and coordination with other professionals, helping clients address retirement income, tax planning, estate considerations and wealth transfer needs.

“Financial planning has always been at the center of our practice,” said Brown. “For more than 30 years, we’ve helped clients navigate the decisions that come with retirement and major life transitions. We don’t just manage investments. We help clients address all the moving pieces of their financial lives and serve as a resource for them every step of the way.”

The team selected LPL for its advisor-focused culture, technology capabilities and flexibility to support future growth.

“LPL focuses on advisors so advisors can focus on clients,” said Lifferth. “The technology, investment capabilities, operational support and flexibility available through LPL position us to continue growing our practice while maintaining the personalized service our clients expect. We wanted a platform that could keep pace with the growth of our business and support where we want to go next.”

Supporting the practice are team members Lexie Sorensen, John Call III, Daniel Brown, Jennie Frey and Alexis Rowley.

Meet Clear Pointe Wealth Management

Clear Pointe Wealth Management is led by financial advisors Ron Hunt, CLU®, ChFC®, RICP®** and Jonathan Groberg, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®, MSFS, who have worked together since 2005. The team serves clients who are preparing for retirement or living in retirement, with a particular focus on helping business owners and professionals translate thoughtful financial plans into actionable strategies.

Hunt and Groberg built their partnership around complementary skill sets, with Groberg focusing on investment research, portfolio construction and manager due diligence, while Hunt specializes in comprehensive planning and client strategy. Since joining forces, the practice has experienced significant growth and expanded its client relationships throughout the region.

“Our process starts with listening and building a comprehensive plan,” said Ron Hunt. “From there, we focus on implementation, helping ensure clients strategize and put strategies in place to support a successful retirement. It’s about turning a financial plan into a practical roadmap that clients can confidently follow.”

As the practice continued to grow, the team sought a platform that would enhance efficiency and provide expanded resources for clients.

“We were looking for a partner that would give us the tools, resources and flexibility needed to serve clients at the highest level,” Hunt said. “LPL’s technology, product breadth and service model will allow us to operate more efficiently and spend even more time focused on helping clients pursue their goals.”

Marc Cohen, chief growth officer at LPL Financial, said, “Cornerstone Advisors and Clear Pointe Wealth Management represent the kind of client-centric, planning-focused businesses that continue to elevate our industry. Gardner, Brian, Ron, and Jonathan have built firms with distinct identities, strong reputations, and enduring relationships. We are proud to welcome them to LPL and look forward to supporting their continued growth while helping them preserve the qualities that have contributed to their success.”

Outside of the office, the advisors have deep roots throughout Utah and remain actively involved in their local communities. The advisors have lived in Utah their entire lives and have expressed their commitment to continuing to serve Utah families and businesses for years to come.

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Advisors, learn how LPL Financial can help take your business to the next level.

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports more than 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.6 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial LLC (“LPL Financial”), a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Cornerstone Advisors, Clear Pointe Wealth Management and LPL Financial are separate entities.

Throughout this communication, the terms “financial advisors” and “advisors” are used to refer to registered representatives and/or investment advisor representatives affiliated with LPL Financial.

We routinely disclose information that may be important to shareholders in the “Investor Relations” or “Press Releases” section of our website.

*Value approximated based on asset and holding details provided to LPL from end of year, 2025.

** RICP conferred by The American College.​

Media Contact: 
Media.relations@LPLFinancial.com  

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LPL Financial LLC announced today that the financial advisors of Cornerstone Advisors and Clear Pointe Wealth Management have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms. The teams reported serving approximately $1 billion in assets* and join LPL from Northwestern Mutual.

The two Salt Lake City, Utah area-based practices share a decades-long personal and professional relationship and are preparing to operate from a shared office while maintaining their distinct business identities. Together, the teams provide comprehensive financial planning and retirement-focused wealth management services to business owners, professionals and retirees throughout the region.

Meet Cornerstone Advisors

Led by financial advisors Gardner Brown and Brian Lifferth, CFP®, Cornerstone Advisors specializes in helping individuals and business owners nearing or living in retirement navigate complex financial decisions. Brown and Lifferth, who have worked together since 2004, have built the practice around a planning-first philosophy focused on helping clients prepare for and sustain retirement.

The team emphasizes comprehensive financial planning, investment management and coordination with other professionals, helping clients address retirement income, tax planning, estate considerations and wealth transfer needs.

“Financial planning has always been at the center of our practice,” said Brown. “For more than 30 years, we’ve helped clients navigate the decisions that come with retirement and major life transitions. We don’t just manage investments. We help clients address all the moving pieces of their financial lives and serve as a resource for them every step of the way.”

The team selected LPL for its advisor-focused culture, technology capabilities and flexibility to support future growth.

“LPL focuses on advisors so advisors can focus on clients,” said Lifferth. “The technology, investment capabilities, operational support and flexibility available through LPL position us to continue growing our practice while maintaining the personalized service our clients expect. We wanted a platform that could keep pace with the growth of our business and support where we want to go next.”

Supporting the practice are team members Lexie Sorensen, John Call III, Daniel Brown, Jennie Frey and Alexis Rowley.

Meet Clear Pointe Wealth Management

Clear Pointe Wealth Management is led by financial advisors Ron Hunt, CLU®, ChFC®, RICP®** and Jonathan Groberg, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®, MSFS, who have worked together since 2005. The team serves clients who are preparing for retirement or living in retirement, with a particular focus on helping business owners and professionals translate thoughtful financial plans into actionable strategies.

Hunt and Groberg built their partnership around complementary skill sets, with Groberg focusing on investment research, portfolio construction and manager due diligence, while Hunt specializes in comprehensive planning and client strategy. Since joining forces, the practice has experienced significant growth and expanded its client relationships throughout the region.

“Our process starts with listening and building a comprehensive plan,” said Ron Hunt. “From there, we focus on implementation, helping ensure clients strategize and put strategies in place to support a successful retirement. It’s about turning a financial plan into a practical roadmap that clients can confidently follow.”

As the practice continued to grow, the team sought a platform that would enhance efficiency and provide expanded resources for clients.

“We were looking for a partner that would give us the tools, resources and flexibility needed to serve clients at the highest level,” Hunt said. “LPL’s technology, product breadth and service model will allow us to operate more efficiently and spend even more time focused on helping clients pursue their goals.”

Marc Cohen, chief growth officer at LPL Financial, said, “Cornerstone Advisors and Clear Pointe Wealth Management represent the kind of client-centric, planning-focused businesses that continue to elevate our industry. Gardner, Brian, Ron, and Jonathan have built firms with distinct identities, strong reputations, and enduring relationships. We are proud to welcome them to LPL and look forward to supporting their continued growth while helping them preserve the qualities that have contributed to their success.”

Outside of the office, the advisors have deep roots throughout Utah and remain actively involved in their local communities. The advisors have lived in Utah their entire lives and have expressed their commitment to continuing to serve Utah families and businesses for years to come.

Related

Advisors, learn how LPL Financial can help take your business to the next level.

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports more than 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.6 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial LLC (“LPL Financial”), a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Cornerstone Advisors, Clear Pointe Wealth Management and LPL Financial are separate entities.

Throughout this communication, the terms “financial advisors” and “advisors” are used to refer to registered representatives and/or investment advisor representatives affiliated with LPL Financial.

We routinely disclose information that may be important to shareholders in the “Investor Relations” or “Press Releases” section of our website.

*Value approximated based on asset and holding details provided to LPL from end of year, 2025.

** RICP conferred by The American College.​

Media Contact: 
Media.relations@LPLFinancial.com  

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Company CEO outlines the differentiated mechanism and clinical potential of Ampligen in pancreatic cancer

Survival data highlighted in accompanying chart show Ampligen-associated median overall survival of 34.8 months in a selected pancreatic patient population versus 12.5 months in historical controls

OCALA, Fla., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE American: AIM) (“AIM” or the “Company”) today issued a letter to stockholders from Chief Executive Officer Thomas Equels addressing the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) approval of daraxonrasib and outlining the Company’s view of Ampligen’s differentiated mechanism, clinical profile and potential role in the future treatment of pancreatic cancer.

The full letter follows:

Dear Fellow Stockholders,

The FDA’s recent approval of daraxonrasib is meaningful progress for people with metastatic pancreatic cancer. In fact, it is significant enough that you may be asking – and I should answer – two questions:

Question 1: How is AIM’s drug Ampligen® different from daraxonrasib?

Daraxonrasib is a selective, targeted therapy that inhibits RAS, a major driver of pancreatic cancer. A pivotal, randomized, well-controlled study demonstrated median overall survival of 13.2 months with daraxonrasib compared to 6.7 months with standard chemotherapy, for an improvement of 6.5 months (See Figure 1 below, NEJM). These results are an important part of the basis for the FDA’s approval of daraxonrasib, but they also indicate that many patients on both daraxonrasib and on standard therapy experience disease progression and mortality. Further, in laboratory studies, pancreatic tumors have been seen to develop resistance to RAS inhibition.

Ampligen has a different mechanism of action from daraxonrasib. We believe that Ampligen is the only clinically advanced investigational TLR3 agonist with a well-developed safety profile that is designed to activate innate immunity and help therapeutically reshape the tumor microenvironment to provide a natural mechanism to eliminate cancer cells. While daraxonrasib directly inhibits one driver mutation related to pancreatic cancer, Ampligen has the potential to induce a broad-spectrum therapeutic effect that amplifies a patient’s innate immune system, with data suggesting the potential for consequent stabilization of the pancreatic cancer tumor immune responses with improvement in a patient’s Quality of Life. We have seen evidence of this therapeutic potential not only in pancreatic cancer, but in a range of other solid tumors.

Question 2: What role will Ampligen serve in the future of pancreatic cancer care?

Daraxonrasib is an important therapeutic advance, but pancreatic cancer is not a simple disease where one successful targeted drug makes additional therapeutic development unnecessary. We believe Ampligen has the potential to complement and extend therapies such as daraxonrasib by helping to overcome the immune biological barriers that have historically limited treatment success in pancreatic cancer.

Further, we believe that Ampligen has significant potential in pancreatic cancer as a monotherapy. In an analysis of patients with a blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio below 4.5 who participated in a Dutch government-approved Named Patient Program, Ampligen as a monotherapy was linked to a median overall survival of 34.8 months compared with only 12.5 months in well-matched historical controls, representing an observed increase in median overall survival of 22.3 months over the historical controls (See Figure 2 below, AIMImmuno.com).

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The accompanying chart visually summarizes the respective overall-survival results cited in this letter, including the separate control and treatment comparisons for daraxonrasib and Ampligen based on the separate cited datasets.

In conclusion, daraxonrasib’s approval does not preclude a potentially important role for Ampligen. Daraxonrasib targets a single driver of pancreatic cancer, while Ampligen is designed to work by activating and enhancing the body’s innate immune system to target multiple types of solid tumors, including cancers of the pancreas. Based on all that we know to date, we believe that Ampligen continues to have an important potential role to serve in pancreatic cancer treatment.

AIM is also invested in Ampligen’s potential as a part of a combination therapy with checkpoint inhibitors in a broad range of other solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer. The ongoing Phase 2 DURIPANC clinical trial is evaluating Ampligen with AstraZeneca’s durvalumab (Imfinzi) in patients whose pancreatic cancer was stable post-FOLFIRINOX. This is an exploratory, open-label, single-center study with a small number of patients. Its primary endpoint is the proportion of patients who have stable disease or a tumor response 24 weeks after combination treatment begins. We anticipate topline results from the DURIPANC study in Q1 2027, followed by a detailed analysis of overall survival in Q3 2027. AIM believes that Ampligen’s observed immune activity will translate into a meaningful clinical signal and allow us to establish the parameters of a follow-up, pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial.

While there is still work to be done, including rigorous pivotal trials, our goal remains clear: to determine whether Ampligen can contribute to longer and better lives for patients with pancreatic cancer. We believe it can.

AIM appreciates your continued support as we pursue that goal with scientific discipline and a clear understanding of what still must be proven.

Thomas K. Equels
Chief Executive Officer
AIM ImmunoTech Inc.

References:

About AIM ImmunoTech Inc.

AIM ImmunoTech Inc. is an immuno-pharma company focused on the research and development of its lead product, Ampligen® (rintatolimod), for the treatment of late-stage pancreatic cancer, a lethal and unmet global health problem. Ampligen is a dsRNA and highly selective TLR3 agonist immuno-modulator that has shown broad-spectrum activity in clinical trials.

For more information, please visit aimimmuno.com and connect with the Company on X, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements set forth in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. Such forward-looking statements may include statements relating to: Ampligen’s potential to reshape the pancreatic tumor microenvironment and to enhance the activity of PD-1 and PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors, including pembrolizumab and durvalumab; the potential for any such effect to be durable or long-lasting; Ampligen’s potential to complement existing therapies and to overcome biological barriers that have limited treatment success in pancreatic cancer; the potential of the Phase 2 DURIPANC study to inform patient selection, biomarker identification and the design of a potential future pivotal development program; the timing, conduct and outcome of the DURIPANC primary endpoint analyses, biomarker evaluations and overall survival follow-up; the timing and outcome of planned regulatory interactions; intellectual property expansion; the Company’s long-term pancreatic cancer development strategy and its efforts to position Ampligen for the next stage of development; and the Company’s ability to create long-term value for its stockholders. Forward-looking statements include statements attributed to, or made by, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in the letter above. For all forward-looking statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the potential of Ampligen’s mechanism of action, anticipated regulatory milestones, our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “believe,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “can,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “envision,” “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The Company does not undertake to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof, except as required by applicable law. The Company is in various stages of seeking to determine whether Ampligen will be effective in the treatment of multiple types of viral diseases, cancers, and immune-deficiency disorders, and disclosures in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, on its website, and in its press releases set forth its current and anticipated future activities. These activities are subject to change for a number of reasons. Significant additional testing and trials will be required to determine whether Ampligen® will be effective in the treatment of these conditions. Results obtained in preclinical studies do not necessarily predict results in humans. Human clinical trials will be necessary to prove whether or not Ampligen® will be efficacious in humans. No assurance can be given as to whether current or planned clinical trials will be successful or yield favorable data, and the trials are subject to many factors including lack of regulatory approval(s), lack of study drug, lack of adequate funding, or a change in priorities at the institutions sponsoring other trials. Even if these clinical trials are initiated, the Company cannot assure that the clinical studies will be successful or yield any useful data. No assurance can be given that the findings in preliminary studies will prove true or that such studies will yield favorable results, or that future studies will not result in findings that are different from those reported in the studies referenced in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, on the Company’s website, and in its press releases. Operating in foreign countries carries with it a number of risks, including potential difficulties in enforcing intellectual property rights. The Company cannot assure that its potential foreign operations will not be adversely affected by these risks.

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please review the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov and www.aimimmuno.com. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The information found on the Company’s website or on other websites referenced or linked to in this press release is not incorporated by reference into this press release and such information is referenced or linked for reference purposes only.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/53bfb7cd-009a-4cc0-9b40-c044efef4b9c

CONTACT: Investor Contact:

JTC Team, LLC
Jenene Thomas
908.824.0775
AIM@jtcir.com

Company CEO outlines the differentiated mechanism and clinical potential of Ampligen in pancreatic cancer

Survival data highlighted in accompanying chart show Ampligen-associated median overall survival of 34.8 months in a selected pancreatic patient population versus 12.5 months in historical controls

OCALA, Fla., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE American: AIM) (“AIM” or the “Company”) today issued a letter to stockholders from Chief Executive Officer Thomas Equels addressing the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) approval of daraxonrasib and outlining the Company’s view of Ampligen’s differentiated mechanism, clinical profile and potential role in the future treatment of pancreatic cancer.

The full letter follows:

Dear Fellow Stockholders,

The FDA’s recent approval of daraxonrasib is meaningful progress for people with metastatic pancreatic cancer. In fact, it is significant enough that you may be asking – and I should answer – two questions:

Question 1: How is AIM’s drug Ampligen® different from daraxonrasib?

Daraxonrasib is a selective, targeted therapy that inhibits RAS, a major driver of pancreatic cancer. A pivotal, randomized, well-controlled study demonstrated median overall survival of 13.2 months with daraxonrasib compared to 6.7 months with standard chemotherapy, for an improvement of 6.5 months (See Figure 1 below, NEJM). These results are an important part of the basis for the FDA’s approval of daraxonrasib, but they also indicate that many patients on both daraxonrasib and on standard therapy experience disease progression and mortality. Further, in laboratory studies, pancreatic tumors have been seen to develop resistance to RAS inhibition.

Ampligen has a different mechanism of action from daraxonrasib. We believe that Ampligen is the only clinically advanced investigational TLR3 agonist with a well-developed safety profile that is designed to activate innate immunity and help therapeutically reshape the tumor microenvironment to provide a natural mechanism to eliminate cancer cells. While daraxonrasib directly inhibits one driver mutation related to pancreatic cancer, Ampligen has the potential to induce a broad-spectrum therapeutic effect that amplifies a patient’s innate immune system, with data suggesting the potential for consequent stabilization of the pancreatic cancer tumor immune responses with improvement in a patient’s Quality of Life. We have seen evidence of this therapeutic potential not only in pancreatic cancer, but in a range of other solid tumors.

Question 2: What role will Ampligen serve in the future of pancreatic cancer care?

Daraxonrasib is an important therapeutic advance, but pancreatic cancer is not a simple disease where one successful targeted drug makes additional therapeutic development unnecessary. We believe Ampligen has the potential to complement and extend therapies such as daraxonrasib by helping to overcome the immune biological barriers that have historically limited treatment success in pancreatic cancer.

Further, we believe that Ampligen has significant potential in pancreatic cancer as a monotherapy. In an analysis of patients with a blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio below 4.5 who participated in a Dutch government-approved Named Patient Program, Ampligen as a monotherapy was linked to a median overall survival of 34.8 months compared with only 12.5 months in well-matched historical controls, representing an observed increase in median overall survival of 22.3 months over the historical controls (See Figure 2 below, AIMImmuno.com).

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The accompanying chart visually summarizes the respective overall-survival results cited in this letter, including the separate control and treatment comparisons for daraxonrasib and Ampligen based on the separate cited datasets.

In conclusion, daraxonrasib’s approval does not preclude a potentially important role for Ampligen. Daraxonrasib targets a single driver of pancreatic cancer, while Ampligen is designed to work by activating and enhancing the body’s innate immune system to target multiple types of solid tumors, including cancers of the pancreas. Based on all that we know to date, we believe that Ampligen continues to have an important potential role to serve in pancreatic cancer treatment.

AIM is also invested in Ampligen’s potential as a part of a combination therapy with checkpoint inhibitors in a broad range of other solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer. The ongoing Phase 2 DURIPANC clinical trial is evaluating Ampligen with AstraZeneca’s durvalumab (Imfinzi) in patients whose pancreatic cancer was stable post-FOLFIRINOX. This is an exploratory, open-label, single-center study with a small number of patients. Its primary endpoint is the proportion of patients who have stable disease or a tumor response 24 weeks after combination treatment begins. We anticipate topline results from the DURIPANC study in Q1 2027, followed by a detailed analysis of overall survival in Q3 2027. AIM believes that Ampligen’s observed immune activity will translate into a meaningful clinical signal and allow us to establish the parameters of a follow-up, pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial.

While there is still work to be done, including rigorous pivotal trials, our goal remains clear: to determine whether Ampligen can contribute to longer and better lives for patients with pancreatic cancer. We believe it can.

AIM appreciates your continued support as we pursue that goal with scientific discipline and a clear understanding of what still must be proven.

Thomas K. Equels
Chief Executive Officer
AIM ImmunoTech Inc.

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About AIM ImmunoTech Inc.

AIM ImmunoTech Inc. is an immuno-pharma company focused on the research and development of its lead product, Ampligen® (rintatolimod), for the treatment of late-stage pancreatic cancer, a lethal and unmet global health problem. Ampligen is a dsRNA and highly selective TLR3 agonist immuno-modulator that has shown broad-spectrum activity in clinical trials.

For more information, please visit aimimmuno.com and connect with the Company on X, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements set forth in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. Such forward-looking statements may include statements relating to: Ampligen’s potential to reshape the pancreatic tumor microenvironment and to enhance the activity of PD-1 and PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors, including pembrolizumab and durvalumab; the potential for any such effect to be durable or long-lasting; Ampligen’s potential to complement existing therapies and to overcome biological barriers that have limited treatment success in pancreatic cancer; the potential of the Phase 2 DURIPANC study to inform patient selection, biomarker identification and the design of a potential future pivotal development program; the timing, conduct and outcome of the DURIPANC primary endpoint analyses, biomarker evaluations and overall survival follow-up; the timing and outcome of planned regulatory interactions; intellectual property expansion; the Company’s long-term pancreatic cancer development strategy and its efforts to position Ampligen for the next stage of development; and the Company’s ability to create long-term value for its stockholders. Forward-looking statements include statements attributed to, or made by, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in the letter above. For all forward-looking statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the potential of Ampligen’s mechanism of action, anticipated regulatory milestones, our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “believe,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “can,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “envision,” “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The Company does not undertake to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof, except as required by applicable law. The Company is in various stages of seeking to determine whether Ampligen will be effective in the treatment of multiple types of viral diseases, cancers, and immune-deficiency disorders, and disclosures in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, on its website, and in its press releases set forth its current and anticipated future activities. These activities are subject to change for a number of reasons. Significant additional testing and trials will be required to determine whether Ampligen® will be effective in the treatment of these conditions. Results obtained in preclinical studies do not necessarily predict results in humans. Human clinical trials will be necessary to prove whether or not Ampligen® will be efficacious in humans. No assurance can be given as to whether current or planned clinical trials will be successful or yield favorable data, and the trials are subject to many factors including lack of regulatory approval(s), lack of study drug, lack of adequate funding, or a change in priorities at the institutions sponsoring other trials. Even if these clinical trials are initiated, the Company cannot assure that the clinical studies will be successful or yield any useful data. No assurance can be given that the findings in preliminary studies will prove true or that such studies will yield favorable results, or that future studies will not result in findings that are different from those reported in the studies referenced in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, on the Company’s website, and in its press releases. Operating in foreign countries carries with it a number of risks, including potential difficulties in enforcing intellectual property rights. The Company cannot assure that its potential foreign operations will not be adversely affected by these risks.

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please review the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov and www.aimimmuno.com. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The information found on the Company’s website or on other websites referenced or linked to in this press release is not incorporated by reference into this press release and such information is referenced or linked for reference purposes only.

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