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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to BedsideNASDAQ: CAPR

    Corporate & Investor Presentation December 2020

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Forward-Looking Statements

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    Statements in this presentation regarding the efficacy, safety, and intended utilization of Capricor'sproduct candidates; the initiation, conduct, size, timing and results of discovery efforts and clinicaltrials; the pace of enrollment of clinical trials; plans regarding regulatory filings, future research andclinical trials; regulatory developments involving products, including the ability to obtain regulatoryapprovals or otherwise bring products to market; plans regarding current and future collaborativeactivities and the ownership of commercial rights; scope, duration, validity and enforceability ofintellectual property rights; future royalty streams, revenue projections; expectations with respect tothe expected use of proceeds from the recently completed offerings and the anticipated effects of theofferings, and any other statements about Capricor's management team's future expectations, beliefs,goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the PrivateSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact(including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "could," "anticipates," "expects,""estimates," "should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions) should also be considered to beforward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual resultsor events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. Moreinformation about these and other risks that may impact Capricor's business is set forth in Capricor'sAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities andExchange Commission on March 27, 2020 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterended September 30, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13,2020. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available toCapricor as of the date hereof, and Capricor assumes no obligation to update these forward-lookingstatements.CAP-1002 is an Investigational New Drug and is not approved for any indications. None of Capricor’sexosome-based candidates have been approved for clinical investigation.

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Corporate Summary

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    NASDAQTicker: CAPR

    Cash (9/30/20) 1$35.3 million

    Common shares120.4 million

    Non-Dilutive Capital$45 million

    External Collaborators US Army

    US Department of DefenseStephen Gould, Ph.D.

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    • Cell and exosome-based platform therapeutics company

    • Two products with novel approaches to neuromuscular, infectious, inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases

    • Late-stage clinical development in DMD and rapidly progressing program in COVID-19

    • Expanding engineered exosome platform delivering RNA

    • Over 100 publications from multiple institutions worldwide on both platforms with extensive in-vivo and clinical data

    • Efficient use of capital including non-dilutive sources

    • Experienced management team

    1As of 11/13/20 as reported in Form 10Q

    Cell TherapyCardiosphere-derived cells (CAP-1002)

    Exosomes PlatformEngineered Exosomes & CDC-Exosomes

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Capricor’s Product Pipeline

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    CandidateTarget

    IndicationsDevelopment Phase

    StatusDiscovery Preclinical Phase I Phase II Phase IIICAP-1002

    (allogeneic CDCs)Duchenne Muscular

    Dystrophy Positive Phase II reported

    CAP-1002(allogeneic CDCs) COVID-19 Actively recruiting patients

    Exosome mRNA VaccineTripartite mRNA design SARS-CoV-2 In development

    Exosome VLP Display Vaccine

    4-part antigen designSARS-CoV-2 In development

    CDC-Exosomes(allogeneic CDC-XOs)

    Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy IND submitted

    Engineered Exosomes(RNA delivery) Evaluating Platform

    ASTEX-Exosomes(engineered fibroblast-

    derived XOs)Evaluating Platform

    Capricor's exosomes technology has not yet been approved for clinical investigation.

    Cell Therapy Exosome Platform

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Exosome Platform Overview

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Exosomes Platform Potential New Class of Therapeutics

    Extracellular vesicles - term for cell-derived vesicles, including exosomes

    Nanometer-sized lipid-bilayer vesicles

    Rich in RNAs and proteins

    Secreted by nearly all cell types

    Cell signaling modality

    Potential for broad therapeutic applicability

    IP: Exclusive world-wide license agreement with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for IP rights related to the exosomes technologyoriginating from cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs)

    Kidney International (2010) 78, 838–848

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    From Discovery to Platform Development

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    Publications covering our

    technology have been published by

    us or our collaborators in multiple peer-

    reviewed journals.

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Capricor’s Potential Solutions to Complex Problems

    1. Gene therapy using viral delivery (AAV)‒ Immune response

    2. Delivery of RNAs ‒ Uptake to render biologic relevance ‒ Therapeutic development slow

    3. Synthetic nanoparticles are untargeted delivery vehicles

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    Exosomes:

    ‒ nature’s delivery vehicle

    ‒ low immunogenicity

    ‒ can deliver contents to the cell without integration

    ‒ can be targeted (tropism)

    ‒ can be lyophilized for ease of handling

    Problems Possible Solutions

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Exosomes: Building a New Class of Therapeutics

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    Infectious Diseases

    mRNA and VLP vaccine

    approaches

    OncologyVaccines &

    targeted delivery

    therapeutics

    Monogenic Diseases

    mRNA therapeutics

    Neuromuscular & Inflammatory

    Protein or mRNA

    therapeutics

    Ongoing Collaborations• Stephen Gould, Ph.D.• US Army Institute for Surgical Research• US Department of Defense• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Goals• Drive innovation and research through

    collaborations• Scale and partner• Expand and exploit platform and IP

    through partnerships

  • Engineered Exosome Platform

    mRNA and VLP Exosome-based Vaccines

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Exosomes Target Cargo Directly to the Cell

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    ‒ Exosomes serve as a natural signalingsystem

    ‒ CD-9, CD-81 and CD-63 are surfacemarkers of exosomes and can serve astargeting molecules for effective deliveryto cells and confirmation of exosomeloading

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    ‒ Other mRNA vaccines in development are targeting the spike “S” protein solely

    ‒ Capricor’s exosome platform vaccine addresses all 4 proteins: E,M,N,S

    Coronavirus Structure Unique Protein Visualization

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    4 antigens likely to yield increased protective response

    Two unique vaccine approaches utilizing exosomes: (1) mRNA & (2) VLP vaccines

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Capricor’s Exosome-Based Vaccines Approach is Distinctive

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    Exosome-based approach‒ Allows for specificity in cellular targeting‒ Innovative technology - yet is well characterized

    Unique 4-antigen approach‒ Potentially confers greater immunity by targeting all 4 antigens

    Exosomes potentially superior to liposomes‒ Not recognized as foreign by immune system‒ Deliver payload directly to cytoplasm‒ Superior targeting permits lower doses‒ Target both T and B cells – allows for immediate activity and long-term memory

    Two differentiated vaccine approaches under development‒ Platform permits accelerated innovation of both mRNA and VLP vaccines

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Exosome mRNA Vaccine

    Exosome-based mRNA vaccine can have the following potential benefits:‒ Delivering payload directly to cytoplasm‒ Superior targeting may permit lower doses‒ Exosome based mRNA vaccine will have all 4 proteins for better immune response ‒ Exosomes address the delivery problem by targeting cells of interest

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Exosome-mRNA Vaccine Preclinical Results

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    Key findings:• Development of safe, non-toxic exosome

    formulation capable of delivering functionalmRNA in vitro and in vivo

    • Creation of a multiplexed exosome-RNA vaccinethat expresses viral antigens engineered toinduce cellular immunity and antibody responsesto multiple proteins of SARS-CoV-2

    • Validation that an exosome mRNA vaccine caninduce:• Persistent cellular immune responses to

    the SARS-CoV-2 N and S proteins• Moderate but sustained antibody

    responses to the SARS-CoV-2 N and Sproteins

    • Following a low-dose immunization protocol, noevidence of vaccine-induced adverse events

    Results from bioRxiv, Gould Nov. 2020

    Exosome-mRNA vaccine demonstrates

    long lasting cellular immunity

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    Exosome-mRNA Vaccine Preclinical Results

    Exosome-mRNA vaccine demonstrates long lasting humoral

    immunity

    Results from bioRxiv, Gould Nov. 2020

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Exosome VLP: Display Vaccine Approach*

    *Makes use of highly optimized expression system developed by the Gould lab

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    Capricor’s exosome platform vaccine addresses

    all 4 proteins: N,S,M,E

  • CAP-1002Cell Therapy Overview

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Capricor’s CAP-1002 TechnologyCAP-1002 is a biologic consisting of allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs)

    • Manufactured from donated heart muscle

    • Does not act by “stemness” - the cells do not engraft into host tissue

    • MOA: cells secrete exosomes:‒ Contain miRNAs, non-coding RNAs and proteins‒ Internalized by target cells‒ Stimulate diverse and lasting changes in cellular

    behavior‒ 3 known miRNAs drive CAP-1002 potency

    • CAP-1002 has been investigated in multiple independent clinical trials and approximately 200 human subjects to date

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Mechanism of Action:Defined in “Stem Cell Reports”

    OxidativeStress

    Fibrosis

    Inflammation

    Cellular Energy

    Muscle CellGeneration

    phospho-Akt Nrf2 (cytoplasmic) Nrf2 (nuclear)

    HO-1

    catalase SOD-2

    GCLC cat. sub.

    phospho-IkB p65 (nuclear) MCP1

    CD68+ macrophages

    CD3+ T cells

    collagen I

    collagen III

    mitochondrial DNA copy number

    level of respiratory chain subunits

    RESTORED mitochondrial ultrastructureNORMALIZED deficient respiratory capacity

    of isolated mitochondria

    Ki67+ cardiomyocytes

    Aurora B cardiomyocytes

    NF-kB

    *CDCs have been the subject of >100 peer-reviewed papers since 2007.Aminzadeh et al. Stem Cell Reports. 2018.

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  • CAP-1002Duchenne MuscularDystrophy Program

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    DMD: Lack of Dystrophin Predisposes Muscle to Damage

    • Dystrophin is a structural protein located within the muscle fiber membrane

    • Acts both as a cushion and a kind of glue

    • Without dystrophin, muscles are unable to function properly, suffer progressive damage and eventually die

    • Much of the muscle injury that occurs in dystrophin-deficiency is attributable to secondary damage caused by inflammation

    Whole Muscle Tissue

    Muscle-FiberMembrane

    Dystrophin

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Trajectory of CDCs in DMD (Preclinical Data) • Hypothesis: CDCs to treat cardiomyopathy• Left ventricular ejection fraction markedly improved vs. control

    – P

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Capricor’s Addressable DMD Population

    CAPRICOR’sTargeted Patient

    Population

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Competitive Landscape for DMD

    We believe CAP-1002 may be used synergistically with other therapeutics aimed to treat DMD

    Exon Skipping

    Gene therapy

    NF-kB

    Steroids

    Options Challenges CAP-1002 Benefits

    Exon Skipping – treats a small portion of the DMD populationGene therapy – potential safety

    risksNF-kB inhibition may not be

    enoughSteroids have adverse side-

    effects

    Immunomodulatory

    Anti-fibrotic

    Pro-regenerative

    Cellular Energy

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Primary Efficacy Endpoint

    PUL v.2.0:• 3-point response scale - more robust and reproducible than v1.2• Compensatory strategies allowed to achieve tasks (not allowed in v1.2)• v2.0: better able to detect change at 12 months at all levels of ability*

    *Mayhew et al, 2019; Pane et al, 2018.

    Performance of the Upper Limb (PUL: v1.2) to Assess Skeletal Muscle

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Capricor’s Regulatory Designations - DMD

    Similar to breakthrough therapy designation:• RMAT provides benefits that include more frequent meetings with FDA to discuss the development

    plan for the product candidate• Eligibility for rolling review and priority review

    Products may also be eligible for accelerated approval • On the basis of a surrogate or intermediate endpoint reasonably likely to predict long-term clinical

    benefit• Reliance upon data obtained from a meaningful number of sites

    GOAL OF FDA’S RMAT DESIGNATION To facilitate efficient development and expedite review of a drug

    Rare Pediatric Disease Designation

    OrphanDrug Designation

    RMAT Designation

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    HOPE-Duchenne Focused on Older DMD Patients

    • Phase I/II study: 25 patients, randomized and open-label

    • One-time, multi-vessel, intracoronary delivery of cells

    • HOPE population were all on stable corticosteroids

    • Very limited options for this patient population

    https://n.neurology.org/content/92/8/e866. Study funded with the support of CIRMhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02485938.

    • Reduction in cardiac scar at 6 and 12 months measured by MRI

    • Improvement in cardiac function (systolic wall thickening) at 6 and 12 months

    • Improvements shown in PUL (mid + distal)

    – Best improvement shown within the first 3 months

    • Study published in February 2019 in Journal of Neurology

    RESULTS

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    https://n.neurology.org/content/92/8/e866

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    HOPE-Duchenne: Phase I/II Results Reduced Cardiac Scar and Improved PUL

    R.G. Victor et al., AHA LBCT 2017; M. Taylor et al., submitted

    *p-values are based on absolute change from baseline

    Scar

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  • HOPE-2 Phase II Clinical Study

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    HOPE-2 Clinical Trial• Design: Phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    in participants with DMD and reduced skeletal muscle function

    • Objective: Evaluate safety and efficacy of CAP-1002

    • Dosing Regimen: 150M cells delivered intravenously every 3 months

    • Sites: 9 sites (USA)

    • Data: ITT population - 20 subjects

    • Demographics

    ‒ Mean age: 14.3 years

    ‒ All patients were on corticosteroids

    ‒ ~ 80% of patients were non-ambulant

    https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03406780.

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    PUL 2.0 (full)

    MONTH 12/ET

    -5

    -4

    -3

    -2

    -1

    0 CAP-1002PLACEBO

    p=0.0532

    Mea

    n C

    hang

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    m B

    asel

    ine

    +/- S

    EM

    PUL 2.0 (full)

    MONTH 12/ET

    CAP-1

    002

    PLAC

    EBO

    -8

    -6

    -4

    -2

    0

    2

    4

    p=0.0201(t test; two-tailed)

    Mea

    n C

    hang

    e fro

    m B

    asel

    ine

    +/- S

    EM

    Clinically Meaningful Changes Observed in PUL 2.0(Shoulder + Mid + Distal)

    Comparisons treated vs. placebo using mixed model repeated measures ANOVA with covariates at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months P-values are nominal values unadjusted for multiple testing

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    improvement

    Δ2.4 points in CAP-1002 vs. placebo at 12-months

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    Comparisons treated vs. placebo using mixed model repeated measures ANOVA with covariates at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months P-values are nominal values unadjusted for multiple testing

    LV EF (%)

    MONTH 12/ET

    -3

    -2

    -1

    0

    1 CAP-1002PLACEBO

    p=0.0042

    Mea

    n C

    hang

    e fro

    m B

    asel

    ine

    +/- S

    EM

    improvement

    LV ES Volume, Indexed, ml/m2

    MONTH 12/ET

    -4

    -2

    0

    2

    4CAP-1002PLACEBO

    p=0.0122

    Mea

    n C

    hang

    e fro

    m B

    asel

    ine

    +/- S

    EM

    Has been used as a surrogate endpoint for approval in adult heart

    failure

    LV ED Volume, Indexed, ml/m2

    MONTH 12/ET

    -15

    -10

    -5

    0

    5 CAP-1002PLACEBO

    p=0.0699M

    ean

    Cha

    nge

    from

    Bas

    elin

    e +/

    - SEM

    improvement

    improvement

    Month 12-2

    -1

    0

    1

    2

    3

    4

    Creatine Kinase MB/Total Creatine Kinase (%)Change From Baseline

    Visit

    % C

    K-M

    B

    CAP-1002Placebo

    ✱✱✱

    p=0.006

    improvement

    Enzyme associated with breakdown of cardiac muscle

    cells

    Cardiac Improvements ObservedEjection Fraction %, CK-MB, LV-ESV and LV-EDV

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    HOPE-2 Safety Results

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    • A total of 69 infusions (CAP-1002 or placebo) were performed in HOPE-2• Generally safe and well tolerated throughout the study• With the exception of hypersensitivity reactions, no safety

    signals were identified

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Conclusions and Future DirectionsConclusions:‒ First placebo-controlled trial

    showing upper limb functional improvements in non-ambulant DMD patients

    ‒ Directionally consistent improvements in strength, respiratory and cardiac endpoints

    ‒ First ever study in DMD that correlates cardiac functional stabilization with reduction of a biomarker of myocardial cell damage

    ‒ Consistent results shown pre-clinically, Phase I/II and Phase II

    Moving Forward:‒ FDA continues to encourage us to

    conduct a Phase III study; we continue to discuss next steps and pathway to approval

    ‒ Engaged Lonza (global CMO) for scale-up of manufacturing of CAP-1002

    ‒ HOPE-2 Open label extension trial underway

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    World-Class DMD Advisory BoardCraig McDonald, M.D. (National PI) University of California at Davis (USA)

    Michelle Eagle, Ph.D., M.Sc., MCSP Atom International Ltd (UK)

    Richard Finkel, M.D. Nemours Children's Hospital (USA)

    Pat Furlong Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (USA)

    Kan Hor, M.D. Nationwide Children's Hospital (USA)

    John Jefferies, M.D. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (USA)

    Oscar Henry Mayer, M.D. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (USA)

    Eugenio Mercuri, M.D., Ph.D. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Italy)

    Francesco Muntoni, M.D. University College London (UK)

    Thomas Voit, M.D. University College London (UK)

    Lee Sweeney, Ph.D. University of Florida (USA)

    Michael Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (USA)

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    CAP-1002Cell Therapy Overview for COVID-19

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    CAP-1002 Targets Severe Cases of COVID-19

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Immunomodulatory Effects of CAP-1002

    CDCs: Cardiosphere-derived cells

    Macrophages

    Effector T-cells

    Proinflammatory Cytokines

    IFN-γ, TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, CXCL10, CCL2, CCL3, CCL5

    Systemic Inflammation

    Multiorgan dysfunction

    1. Cardiac inflammation2. Lung inflammation3. Cardiomyocyte death4. Cardiac dysfunction5. Skeletal muscle injury6. Tissue Fibrosis

    1. Cardiomyogenesis2. Cardiomyocyte survival3. Anti-inflammatory4. Immunomodulatory5. Angiogenic6. Anti-fibrotic

    CDCs: Mechanism of Action

    1. Enhanced cell debris2. Decreased TNFα, IL-1β, CCL5

    production3. Increased levels of IL-10 by

    macrophages

    CDCs: Pro-inflammatory cellular targets

    1. Myocardial ischemia (CADUCEUS, Phase I/II ALLSTAR, DYNAMIC Phase IIa)

    2. Myocarditis3. Muscular dystrophy (HOPE-Duchenne, HOPE-2)4. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (REGRESS,

    Phase I)5. Senescence 6. Non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy 7. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (ALPHA, Phase I)

    CDCs: Efficacy (Pre-clinical and Clinical)

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    Published https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00395-020-0795-1.pdf

    https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00395-020-0795-1.pdf

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    CAP-1002: COVID-19 Program Compassionate Use Data

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    Six critical COVID-19 patients with ARDS Published in Basic Research in Cardiology* ‒ Treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA‒ Received intravenous infusions of 150 million cells of CAP-1002

    Results:‒ Within 1-4 days following infusion

    ‒ 4 of 5 patients no longer required ventilator supportImproved biomarkers: ‒ Ferritin, absolute lymphocyte count and CRP

    No adverse events related to the administration of CAP-1002 were observed

    *Published https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00395-020-0795-1.pdf

    https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00395-020-0795-1.pdf

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    CAP-1002: COVID-19 Program Phase II Trial Underway

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    ‒ INSPIRE: Phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial ‒ Aim: to treat up to 60 patients in the US‒ Study enrolling patients who have a confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 and require

    supplemental oxygen (severe to critical) ‒ Patient participation will be a maximum of 13 weeks from screening‒ Trial actively recruiting subjects

  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Targeted Milestones into 2021

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    Cell Therapy (CAP-1002) Technology 1H 2021: Plan to publish HOPE-2 final results 1H 2021: Plan to complete enrollment in INSPIRE study 1H 2021: Plan to announce results from INSPIRE study 2021: Continue to work with FDA on next steps in pathway forward for DMD 2021: Continue to pursue partnership opportunities for DMD programEngineered Exosomes Platform Technology 1Q 2021: Plan to meet with FDA in PRE-IND meeting for mRNA vaccine 1H 2021: Plan to publish preclinical data from exosomes technology 1H 2021: Plan to announce pipeline expansion for engineered exosome program 2021: Plan to announce updates on vaccine program for COVID-19 2021: Continue to pursue grant funding activities 2021: Continue to pursue partnership opportunities

  • World-Class Facilities and Infrastructure

    Capricor’s Research, Development and Manufacturing facilities are located in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California

    Capricor has access to core research facilities

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  • Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Developing Transformative Therapies from Bench to Bedside

    Senior Leadership TeamLinda Marbán, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder and Director Dr. Marbán has over 25 years of experience in the biotechnology

    industry Been with Capricor since 2005 and CEO since 2010. Previous experience includes Excigen, Inc. where she was

    responsible for business development and operations. Dr. Marbán began her career in academic science at the

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation working on the biophysicalproperties of cardiac muscle and continued to a postdoctoralfellowship at Johns Hopkins University.

    Dr. Marbán earned a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve Universityin cardiac physiology.

    Karen Krasney, J.D.Executive Vice President & General Counsel Ms. Krasney’s has over 40 years of experience in domestic and

    international corporate and business law, as well as litigation. Ms. Krasney served as legal counsel of Biosensors International

    Group Ltd., a multinational medical device company. Ms. Krasney received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the

    University of California, Los Angeles and her Juris Doctorate fromthe University of Southern California.

    Stephen Gould, Ph.D.Executive Consultant Dr. Gould is a Professor of Biological Chemistry at Johns Hopkins

    University and an internationally recognized exosome expertwho brings an unparalleled understanding of exosomeengineering to Capricor.

    Dr. Gould is co-Founder and acting President of the AmericanSociety for Exosomes and Microvesicles (ASEMV).

    Dr. Gould’s team was the first to reveal the mechanistic linkbetween exosome biogenesis and virus budding, the first toidentify mechanisms of exosome engineering and the first todevelop an exosome-based cancer therapeutic.

    Dr. Gould has published numerous research articles and severalbook chapters, received numerous public and private researchgrants and served on an array of NIH and other grant reviewpanels.

    AJ Bergmann, M.B.A.Chief Financial Officer Mr. Bergmann has worked in the finance industry for over a

    decade. Mr. Bergmann joined Capricor in 2011 and coordinated the

    Company’s reverse merger, uplisting to NASDAQ and publicfinancings yielding over $85 million to date.

    Mr. Bergmann graduated from Providence College and has aM.B.A. from the University of Southern California’s MarshallSchool of Business.

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    Sudhir Borgonha, M.D., M.B.A.Vice President of Clinical Development Dr. Borgonha previously served as Director of Translational

    Medicine at the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, where heled efforts to propel a spectrum of approaches includinggene therapy to treat cancer in rare diseases. Prior to that,he was the Medical Director of Strand Genomics, where heoversaw development of new technologies such as theliquid biopsy and customized cancer panels, while heoversaw clinical reporting for over 5,000 patients a year.

    Dr. Borgonha was a co-founder of Angstrom Medica(Acquired by Pioneer Surgical), a biomaterials sciencecompany. He is also a co-founder of ten3T, aremote cardiac monitoring company.

    Dr. Borgonha is a graduate of St. John’s MedicalCollege, Bangalore and the Sloan School of Managementat MIT.

    Slide Number 1Forward-Looking StatementsCorporate Summary Capricor’s Product PipelineSlide Number 5Exosomes Platform �Potential New Class of Therapeutics From Discovery to Platform Development Capricor’s Potential Solutions to Complex ProblemsExosomes: Building a New Class �of Therapeutics Engineered Exosome Platform ��mRNA and VLP �Exosome-based Vaccines � Exosomes Target Cargo Directly to the Cell�Slide Number 12Capricor’s Exosome-Based Vaccines �Approach is DistinctiveExosome mRNA VaccineExosome-mRNA Vaccine Preclinical Results Slide Number 16Exosome VLP: Display Vaccine Approach* �Slide Number 18Capricor’s CAP-1002 TechnologyMechanism of Action:�Defined in “Stem Cell Reports”Slide Number 21DMD: Lack of Dystrophin Predisposes Muscle to DamageTrajectory of CDCs in DMD (Preclinical Data) Capricor’s Addressable DMD Population Competitive Landscape for DMD Primary Efficacy EndpointCapricor’s Regulatory Designations - DMDHOPE-Duchenne Focused on Older DMD PatientsHOPE-Duchenne: Phase I/II Results �Reduced Cardiac Scar and Improved PULSlide Number 30HOPE-2 Clinical TrialSlide Number 32Slide Number 33HOPE-2 Safety Results Conclusions and Future DirectionsWorld-Class DMD Advisory BoardSlide Number 37CAP-1002 Targets Severe Cases of COVID-19�Immunomodulatory Effects of CAP-1002�CAP-1002: COVID-19 Program �Compassionate Use Data CAP-1002: COVID-19 Program �Phase II Trial Underway Targeted Milestones into 2021World-Class Facilities and Infrastructure Slide Number 44