Travelan® Revenue Grows Significantly in US and Australia

Key Highlights:

• Immuron’s flagship product Travelan® reports revenue in excess of AUS$914K for first 6mths of FY2018
   
• Travelan® US experienced a 250% increase in sales year over year reaching AU$335,000
   
• Travelan® Australia experienced a 27% increase in sales year over year reaching AU$579,000

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immuron Limited (ASX:IMC) (NASDAQ:IMRN), an Australian microbiome biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing oral immunotherapeutics for the treatment of many gut mediated diseases, is pleased to announce its half year sales results of its commercially available and over-the-counter gastrointestinal and digestive health supplement Travelan®.

Travelan® experienced strong sales growth in both the U.S. and Australian markets throughout the first half of the 2018 financial year, reporting AU$335,000 in sales in the U.S. market, representing a 250% increase on the same period last year; and AU$579,000 in sales in the Australian market, representing a 27% increase on the same period last year.

Immuron Marketing Manager Mr David Montgomery, said:

“Key factors that have positively impacted the ongoing sales momentum include the continued focus on improving the execution of our trade marketing strategy in both the US and Australian markets.

We are anticipating that the same sales trajectory will continue for Travelan® for the remainder of the 2018 financial year to target our aim of achieving in excess of AUD$2 million in annual sales for the first time”.

ABOUT IMMURON:
Immuron Ltd (ASX:IMC) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercialising oral immunotherapeutics for the treatment of many gut mediated diseases. Immuron has a unique and safe technology platform that enables a shorter development therapeutic cycle. The Company currently markets and sells Travelan® for the prevention of travellers’ diarrhea whilst its lead product candidate IMM-124E is in Phase 2 clinical trials for NASH and ASH. These products together with the Company’s other preclinical immunotherapy pipeline products targeting immune-related diseases currently under development, will meet a large unmet need in the market. For more information visit: http://www.immuron.com

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