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Exhibit 99.1
Scinai Announces Completion of Acquisition
of Recipharm Israel Ltd. and Strategic Commercial Collaboration with Recipharm
JERUSALEM, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Scinai
Immunotherapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ: SCNI) (“Scinai”, or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company
developing inflammation and immunology (I&I) therapeutics and operating a growing CDMO business, today announced that it has acquired
100% of the shares of Recipharm Israel Ltd., which operates Recipharm’s site in Yavne, Israel, and entered into a long-term
strategic commercial collaboration with Recipharm.

The transactions significantly expand Scinai’s manufacturing
footprint, capabilities, and commercial positioning, strengthening its CDMO platform and creating a differentiated, end-to-end development
and manufacturing offering spanning early development directly by Scinai and late-stage clinical and commercial supply by Recipharm. Under
the collaboration agreement, development activities and tech transfer will be set up between the companies in a manner designed to facilitate
an efficient and frictionless graduation of Scinai clients to Recipharm at the appropriate stage. As a result of the acquisition and the
collaboration agreement, Scinai’s expanded capabilities will now cover recombinant proteins, small molecules, peptides, antibodies and
oligonucleotides through a combination of internal capabilities and collaboration with Recipharm.
Acquisition of Recipharm Israel Ltd.
Under the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement, Scinai has acquired Recipharm
Israel Ltd., which operates a cGMP manufacturing site in Yavne, Israel, providing early chemistry development and small-scale manufacturing
of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for biopharmaceutical customers’ clinical programs. The acquisition was structured as
a share purchase to preserve full operational continuity, including employees, quality systems, regulatory approvals, customer contracts,
and ongoing operations. The transaction was structured such that Recipharm Israel was transferred with an appropriate working capital
position at closing, consistent with maintaining operational continuity.
Following closing, the Yavne site will continue to operate as part
of Scinai’s CDMO platform, complementing Scinai’s existing Jerusalem-based capabilities in early-stage development, analytics, and clinical
manufacturing.
The financial terms of the Share Purchase Agreement remain confidential.
Strategic Commercial Collaboration with Recipharm
Concurrently with the acquisition, Scinai and Recipharm entered into
a comprehensive Commercial Collaboration Agreement designed to support customer projects across the full development lifecycle.
The collaboration framework provides that:
| ● | Scinai
will serve as a preferred partner for early-stage development and clinical manufacturing projects within the Recipharm ecosystem. |
| ● | Recipharm will serve as one of Scinai’s preferred partners for late-stage
clinical and commercial manufacturing, subject to capacity and technical suitability. |
| ● | Scinai will have access to Recipharm’s global manufacturing network, under
predefined commercial terms, providing the ability to support client programs that extend beyond the capabilities of Scinai’s internal
manufacturing footprint, including the newly acquired Yavne site. |
| ● | The parties will mutually refer client projects and share economics as programs
transition from early-stage development at Scinai to late-stage or commercial manufacturing at Recipharm. |
As part of the collaboration, the parties have agreed to establish
a Master Quality Agreement and a Tech Transfer Framework Agreement, creating a pre-defined contractual basis for quality alignment, regulatory
compliance, and efficient transfer of client programs across development stages.
Strategic Rationale and Expected Benefits
The acquisition of Recipharm’s manufacturing capabilities in Israel
expands Scinai’s CDMO footprint in Israel and adds complementary capabilities to its existing Jerusalem site. The Yavne facility
broadens Scinai’s technical scope and service offering, enabling access to additional customer segments and project types.
Key expected benefits include expanded support for small-molecule programs
alongside peptides and liposomes, enhanced handling of complex and hazardous materials, and access to operating infrastructure and equipment
that strengthen Scinai’s industrial credibility, service breadth, and potential client base.
The Commercial Collaboration Agreement is intended to materially enhance
Scinai’s competitive positioning in two principal ways. First, it expands the breadth of Scinai’s service offerings by enabling
the subcontracting of selected capabilities from Recipharm under predefined commercial terms, while allowing Scinai to retain control
over project management and optimize service delivery and execution speed by leveraging capacity across its internal operations and, where
available, Recipharm’s network. Second, it links Scinai’s early-stage CDMO offering with Recipharm’s global late-stage
and commercial manufacturing footprint.
This structure allows Scinai’s clients to begin engaging with Recipharm
early in development as Scinai’s preferred partner for late-stage clinical supply and to benefit from a seamless transition as programs
advance. These transitions will be supported by a Master Quality Agreement and a Tech Transfer Framework Agreement to be executed between
the parties following closing.
Strategically, this aspect of the collaboration addresses a common
industry challenge faced by clients of smaller CDMOs: the risk of friction, delay, and cost overruns when programs transition to
a global late-stage or commercial manufacturer. By pre-aligning quality systems, tech-transfer processes, and commercial incentives, the
collaboration is designed to streamline these transitions and maintain continuity of service as client programs scale. This positioning
differentiates Scinai among smaller CDMOs by offering clients an integrated, end-to-end development pathway from early stage through commercialization.
The collaboration also enables Scinai to participate economically in
client programs that successfully progress to later-stage clinical supply or commercial manufacturing at Recipharm’s facilities and includes
structured referral economics, joint marketing and business development initiatives, and defined name-rights provisions.
Management Commentary
“This transaction fundamentally strengthens Scinai’s CDMO platform,”
said Amir Reichman, Chief Executive Officer of Scinai. “By combining our early-stage development strengths with Recipharm Israel’s
manufacturing capabilities and Recipharm’s global footprint, we are creating a differentiated offering that supports clients from early
development through commercialization. Importantly, the collaboration allows Scinai to participate in the long-term success of client programs
while maintaining capital discipline and operational focus.”
“Ensuring continuity for the Yavne site, its employees and its
customers was a key priority for us, and we are pleased to pair that with a strategic collaboration with Scinai,” said Greg Behar,
Chief Executive Officer of Recipharm. “The agreement creates a clear pathway for programs to progress efficiently into Recipharm’s
global development and commercial manufacturing network.”
About Recipharm Israel Ltd.
Recipharm Israel Ltd. operates a cGMP development and manufacturing
facility in Yavne, Israel, dedicated to early chemistry development and small-scale manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients
(APIs) for clinical programs. The site supports projects from first synthesis through Phase I and Phase II clinical supply and serves
biopharmaceutical customers across multiple geographies.
The Yavne facility comprises approximately 900 square meters of built
area and includes multiple production rooms, analytical laboratories, an R&D laboratory, and controlled cleanroom environments. The
site provides integrated capabilities spanning medicinal chemistry, route scouting and optimization, scale-up development, analytical
method development and validation, stability studies, and small-batch cGMP manufacturing for toxicology and clinical studies.
About Recipharm
Recipharm is a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation
(CDMO) employing over 5,000 employees worldwide. Recipharm provides expertise in development and manufacturing across oral dosage, sterile
fill & finish and advanced biologics; clinical trial material development and manufacturing services; and pharmaceutical product development.
Its Advanced Bio segment works with customers to develop and commercialise advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs): pre-clinical to
clinical development, commercial development and manufacture for new biological modalities, encompassing technologies based on live viruses
and viral vectors, live-microbial biopharmaceutical products, nucleic acid-based mRNA and plasmid DNA production.
Recipharm manufactures several hundred different products to customers
ranging from big pharma to smaller research and development companies. It operates development and manufacturing facilities in France,
Germany, India, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the US.
For more information on Recipharm, please visit www.recipharm.com and www.recipharm-ab.com
About Scinai Immunotherapeutics
Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ: SCNI) is a biopharmaceutical
company with two complementary business units:
| ● | Scinai Bioservices, a boutique CDMO providing analytical method development,
process development, and clinical cGMP manufacturing services for biotech clients worldwide. |
| ● | Scinai R&D, focused on developing innovative inflammation and
immunology therapeutics based on NanoAbs (VHH antibody fragments) with unique physicochemical properties suitable for advanced mono- and
multi-specific antibody formats. |
Company website: www.scinai.com
Company Contacts
Investor Relations - Allele Capital Partners | +1 978 857 5075 | aeriksen@allelecapital.com
Business Development | +972 8 930 2529 | bd@scinai.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,”
“continue,” “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding
the expected benefits of the agreements with Recipharm described in this press release. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s
current views with respect to certain current and future events and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could
cause the results to differ materially from those expected by the management of Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd. Risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to; the risk that the currently expected benefits from the Share Purchase Agreement and Commercial Collaboration
Agreement will not be as expected, including that Scinai will not be successful in expanding support for small-molecule programs alongside
peptides and liposomes, strengthening Scinai’s industrial credibility, service breadth, and potential client base, or materially enhancing
Scinai’s competitive positioning; that the Company will be unable to remain compliant with the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq;
lower than anticipated revenues of Scinai’s CDMO business in 2025 and thereafter, failure to sign agreements with other potential clients
of the CDMO business; failure to receive grants under the EU STEP program or a delay in receiving grant decisions; delay in commencement
of commercial operation of advanced sterile fill-and-finish system; a delay in the commencement and results of pre-clinical
and clinical studies, the risk of delay in, Scinai’s inability to conduct, or the unsuccessful results of, its research and development
activities, including the contemplated in-vivo studies and a clinical trial; the risk that Scinai will not be successful in expanding
its CDMO business or in-license other NanoAbs; the risk that Scinai may not be able to secure additional capital on attractive terms,
if at all; the risk that the therapeutic and commercial potential of NanoAbs will not be met or that Scinai will not be successful in
bringing the NanoAbs towards commercialization; the risk of a delay in the preclinical and clinical trials data for NanoAbs, if any; the
risk that our business strategy may not be successful; Scinai’s ability to acquire rights to additional product opportunities; Scinai’s
ability to enter into collaborations on terms acceptable to Scinai or at all; timing of receipt of regulatory approval of Scinai’s manufacturing
facility in Jerusalem, if at all or when required; the risk that the manufacturing facility will not be able to be used for a wide variety
of applications and other vaccine and treatment technologies; and the risk that drug development involves a lengthy and expensive process
with uncertain outcomes. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting the Company is contained under the heading
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on May 7, 2025, and the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC. Scinai undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking
statement for any reason.
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