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Novan Announces Closing of $6.0 Million Registered Direct Offering

DURHAM, N.C., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novan, Inc. (“the Company” or “Novan”) (Nasdaq: NOVN), today announced the closing of the issuance and sale in the Company’s previously announced registered direct offering of an aggregate of (i) 5,042,017 shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock in lieu thereof) and (ii) warrants (the “Common Warrants”) to purchase up to 5,042,017 shares of common stock, at an effective combined purchase price of $1.19 per share (or pre-funded warrant) and associated Common Warrant. The Common Warrants will become exercisable six months from the date of issuance at an exercise price of $1.20 per share and will expire five years following the initial exercise date.

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Lifecore Biomedical Announces Intent to Explore Strategic Alternatives

CHASKA, Minn., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (“Lifecore” or the “Company”), a fully integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (“CDMO”), today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) intends to initiate a process to evaluate the Company’s potential strategic alternatives to maximize value for stockholders. As part of the process, the Board intends to consider a full range of strategic alternatives, which could include a sale of the Company, potential debt or equity financing transactions, or other possible strategic transactions.

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Harvard Bioscience to Present at Sidoti Investor Conference March 22-23, 2023

HOLLISTON, Mass., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO) today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Green will present and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference taking place on March 22-23, 2023.

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Jounce Therapeutics Announces Results from Pre-Planned Data Review of INNATE Phase 2 Trial of JTX-8064 and Pimivalimab Demonstrating Deep and Durable…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNCE), a clinical-stage company focused on the discovery and development of novel cancer immunotherapies and predictive biomarkers, today announced that patients from the INNATE Phase 2 trial in the ovarian cancer combination cohort with platinum resistant ovarian cancer are experiencing deep and durable responses based on a pre-planned informal data review.

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Jounce Therapeutics Announces Results from Pre-Planned Data Review of INNATE Phase 2 Trial of JTX-8064 and Pimivalimab Demonstrating Deep and Durable...

Novartis Tafinlar + Mekinist approved by FDA for pediatric patients with BRAF V600E low-grade glioma, the most common pediatric brain cancer

Basel, March 16, 2023 — Novartis today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for Tafinlar® (dabrafenib) + Mekinist® (trametinib) for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with low-grade glioma (LGG) with a BRAF V600E mutation who require systemic therapy. The FDA also approved liquid formulations of Tafinlar and Mekinist, marking the first time a BRAF/MEK inhibitor has been developed in a formulation suitable for patients as young as one year of age. These approvals make Tafinlar + Mekinist the first and only approved combination targeted therapy to treat pediatric patients with BRAF V600E LGG.

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On World Sleep Day Idorsia highlights the publication of a global study on the economic and societal impact of chronic insomnia disorder

Allschwil, Switzerland – March 17, 2023On World Sleep Day, Idorsia Ltd (SIX: IDIA) highlights the publication of a first-of-its-kind report by RAND Europe on the economic and societal impact of chronic insomnia disorder,† “The Societal and Economic Burden of Insomnia in Adults: An International Study”. Idorsia commissioned RAND Europe, an independent, not-for-profit policy research organization, to help fill some of the knowledge gaps associated with understanding the financial burden of chronic insomnia disorder and to deliver new peer-reviewed research into the impacts of insomnia.

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On World Sleep Day Idorsia highlights the publication of a global study on the economic and societal impact of chronic insomnia disorder