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Renovaro Inc. and Amsterdam UMC Cancer Center Poised to Advance Cancer Immunotherapy

LOS ANGELES and AMSTERDAM, May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renovaro Inc. (NASDAQ: RENB) and the Amsterdam UMC Cancer Center today announced an intended partnership and therefore signed an MoU to establish a joint company based in the Netherlands aimed at pioneering the next generation of personalized cancer immunotherapy. Both Renovaro and Amsterdam UMC emphasize the need to carry out the appropriate corporate and scientific due diligence before taking these next steps. Alongside the independent validation any final contractual commitments are subject to approval from both executive boards.

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Positive One-Year Data from Phase 2 Study of Pegcetacoplan in Post-Transplant Recurrence of C3G and IC-MPGN Presented as Late-Breaker at ERA Congress

WALTHAM, Mass. and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLS) and Sobi® (STO:SOBI) today announced positive one-year results from the Phase 2 NOBLE study investigating systemic pegcetacoplan, a targeted C3 therapy, for the treatment of post-transplant recurrence of C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN). These data were presented during a late-breaking oral presentation at the European Renal Association (ERA) Congress taking place May 23-26 in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Positive One-Year Data from Phase 2 Study of Pegcetacoplan in Post-Transplant Recurrence of C3G and IC-MPGN Presented as Late-Breaker at ERA Congress

Sobi Receives US FDA Fast Track Designation for Emapalumab-lzsg being investigated in Macrophage Activation Syndrome

WALTHAM, Mass., May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sobi North America, the North American affiliate of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi®), today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to emapalumab-lzsg being investigated as a potential therapeutic option in patients with Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS). Emapalumab is a fully human, anti-IFN? monoclonal antibody that binds free and receptor-bound IFN?, neutralizing its biological activity. Emapalumab is currently in Phase lll development for MAS.

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Sobi Receives US FDA Fast Track Designation for Emapalumab-lzsg being investigated in Macrophage Activation Syndrome

aTyr Pharma Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIFE) (“aTyr” or “the Company”), a clinical stage biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of first-in-class medicines from its proprietary tRNA synthetase platform, today announced that the Compensation Committee of aTyr’s Board of Directors has granted two employees nonstatutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 9,400 shares of aTyr’s common stock, each with an exercise price of $1.86 per share, which is equal to the closing price of aTyr’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 22, 2024, the effective date of the grants. These stock awards were granted as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with aTyr in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and were made pursuant to the aTyr Pharma, Inc. 2022 Inducement Plan.

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Iovance Biotherapeutics to Present at Upcoming Conferences and Events

SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA), a biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing, and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies for patients with cancer, today announced that senior leadership plans to present at the following conferences and events:

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OpGen Receives Expected Nasdaq Notice Regarding Delayed Form 10-Q

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPGN, “OpGen” or “the Company”) announced today that it received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) due to the Company not filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q”), which serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq, and that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel will consider this matter in connection with the continued listing of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) requires listed companies to timely file all periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

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OpGen Receives Expected Nasdaq Notice Regarding Delayed Form 10-Q