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Results of the votes of the Combined Shareholders’ General Meeting of December 11, 2024

Daix (France), New York City (New York, United States), December 11, 2024 – Inventiva (Euronext Paris and Nasdaq: IVA) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (“MASH”), also known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), and other diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced the results of the votes of its Combined Shareholders’ Meeting.

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Results of the votes of the Combined Shareholders’ General Meeting of December 11, 2024

Editas Medicine Announces Strategic Transition to in vivo Gene Editing Company with Intent to Achieve Human Proof of Concept in Approximately Two…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a leading gene editing company, today announced a critical pivot to optimize its cost structure, extend its cash runway into Q2 2027, and position the Company to accelerate its intent to achieve in vivo human proof of concept in approximately two years.

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aTyr Pharma Announces the Appointment of Eric Benevich to its Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATYR) (“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 the appointment of Eric Benevich to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of December 10, 2024. Mr. Benevich currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Neurocrine).

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Abpro Holdings Celebrates Closing of Business Combination with Nasdaq Bell Ringing

WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abpro Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABP) (“Abpro”), a biotech company with the mission of improving the lives of mankind facing severe and life-threatening diseases with next-generation antibody therapies, celebrated the closing of its business combination with Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp II (“ACAB”), a special purpose acquisition company, with a Nasdaq bell ringing ceremony. Abpro also celebrated the consummation of a PIPE offering raising $7 million in gross proceeds and a $2.76 million convertible note financing with YA II PN, LTD (“Yorkville”) to cover expenses in connection with the closing of the business combination.

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Portage Biotech Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Noncompliance Letter

WESTPORT, Conn., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portage Biotech Inc. (“Portage” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PRTG), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company with a portfolio of novel multi-targeted therapies for use as monotherapy and in combination, announced today that it received written notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) on December 10, 2024 indicating that the Company was not in compliance with the minimum shareholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Capital Market”) as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Shareholders’ Equity Requirement”), because the Company’s shareholders’ equity of $695,000 as of September 30, 2024, as reported in the Company’s Report on Form 6-K containing unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and six months ended September 30, 2024, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 26, 2024, was below the required minimum of $2.5 million, and because, as of the date of the Notice (and as of the date of this press release), the Company did not meet either of the alternative continued listing standards for the Capital Market, relating to market value of listed securities of at least $35 million or net income from continuing operations of at least $500,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year or in two of the last three most recently completed fiscal years. The Notice has no effect at this time on the listing of the Company’s ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Shares”), which continue to trade on the Capital Market under the symbol “PRTG”.

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Candel Therapeutics Announces $80 Million Proposed Public Offering

NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (“Candel”) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today announced the launch of an underwritten public offering of $80 million of its common stock and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. All shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to be sold in the offering will be offered by Candel. Candel also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $12 million of the shares of its common stock offered in the public offering under the same terms and conditions. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or the actual size or terms of the offering.

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Onconetix, Inc. Announces Receipt of Notice from Nasdaq Regarding Late Filing of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Subsequent Filing

Cincinnati, OH, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onconetix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCO) (the “Company”) announced that it received a letter from The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) on December 6, 2024 indicating that the Company’s failure to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q”) is in violation of Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”).

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Onconetix, Inc. Announces Receipt of Notice from Nasdaq Regarding Late Filing of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Subsequent Filing