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Valneva Announces Closing of Upsized €102.9 Million Global Offering

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Saint Herblain (France), October 4, 2022 – Valneva SE (Nasdaq: VALN; Euronext Paris: VLA) (the “Company”), a specialty vaccine company, announced today the closing of its previously announced global offering to specified categories of investors of an aggregate 21,000,000 new ordinary shares, consisting of a public offering of 375,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing two ordinary shares, in the United States at an offering price of $9.51 per ADS (the “U.S. Offering”), and a concurrent private placement of 20,250,000 ordinary shares in Europe (including France) and other countries outside of the United States at the corresponding offering price of €4.90 per ordinary share (the “European Private Placement”, and, together with the U.S. Offering, the “Global Offering”). Aggregate gross proceeds of the Global Offering, before deducting underwriting commissions and estimated expenses payable by the Company, were approximately €102.9 million ($99.9 million).

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Trethera Announces Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Poster Presentation at the American Neurological Association Annual Meeting

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trethera Corporation (“Trethera”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel drugs targeting nucleotide metabolism for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, announces an upcoming poster presentation at the 147th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA). Dr. Peter M. Clark, of the University of California Los Angeles, will present preclinical research highlighting the use of Trethera’s deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) inhibitor, TRE-515, to selectively inhibit symptoms in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS). The ANA meeting is one of the largest annual gatherings of MS researchers and a key venue for presenting noteworthy neurology discoveries. The work presented by Dr. Clark also has application for optic neuritis, a rare neurologic disease which affects the optic nerve causing visual impairment. TRE-515 is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 dose escalation solid tumors study.

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NextCure Announces Initiation of Phase 1b/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate NC410 in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab) in Patients with Immune…

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BELTSVILLE, Md., Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class immunomedicines to treat cancer and other immune-related diseases, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial to evaluate NC410 in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in patients with immune checkpoint refractory or immune checkpoint naïve solid tumors. In addition, NextCure announced it has entered into a supply agreement for KEYTRUDA with Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada).

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Dante Genomics Unveils Digital Health Population Genomic Programs at the United Nations General Assembly Science Summit

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NEW YORK, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dante Genomics, a global leader in genomics and precision medicine, is pleased to announce that the Company’s co-founder and CEO Andrea Riposati presented as an opening speaker on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Science Summit, where he unveiled the Company’s Digital Health Population Genomics Program in Europe, including living labs, which are groundbreaking pilot studies with fast impact on a country’s society and digital health.

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Mersana Therapeutics Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRSN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing a pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting cancers in areas of high unmet medical need, today announced that on October 3, 2022, an authorized sub-committee of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Mersana granted inducement awards, consisting of restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) to acquire an aggregate of 27,000 shares of its common stock, to six new employees whose employment commenced in September 2022. The awards were granted pursuant to terms and conditions fixed by the Compensation Committee and as an inducement material to each new employee entering employment with Mersana in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

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Veru Reports Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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MIAMI, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veru Inc. (NASDAQ: VERU), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel medicines for COVID-19 and other viral and ARDS-related diseases and for the management of breast and prostate cancers, today announced the granting of inducement awards to seven new employees. In accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), the awards were made as a material inducement to the seven employees’ entry into employment with the Company.

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Roche to present new data from its expanding neuromuscular disease portfolio at World Muscle Society 2022

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Basel, 05 October 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that new data from its industry-leading neuromuscular portfolio will be presented at the World Muscle Society (WMS) congress, 11th-15th October 2022. These data demonstrate Roche’s commitment to advancing clinical understanding and supporting the development of treatments for people living with neuromuscular disorders.

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Roche to present new data from its expanding neuromuscular disease portfolio at World Muscle Society 2022

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