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UNITY Biotechnology Announces Appointment of Alicia Tozier as Chief Strategy Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt or reverse diseases of aging, today announced the appointment of Alicia Tozier, MBA, as chief strategy officer. In this new role, she will develop and implement the company’s corporate and product strategies.

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Arcutis to Host ZORYVE® (Roflumilast) Cream 0.15% FDA Approval Call With KOL

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQT), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing meaningful innovations in immuno-dermatology, today announced that it will host a virtual Key Opinion Leader (KOL) event featuring a leading dermatology and immune-mediated skin disease expert to discuss the unmet need and current treatment landscape for individuals with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis (AD). The event will highlight the differentiating features of and commercialization plans for ZORYVE® (roflumilast) cream 0.15%, which recently received FDA approval for the treatment of AD in adults and children down to age 6.

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Vittoria Biotherapeutics Announces Peer-Reviewed Publication in Science Immunology

PHILADELPHIA, July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vittoria Biotherapeutics,?a clinical-stage cell therapy company, announces a recent publication by investigators at the University of Pennsylvania in the peer-reviewed journal, Science Immunology. The publication details the critical influence of CD5, a key immunomodulatory protein, on engineered T-cell therapies, which is the foundational basis of the company’s proprietary Senza5TM platform. This technology, developed by the University of Pennsylvania and exclusively licensed to Vittoria, leverages the therapeutic potential of CD5 modulation to enhance the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapies and underscores its utility across multiple hematological and solid tumor animal models.

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Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Announces Pricing of $10.0 Million Registered Direct Offering

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (“Rani Therapeutics” or “Rani”) (Nasdaq: RANI), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on the oral delivery of biologics and drugs, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor for the purchase and sale of 2,800,000 shares of Rani Therapeutics’ Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”) and pre-funded warrants to purchase 446,753 shares of Common Stock, together with Series A common warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Common Stock and Series B common warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,246,753 shares of Common Stock, in a registered direct offering. Each share of Common Stock and pre-funded warrant is being sold together with one Series A common warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock and one Series B common warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at a combined purchase price of $3.08. The Series A common warrants and Series B common warrants will each have an exercise price of $3.08 per share, will each be exercisable 6 months from the date of issuance, and, in the case of Series A common warrants, will expire 18 months from the date of issuance, and in the case of Series B warrants, will expire five and a half years from the date of issuance.

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Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Announces Pricing of $10.0 Million Registered Direct Offering

Vericel Announces Appointment of Karen Mahoney as Chief Human Resources Officer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, today announced the appointment of Karen Mahoney as Chief Human Resources Officer following the retirement of Heidi Hassen, who served as Vericel’s Head of Human Resources since September 2010.

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HOOKIPA Pharma Announces Leadership Changes to Intensify Focus on HB-200

NEW YORK and VIENNA, July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOK) (”HOOKIPA” or the “Company”), a company developing a new class of immunotherapeutics based on its proprietary arenavirus platform, today announced the appointment of Directors Dr. Malte Peters as Chief Executive Officer and Terry Coelho as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 22, 2024. They will both retain their positions on the Board of Directors (“Board”).

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Clearside Biomedical Opens Registration for Suprachoroidal Delivery KOL Webinar to Be Held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 8:00 am ET

ALPHARETTA, Ga., July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company revolutionizing the delivery of therapies to the back of the eye through the suprachoroidal space (SCS®), has opened registration for its virtual key opinion leader (KOL) event on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from 8:00 - 9:15 am ET. To register for the event, click here.

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Clearside Biomedical Opens Registration for Suprachoroidal Delivery KOL Webinar to Be Held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 8:00 am ET