First Wave BioPharma, Inc. Announces Reverse Stock Split

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Wave BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:FWBI) (“First Wave BioPharma” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of targeted, non-systemic therapies for?gastrointestinal diseases, today announced that it intends to effect a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1 post-split share for every 30 pre-split shares. First Wave’s common stock will continue to be traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol FWBI and will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on Friday, August 26, 2022, under a new CUSIP number, 33749P200.

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Immune Announces Filing of 10-Q and Removal of Delinquency Flag on OTC Markets Stock Quotes

ORLANDO, FL, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immune Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC PINK:IMUN) ("Immune" or "IMUN"), a pioneering pharmaceutical company involved in the acquisition, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products that have a short and well-defined path to market, is pleased to announce it is in full compliance with OTC Markets following the filing of its 10-Q allowing removal of the delinquency flag and a return to Current Information status with the OTC Markets Group. New management, moving forward, will ensure the company continues to stay in full compliance with all OTC Markets reporting standards bringing confidence to the public.

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Immune Announces Filing of 10-Q and Removal of Delinquency Flag on OTC Markets Stock Quotes

Viridian Therapeutics Announces Exercise in Full and Closing of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares in Public Offering

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRDN), a biotechnology company advancing new treatments for patients suffering from serious diseases underserved by current therapies, today announced that it has issued an additional 1,725,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $23.50 per share, resulting in additional gross proceeds of approximately $40.5 million, pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock in connection with the Company’s previously announced public offering of common stock and Series B Preferred Stock. After giving effect to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock, the total number of shares of common stock sold by Viridian in the underwritten public offering was 11,352,640 shares. In addition, approximately 1,872,360 shares of common stock are issuable upon conversion of the 28,084 shares of Series B Preferred Stock sold in the offering. The gross proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock and Series B Preferred Stock were approximately $311 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Viridian.

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Viridian Therapeutics Announces Exercise in Full and Closing of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares in Public Offering

Myriad Genetics Receives Expanded Coverage in Japan for Use of BRACAnalysis® Diagnostic System as a Companion Diagnostic for Lynparza® in…

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc., (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, today announced Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted expanded coverage for the use of Myriad’s BRACAnalysis® Diagnostic System as a companion diagnostic to identify patients with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) and HER2-negative high-risk recurrent breast cancer who may benefit from Lynparza®(olaparib).

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Myriad Genetics Receives Expanded Coverage in Japan for Use of BRACAnalysis® Diagnostic System as a Companion Diagnostic for Lynparza® in...

Vaxart Announces Highly Regarded Biotech Executive Elaine J. Heron, Ph.D. Joins Board of Directors

Dr. Heron brings decades of experience in executive leadership and life sciences research and development to Vaxart's Board Dr. Heron brings decades of experience in executive leadership and life sciences research and development to Vaxart's Board

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Vaxart Announces Highly Regarded Biotech Executive Elaine J. Heron, Ph.D. Joins Board of Directors

Travere Therapeutics to Present Abstracts at the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Annual Symposium

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTX) today announced that the Company and its collaborators will present a genetic evaluation and an analysis of cognitive function from the Company’s ongoing longitudinal natural history study of people living with classical homocystinuria (HCU), at the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Annual Symposium in Freiburg, Germany, August 30 – September 2, 2022. Data exploring genomic population-based estimates of the incidence of HCU will also be presented. The Company is currently advancing a novel investigational enzyme replacement therapy, pegtibatinase, for the treatment of HCU.

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Travere Therapeutics to Present Abstracts at the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Annual Symposium

Finch Therapeutics Regains Full Rights to FIN-524 and FIN-525 Targeted Microbiome Product Candidates in Development for IBD

SOMERVILLE, Mass., Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. (“Finch” or “Finch Therapeutics”) (Nasdaq: FNCH), a clinical-stage microbiome therapeutics company leveraging its Human-First Discovery® platform to develop a novel class of orally administered biological drugs, today announced that it will regain full development and commercial rights to FIN-524 (previously known as TAK-524) and FIN-525 from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”). Following a review of its pipeline, Takeda informed Finch of its decision to terminate its collaboration with Finch, effective November 17, 2022, resulting in the return to Finch of worldwide rights to develop and commercialize FIN-524, FIN-525, and any other microbiome product candidates for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). FIN-524 and FIN-525 are investigational, orally administered targeted microbiome product candidates composed of bacterial strains selected for their potential immuno-modulatory properties.

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Blueberries Medical Reports 2022 Q2 Financial Results and Provides Corporate and Operations Update

TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blueberries Medical Corp. (CSE: BBM) (OTC: BBRRF) (FRA: 1OA), the Canadian parent of Blueberries S.A.S. (“BBSAS”), the premier Latin American licensed cultivator and producer of medicinal cannabis and medicinal-grade cannabis extracts, (together the “Company” or "Blueberries"), is pleased to report its financial results for the quarter ended on June 30, 2022. Today, Blueberries has filed its unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis, both of which are available on Blueberries’ profile at www.sedar.com. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.

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