Spectral AI Highlights Unprecedented Collaboration with National Leaders in Burn Care for DeepView™ System Training and Validation Studies

DALLAS, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spectral AI (NASDAQ: MDAI) (“Spectral AI” or the “Company”), developer of the AI-driven DeepView® System, which received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. FDA in 2018, that uses multi-spectral imaging and algorithms to predict burn healing potential, today announced that national leaders in burn care have dedicated more than an estimated 511 in-person days of physician engagement to the training and validation studies for the DeepView™ System for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submission. This does not include more than an estimated 250 additional days that these experts devoted in Proof-of-Concept studies.

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Spectral AI Highlights Unprecedented Collaboration with National Leaders in Burn Care for DeepView™ System Training and Validation Studies

Immutep Reports Promising New Data in Head and Neck Cancer at ESMO Immuno-Oncology 2024

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immutep Limited (ASX: IMM; NASDAQ: IMMP) ("Immutep” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel LAG-3 immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune disease, today announces positive clinical results from Cohort B of the TACTI-003 (KEYNOTE-C34) Phase IIb trial. This study evaluates eftilagimod alpha (efti) in combination with MSD’s (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA) anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in first line recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (1L HNSCC) patients with negative PD-L1 expression.

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Kellner Group Announces Support from Another Former AIM Senior Executive

NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ted Kellner, as the nominating stockholder and a nominee, together with his other nominees, Todd Deutsch, Robert L. Chioini and Paul W. Sweeney (collectively, the “Kellner Group,” “we” or “us” and, as nominees, the “Kellner Group Nominees”) today issue the following press release in connection with their efforts to bring accountability to the entrenched, incumbent Board of Directors of AIM Immunotech Inc. (NYSE American: AIM).

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Scilex Holding Company Announces $17 Million Registered Direct Offering

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex” or the “Company”), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing the treatment for neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic disease, and non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 26,355,347 shares of its common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,401,132 shares of common stock, and common warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 57,512,958 shares of common stock.   The shares of common stock and accompanying common warrants (for which there will be two accompanying warrants for each share of common stock) are being sold at a combined offering price of $0.59 per share, and the pre-funded warrants and accompanying common warrants (for which there will be two accompanying warrants for pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of common stock) are being sold at a combined offering price of $0.5899 per pre-funded warrant. All of the shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants and accompanying common warrants to be sold in the offering will be sold directly by Scilex.

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Zymeworks Hosts R&D Day Highlighting Continued Clinical Progress in Oncology Programs and Expansion into Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional biotherapeutics to improve the standard of care for difficult-to-treat diseases, today announced highlights from its R&D Day reviewing the Company’s development progress on its wholly-owned pipeline assets and expansion into new therapeutic areas in hematological cancers and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases (AIID).

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Allogene Therapeutics Acknowledges the Passing of Founding Board Member David Bonderman

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic CAR T (AlloCAR T™) products for cancer and autoimmune disease, today acknowledged the passing of founding board member, David Bonderman. David died at the age of 82, surrounded by his family.

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Revolo Announces New Preclinical Data Supporting Subcutaneous ‘1104 for Atopic Dermatitis and Other Clinical Programs

GAITHERSBURG, Md. and CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revolo Biotherapeutics Limited (“Revolo”) today announced new preclinical data demonstrating that subcutaneous (SQ) administration of ‘1104 performed comparably to intravenous (IV) administration in allergen-driven models of atopic dermatitis (AD), effectively reducing key markers of skin inflammation and inflammatory mediators, with excellent local tolerability.

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Lumos Pharma and Double Point Ventures Announce Successful Completion of Tender Offer and Double Point Ventures’ Acquisition of Lumos Pharma

AUSTIN, Texas and GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lumos Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUMO) (“Lumos Pharma” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on therapeutics for rare diseases, and Double Point Ventures LLC (“DPV”) today announced the successful completion of the previously announced tender offer for Lumos Pharma’s shares at a purchase price of (i) $4.25 per share in cash at closing, without interest and less applicable tax withholding and (ii) one contingent value right (“CVR”) for each share of common stock outstanding, representing the future right to receive additional contingent cash payments upon the achievement of certain milestone events relating to the level of annual global net revenue of LUM-201 up to the year 2037, different transactions involving Lumos Pharma or its assets that occur within 18 months of closing or certain sales, license or similar revenue-generating agreements entered into within 18 months of closing and that are related to Lumos Pharma’s legacy products other than LUM-201. There can be no assurance any payments will be made with respect to the CVRs. The purchase price of $4.25 per share represents a total equity value of approximately $38 million, a premium of 7.6% to Lumos Pharma’s closing share price of $3.95 on October 22, 2024, and a premium of 10.5% to Lumos Pharma’s 30-trading-day volume weighted average price as of October 22, 2024.

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