Health Care

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, today announced that on June 2, 2025 (the “Grant Date”), ORIC granted a total of 39,100 non-qualified stock options and 6,500 restricted stock units to three new non-executive employees who began their employment with ORIC in May 2025.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.^® (Nasdaq: FULC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing small molecules to improve the lives of patients with genetically defined rare diseases, today announced that the company granted non-statutory stock options to a new employee. Fulcrum granted stock options to purchase shares of the company’s common stock pursuant to the company’s 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, or the plan, as an inducement material to the new employee entering into employment with Fulcrum in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. (TSX-V: RKV) (FSE: 7JO) (“Rakovina” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative cancer therapies through artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drug discovery, is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $4,905,150 - consisting of $3,555,150 of Units and $1,350,000 of Debenture Units (each as defined below).

MIAMI, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RESTEM – a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops off-the-shelf, next-generation cell therapies designed to modulate the immune system, today announced that it will present the rationale and study design of its Phase 2/3 IIMPACT (Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Phase 2/3 Adaptive Clinical Trial) trial of Restem-L, the Company’s umbilical-lining modified progenitor cells (UMPC) program for the treatment of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis (PM/DM), a rare autoimmune disease, now defined by the FDA as Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM). The oral presentation will be delivered at the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology's (EULAR) 2025 Congress, to take place June 11-14 in Barcelona, Spain.

Wilmington, DE, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enovis™ Corporation (NYSE: ENOV), an innovation-driven, medical technology growth company, today announced that its management team will participate in the following investor conferences:

SAN FRANCISCO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (the “Company” or “89bio”) (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 61,100 shares of the Company’s common stock to three new employees (the “Inducement Grants”) on June 3, 2025 (the “Grant Date”). The Inducement Grants have been granted pursuant to the Company’s 2023 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”). The Inducement Grants were granted as an inducement material to these individuals entering into employment with 89bio in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

PETACH TIKVA, Israel, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PolyPid Ltd. (Nasdaq: PYPD), (“PolyPid” or the “Company”), a late-stage biopharma company aiming to improve surgical outcomes, today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast to report topline data for the SHIELD II Phase 3 trial, evaluating D-PLEX₁₀₀ for the prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing abdominal colorectal surgery, on Monday, June 9, at 8:30 a.m. ET.