Tag: biotechnology

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today announced that the compensation committee of BioCryst’s board of directors granted eight newly-hired employees restricted stock units (RSUs) covering an aggregate of 57,000 shares of BioCryst common stock. The RSUs were granted as of July 1, 2025, as inducements material to each employee entering into employment with BioCryst. The RSUs were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

MONTREAL, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc. (“Theratechnologies” or the “Company”) (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into a binding arrangement agreement with CB Biotechnology, LLC (the “Purchaser”), an affiliate of Future Pak, LLC (“Future Pak”), a privately held contract manufacturer, packager and distributor of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products, whereby the Purchaser will acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company for US$3.01 per share in cash plus one contingent value right (“CVR”) per share for additional aggregate cash payments of up to US$1.19 per CVR if certain milestones as described below are achieved (the “Transaction”). The total Transaction consideration, assuming full payment of the CVRs, is US$254 million.

MONTRÉAL, 02 juill. 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc. (« Theratechnologies » ou la « Société ») (TSX : TH) (NASDAQ : THTX), une société biopharmaceutique au stade de la commercialisation, a annoncé aujourd’hui qu’elle a conclu une convention d’arrangement contraignante avec CB Biotechnology, LLC (l’« Acquéreur »), un membre du même groupe que Future Pak, LLC (« Future Pak »), une société fermée de fabrication, de conditionnement et de distribution à façon de produits pharmaceutiques et nutraceutiques. Aux termes de la convention d’arrangement, l’Acquéreur acquerra toutes les actions ordinaires émises et en circulation de la Société pour 3,01 $ US par action en espèces, plus un droit conditionnel à la valeur (« DCV ») par action représentant des paiements supplémentaires totaux en espèces pouvant atteindre 1,19 $ US par DCV si certains jalons décrits plus en détail ci-après sont atteints (l’« Opération »). La contrepartie totale de l’Opération, en supposant le paiement intégral des DCV, se chiffre à 254 millions de dollars américains.

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WALTHAM, Mass., July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing tumor-activated immuno-oncology therapies for people living with cancer, today announced that, effective July 1, 2025, the company granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 10,700 shares of its common stock to two new employees under Xilio Therapeutics’ 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan.

Lynozyfic is a bispecific antibody directing T cells to kill multiple myeloma cancer cells; multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer