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Ingelheim, Germany - Boehringer Ingelheim today announced positive results from two global Phase III trials of its glucagon/GLP-1 dual agonist survodutide (BI 456906), SYNCHRONIZE-1 and SYNCHRONIZE-MASLD.^2,4 The results demonstrate survodutide’s potential to reduce weight and therefore improve metabolic health in two distinct populations: adults living with obesity or overweight, without type 2 diabetes (SYNCHRONIZE-1),² and adults with overweight or obesity with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) with evidence of inflammation and or fibrosis (SYNCHRONIZE-MASLD).⁴ Full results from SYNCHRONIZE-1 and SYNCHRONIZE-MASLD were presented today at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) 2026 Scientific Sessions and published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Medicine respectively.^5,6

BEDFORD, Mass., June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global leader in the osteoarthritis pain management and regenerative solutions spaces focused on early intervention orthopedics, today announced that on June 1, 2026, Anika granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) covering an aggregate of 3,360 shares of common stock to one newly hired non-executive employee. The grant was made pursuant to the Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan, as amended, was approved by the compensation committee of the board of directors pursuant to a delegation of authority by the board of directors, and, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), was made as a material inducement to the grantee’s acceptance of employment with Anika as a component of the grantee’s employment compensation.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, June 05, 2026 (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 1, 2026 (the “Grant Date”), ORIC granted a total of 34,800 non-qualified stock options and 5,900 restricted stock units to two new non-executive employees who began their employment with ORIC in May 2026.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTLA), a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on revolutionizing medicine leveraging CRISPR gene editing and other core technologies, today announced that on June 1, 2026, it awarded inducement grants to six new employees under Intellia’s 2024 Inducement Plan, as amended, as a material inducement to employment.

European Commission approval expands the indication of lomitapide in the European Union (EU) to include children 5 years of age and older with HoFH, an ultra-rare genetic disorder affecting LDL-cholesterol levels