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Cardiff, United Kingdom – 18 June 2025 – Draig Therapeutics (“Draig”), a clinical-stage company aiming to transform the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases, today launches from stealth having raised a total of $140 million (£107 million) in the last nine months. The oversubscribed Series A financing was led by Access Biotechnology, with participation from Canaan Partners, SR One, Sanofi Ventures, Schroders Capital along with seed investors SV Health Investors, which co-founded the company, and ICG.

HUNTSVILLE, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This press release has been updated to reflect the correct timing of the funding round.

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medtech Products Inc., a Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. company (“Medtech” or “Company”), is voluntarily recalling five lots of Little Remedies® Honey Cough Syrup (the “Product”) due to the presence of Bacillus cereus and loss of shelf-stability. Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) can cause two types of food-borne illnesses. One type is characterized by nausea, vomiting, and stomach cramps that can start 1 to 6 hours after eating or drinking contaminated food. The second type can cause stomach cramps and diarrhea that can start 8 to 16 hours after eating or drinking contaminated food. Diarrhea may be a small volume or profuse and watery. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term illness, exposure to high levels of foodborne B. cereus can cause death.

– Veteran executive with over 20 years of oncology leadership and clinical experience with proven track record of success in bringing development candidates through late-stage clinical development –

Fast Track status enables expedited regulatory review timelines and supports the development of recombinant human plasma gelsolin (rhu-pGSN), a novel immune modulator for inflammatory diseases.

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