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MANILA, Philippines, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A newly revised Shadow Report, released by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA), calls for a fundamental shift in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) approach to global tobacco control. The report criticizes the continued neglect of harm reduction under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), specifically Article 1(d), which identifies harm reduction as an essential element of tobacco control.

TORONTO, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optiva Inc. (TSX: OPT) ("Optiva" or the "Company"), a leader in powering the telecom industry with cloud-native billing, charging and revenue management software on private and public clouds, today announced that it has entered into a support agreement (the "Support Agreement") with holders ("Noteholders") of approximately 85% of its outstanding principal amount of 9.75% senior secured PIK toggle notes due July 20, 2025 (the "Notes").

SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA) ("Iovance" or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing, and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (“TIL”) therapies for patients with cancer, today announced that on July 17, 2025 (the “Date of Grant”), the Company approved the grant of inducement stock options covering an aggregate of 138,190 shares of Iovance’s common stock to 20 new, non-executive employees.

NOVATO, Calif., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapies for rare and ultra-rare diseases, today reported the grant of 45,292 restricted stock units of the company’s common stock to 29 newly hired non-executive officers of the company. The awards were approved by the compensation committee of the company’s board of directors and granted under the Ultragenyx Employment Inducement Plan, with a grant date of July 16, 2025, as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Ultragenyx in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).