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SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 19, 2026 (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 June 18, 2026 (the “Date of Grant”), the Company approved the grant of inducement stock options covering an aggregate of 140,860 shares of Iovance’s common stock to twenty-seven new, non-executive employees.

FREDERICK, Md., June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNAC) (the “Company”), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering cell therapy for autoimmune diseases, today announced the granting of an inducement award to one new employee. On June 8, 2026, the Company issued to this employee an option to purchase an aggregate of 6,100 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $5.86, the closing trading price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on the date of grant. The option was granted pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2018 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan and was approved by the Company’s board of directors. The option vests as to 25% on June 8, 2027, and then in thirty-six substantially equal monthly installments thereafter such that the option will be fully vested on June 8, 2030. The option has a ten-year term. The option was granted under Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules as an inducement material to the employee’s entry into employment with the Company.

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., Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGS, “Aligos”, “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class therapies for liver and viral diseases, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 42,300 shares of the Company’s stock (the “Inducement Grant”) to newly hired employees on August 12, 2025 (the “Grant Date”), in connection with the commencement of employment.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 08, 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 new employees. 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 employees entering into employment with Fulcrum in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).