Tag: monoclonal antibody

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ImageneBio, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMA) (“ImageneBio”), a clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing treatments for immunological/autoimmune and inflammatory (“I&I”) diseases, granted equity awards to Dr. Kristin Yarema, ImageneBio’s recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, on July 28, 2025 that were recommended by the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) and approved by the Board. The grant included (i) inducement stock options to purchase 436,080 shares of common stock; and (ii) inducement restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for 153,505 shares of common stock (together, the “Inducement Awards”). The Inducement Awards were granted as inducements material to Dr. Yarema entering into employment with ImageneBio in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

MONTREAL, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Therapeutics Inc., (TSX: GUD) ("Knight") a pan-American (ex-USA) specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that its Brazilian affiliate, United Medical Ltda., has submitted a supplemental application to ANVISA, the Brazilian health regulatory agency, seeking approval for an additional indication for MINJUVI® (tafasitamab) in combination with rituximab and lenalidomide for the treatment of adult patients with previously treated follicular lymphoma (FL). The supplemental application for the additional indication was selected for review under Project Orbis.

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, “Biogen”) announced today that the two-year real-world study in the U.S of lecanemab (generic name, product name: LEQEBMI^®), an anti-Aβ protofibril* antibody, was presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2025, held in Toronto, Canada and virtually. Only lecanemab fights AD in two ways – targeting both amyloid plaque and protofibrils*, which can impact tau downstream.

The combined company will operate under the name “ImageneBio, Inc.” and will begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “IMA” at market open on Monday, July 28, 2025

The combined company will operate under the name “ImageneBio, Inc.” and will begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “IMA” at market open on Monday, July 28, 2025

Schlieren / Zurich, Switzerland, 25 July, 2025 – Memo Therapeutics AG ("MTx”), a late-stage biotech company translating unique immune responses into superior medicines to treat viral infections and cancer, today announced results from its Phase II clinical trial evaluating potravitug, a highly potent human BK polyomavirus (“BKPyV”)-neutralizing monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of BKPyV infection in kidney transplant recipients (“KTR”).