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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).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics^®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted four newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 238,500 shares of Akebia’s common stock on July 31, 2025. The options were granted as an inducement material to each employee entering into employment with Akebia. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prime Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRME), a biotechnology company committed to delivering a new class of differentiated one-time curative genetic therapies, today announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 43,700,000 shares of its common stock, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 5,700,000 additional shares of its common stock, at a public offering price of $3.30 per share. The underwriters did not receive any discounts or commissions with respect to an aggregate of 1,818,181 shares of common stock sold to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. All of the shares of common stock in the offering were sold by Prime Medicine. The gross proceeds to Prime Medicine from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $144.2 million.

Leveraging the feasibility results from the NRCan-funded project, the project team is now aiming to complete the front-end engineering design for three facilities to convert wood waste feedstock into renewable diesel fuel

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Law office of Brodsky & Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Performant Healthcare, Inc. (“Performant Healthcare” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq - PHLT) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of federal and state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Machinify. Under the terms of the transaction, Machinify will acquire all outstanding shares of Performant Healthcare for $7.75 per share in cash.

BOCA RATON, FL, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”) today announced it will host a live X Spaces conversation on Monday, August 4, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, titled “July 2025 Business Recap & AMA.”