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SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRIX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted protein degradation medicines, the next frontier in innovative drug design aimed at improving treatment options for patients with cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that on June 10, 2025, the company granted inducement awards to seventeen new employees. The grants were made pursuant to Nurix’s 2024 Equity Inducement Plan as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with Nurix and were approved by the Compensation Committee of Nurix’s Board of Directors in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 13, 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 26,000 shares of the Company’s stock (the “Inducement Grant”) to newly hired employees on June 10, 2025 (the “Grant Date”), in connection with the commencement of employment.

BOSTON, MA, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW) (the “Company”), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, today announced that Matt Morgan has joined the Company’s newly established Crypto Advisory Board.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senti Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTI) (“Senti Bio”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation cell and gene therapies using its proprietary Gene Circuit platform, today announced that on June 3, 2025 Senti Bio’s Board of Directors granted to eight new employees stock options to purchase an aggregate of 102,500 shares of the Company’s common stock with a per share exercise price of $3.03. These awards were made under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2022 Inducement Equity Plan (the “Plan”).

BRISBANE, Calif., June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA) today announced that on June 3, 2025, the Compensation Committee granted inducement awards consisting of non-qualified stock options to purchase 124,000 shares of Class A common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs) for 65,925 shares of Class A common stock to seventeen (17) new employees under the Inducement Plan. The Compensation Committee approved the awards as an inducement material to the new employees’ employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of the Company’s prospectus supplement dated May 30, 2025 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated May 15, 2025.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ORIC), a clinical stage oncology company focused on developing treatments that address mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, today announced that on June 2, 2025 (the “Grant Date”), ORIC granted a total of 39,100 non-qualified stock options and 6,500 restricted stock units to three new non-executive employees who began their employment with ORIC in May 2025.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 06, 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 a new employee. 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 employee entering into employment with Fulcrum in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

SAN FRANCISCO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (the “Company” or “89bio”) (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 61,100 shares of the Company’s common stock to three new employees (the “Inducement Grants”) on June 3, 2025 (the “Grant Date”). The Inducement Grants have been granted pursuant to the Company’s 2023 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”). The Inducement Grants were granted as an inducement material to these individuals entering into employment with 89bio in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).