Tag: therapies

BOSTON, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- X4 Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: XFOR), a company driven to improve the lives of people with rare diseases of the immune system, today announced that, effective on August 12, 2025, the company issued inducement awards to Adam Craig, M.D., John Volpone and David Kirske under the X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2019 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Inducement Plan”), consisting of (i) options to purchase an aggregate of 4,250,718 shares of X4’s common stock granted to Dr. Craig, (ii) options to purchase an aggregate of 4,250,718 shares of X4’s common stock granted to Mr. Volpone and (iii) options to purchase an aggregate of 2,833,812 shares of X4’s common stock granted to Mr. Kirske. In addition, effective on August 14, 2025, the company issued additional inducement awards to Dr. Craig, Mr. Volpone and Mr. Kirske under the 2019 Inducement Plan, consisting of (i) options to purchase an aggregate of 529,201 shares of X4’s common stock granted to Dr. Craig, (ii) options to purchase an aggregate of 529,201 shares of X4’s common stock granted to Mr. Volpone and (iii) options to purchase an aggregate of 352,800 shares of X4’s common stock granted to Mr. Kirske.

First-in-human study evaluating safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of BGE-102, an orally available small molecule with potential best-in-class profile

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC ID: RGBP and RGBPP) today provided further insight into its planned Phase 1 clinical trial of HemaXellerate, the company’s innovative stem cell-derived therapy, which has already received U.S. FDA clearance. While the initial focus is on treating aplastic anemia, a rare orphan indication, Regen BioPharma is evaluating expanded applications for this groundbreaking therapy in markets poised for significant growth.

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.

Results support potential of efruxifermin (EFX) to reduce risk of fibrosis progression in patients with pre-cirrhotic (F2-F3) MASH