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Atopic dermatitis is a chronic disease that disproportionately impacts communities of color

SAN DIEGO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers or acquirers of Zenas BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZBIO) securities pursuant and/or traceable to Zenas BioPharma’s registration statement issued in connection with Zenas BioPharma’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) held on or around September 13, 2024, and were damaged thereby, have until June 16, 2025 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the Zenas BioPharma class action lawsuit. Captioned Buathongsri v. Zenas BioPharma, Inc., No. 25-cv-10988 (D. Mass.), the Zenas BioPharma class action lawsuit charges Zenas BioPharma as well as certain of Zenas BioPharma’s top executives and directors, as well as the underwriters of the IPO, with violations of the Securities Act of 1933.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. (TSX-V: RKV) (FSE: 7JO) (“Rakovina” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative cancer therapies through artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drug discovery, is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $4,905,150 - consisting of $3,555,150 of Units and $1,350,000 of Debenture Units (each as defined below).

MIAMI, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RESTEM – a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops off-the-shelf, next-generation cell therapies designed to modulate the immune system, today announced that it will present the rationale and study design of its Phase 2/3 IIMPACT (Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Phase 2/3 Adaptive Clinical Trial) trial of Restem-L, the Company’s umbilical-lining modified progenitor cells (UMPC) program for the treatment of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis (PM/DM), a rare autoimmune disease, now defined by the FDA as Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM). The oral presentation will be delivered at the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology's (EULAR) 2025 Congress, to take place June 11-14 in Barcelona, Spain.

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).

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQT), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing meaningful innovations in immuno-dermatology, today reported the grant of an aggregate of 72,000 restricted stock units of Arcutis’ common stock to nine newly hired employees. These awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of Arcutis’ Board of Directors and granted under the Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2022 Inducement Plan, with a grant date of June 2, 2025, as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with Arcutis, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Data featured in oral presentation and poster session at 48^th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference