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BOSTON, Mass., June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vor Bio (Nasdaq: VOR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company transforming the treatment of autoimmune diseases, today announced that, on June 1, 2026, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 61,050 shares of Vor Bio’s common stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) representing the right to receive an aggregate of 12,900 shares of Vor Bio’s common stock to 10 newly hired employees. The foregoing stock options and RSUs were granted as material inducements to employment with Vor Bio in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and were granted under the Vor Biopharma Inc. 2023 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”).        

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.

Oslo, Norway (15 August 2025) – TGS has issued awards of Performance Share Units (PSUs) and Restricted Share Units (RSUs) to 283 key employees of the Company, as authorized by the shareholders of the company at its Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2025.  With the exception of certain PSUs and RSUs, which may be secured by the Company’s treasury stock, the PSUs and RSUs are secured by free-standing warrants that, upon vesting of the PSUs and RSUs in accordance with their terms, are convertible to shares of the Company’s common stock.  Each PSU represents the right to receive a maximum of 1.5 shares, while each RSU represents the right to receive one share.

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.

Oslo, Norway (11 August 2025) – In accordance with the measures approved by the shareholders of TGS at the Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2022, the Board of Directors of TGS ASA authorized TGS to grant Performance Stock Units (PSUs) and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) under the 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan to key employees of TGS on 9 August 2022.  Each RSU represented the right to receive one share, while each PSU represented the right to receive a maximum of one share depending on performance against target metrics during the measurement period of 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024.  The granted PSUs and RSUs were secured by free-standing warrants.

DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) (the “Company”), a leading global contract research organization (CRO), today announced that it issued grants of employment inducement awards to Anshul Thakral, the Company’s recently appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, as an inducement material to Mr. Thakral becoming a new employee of the Company. The grants were previously approved by the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors and were made in connection with Mr. Thakral’s start date with the Company on August 4, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).

DALLAS, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSHA) (Taysha or the Company), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for severe monogenic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), today announced that, on August 1, 2025, the Compensation Committee of Taysha's Board of Directors granted one new employee an option to purchase 90,000 shares of the Company's common stock in connection with their employment. The stock option was granted under the Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. 2023 Inducement Plan as an inducement material to the individual entering employment with Taysha in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).