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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).

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BOSTON, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: XENE), a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering life-changing therapeutics for patients in need, today announced equity inducement grants to six new non-officer employees consisting of an aggregate of 24,200 share options. All of the foregoing share options were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors with an effective date of July 31, 2025 and were granted as inducements material to the employees entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 01, 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 August 1, 2025 (the “Grant Date”), ORIC granted a total of 35,000 non-qualified stock options and 5,800 restricted stock units to two new non-executive employees who began their employment with ORIC in July 2025.

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing tumor-activated immuno-oncology therapies for people living with cancer, today announced that, effective August 1, 2025, the company granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 134,000 shares of its common stock to two new employees under Xilio Therapeutics’ 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan.

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).