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Emergent BioSolutions Secures $62.4 Million Contract Modification for BAT® [Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) – (Equine)] to Bolster U.S. Biodefense Supply
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced it has been awarded a $62.4 million contract modification from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a division of the …

NKGen Biotech Announces International and U.S. Expansion of Phase 1/2a Troculeucel Alzheimer’s Trial with Activation of Clinical Sites in Canada and Florida
SANTA ANA, Calif., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NKGen Biotech, Inc. (OTC: NKGN) (“NKGen” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous and allogeneic natural killer …

Candel Therapeutics Appoints Charles Schoch as Chief Financial Officer
NEEDHAM, Mass., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal biological immunotherapies to help patients fight cancer, today …

Firefly Neuroscience to be Added to the Russell Microcap® Index
– Comes less than a year after listing on Nasdaq – KENMORE, N.Y., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. (“Firefly” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AIFF), an Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) company developing innovative solutions that …

Ashvattha Therapeutics Reports the Ability to Tune Nanomedicines to Image Neuroinflammation in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Tumor Associated Macrophages in Cancer at SNMMI Annual Meeting
Novel nanomedicine radiotracer crosses blood brain barrier in patients with neuroinflammation Tumor macrophage radiotracer achieves 41.6% peak tumor uptake in preclinical studies REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashvattha …

Ajay Dhankhar joins Smith+Nephew as Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officer
Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, announces the appointment of Ajay Dhankhar, PhD, as Chief Corporate Development …

MBX Biosciences Appoints Andreas Moraitis, M.D., as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development
CARMEL, Ind., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MBX Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel precision peptide therapies for the treatment of endocrine and metabolic …

Chiesi Global Rare Diseases Awards Research Grants to Advance Innovation in Lysosomal Diseases
PARMA, Italy, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, a business unit of the Chiesi Group established to deliver innovative therapies and solutions for people living with rare diseases, today announced the recipients of its "Find For …

Optime Care Partners with Tilde Sciences as Exclusive Specialty Pharmacy Provider for Vecamyl
ST. LOUIS, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optime Care, AscellaHealth’s Specialty Pharmacy, is pleased to announce an expanded partnership with Tilde Sciences LLC (“Tilde”), effective June 23, 2025. Under this arrangement, Optime Care will serve as the …

Data Demonstrating Sotagliflozin Reduces the Risk of Clinically Important Hypoglycemic Events in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes When Added to Insulin Presented at the 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Oral presentation highlighted the post-hoc analysis during the “Interventions to Prevent Hypoglycemia: Bench to Bedside” session Treatment with sotagliflozin resulted in no increased risk and a reduction in hypoglycemia events, particularly in patients …

ORYZON Announces Submission of Phase III Protocol to FDA to Initiate PORTICO-2 Trial of Vafidemstat in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Patients
PORTICO-2 designed to validate vafidemstat’s efficacy in reducing aggression in BPD patients Primary endpoint: STAXI-2 Trait Anger (patient-reported) Key secondary endpoint: Overt Aggression Scale-Modified (OAS-M) (clinician-rated) Additional secondary …

RAPT Therapeutics Names Two Industry Veterans to its Board of Directors
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAPT), a clinical-stage immunology-based biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapies for patients living …

AnswersNow CEO and Founder Jeff Beck Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year®2025 Mid-Atlantic Award Winner
RICHMOND, Va., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AnswersNow, the leader in virtual Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy, today announced that Ernst …

Kestra Medical Technologies Announces Inclusion in the Russell 2000® and Russell 3000® Indexes
KIRKLAND, Wash., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: KMTS), a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company, today announced that the company will be added to the Russell 3000® Index, with automatic …

Grace Therapeutics Announces 2025 Fiscal Year-End Results, Provides Business Update
Held Type C meeting with FDA on Planned New Drug Application (NDA) Submission, Including Clinical, Non-clinical, and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Requirements NDA On Track for Submission to FDA in First Half of Calendar 2025 NDA to be …

Immutep Announces Positive Update from Phase I Study of IMP761, a First-in-Class LAG-3 Agonist Antibody for Autoimmune Diseases
Initial pharmacological data from placebo-controlled, double-blind Phase I study shows significant T cell suppression and a favourable safety profile at dosing level of 0.9 mg/kg The substantial reduction in T cell activity highlights the potential …

Alaunos Therapeutics Announces $2.0 Million Registered Direct Offering
HOUSTON, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCRT) (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with certain investors (the “SPA”) for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 610,399 …

Opus Genetics Awarded Non-Dilutive Funding from the RD Fund to Support Preclinical Development of OPGx-MERTK Program
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opus Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRD), a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company developing gene therapies for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and small molecule …

Data from the Phase 2 Clinical Trial of CX11/VCT220 in China Presented at ADA 2025
Patients treated with CX11 (also designated as VCT220) achieved a 9.7% and 9.4% decrease in body weight from baseline after 16 weeks (p≤0.001) in the 160 mg fast and slow titration cohorts, respectively. Results suggest a favorable tolerability profile, …

Jupiter Neurosciences Names Golf Legend Annika Sörenstam as First Nugevia™ Brand Ambassador
Partnership supports near-term launch of new longevity supplement line powered by clinical science and performance-driven innovation Jupiter, Florida, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jupiter Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: JUNS) today announced that Annika …