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MacroGenics Announces MGD019 Publication in Cell Reports Medicine

ROCKVILLE, Md. and CHESTERBROOK, Pa., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerecor Inc. (NASDAQ: CERC), a biopharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader in development and commercialization of treatments for rare and orphan diseases, today announced that its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to study the use of CERC-007 to treat Still’s disease has been accepted by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now open. CERC-007 is a high affinity, fully human anti-IL-18 monoclonal antibody (mAb). The first study will be a global multicenter Phase 1b clinical trial in adult onset Still’s disease and is planned to start in the first quarter of 2021. Initial data is expected in the second quarter of 2021.

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Saint-Herblain (France), December 22, 2020 – Valneva SE (“Valneva” or “the Company”), a specialty vaccine company focused on prevention against diseases with major unmet needs, today announced that its shareholders approved the resolutions recommended by the Management Board at its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on December 22, 2020.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this EGM was held as a closed meeting without the physical presence of shareholders.  Full voting results will be available on the Company’s website within fifteen days.

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Valneva Shareholders Approve EGM Resolutions to Support Potential US IPO Plan

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTGN) (“VistaGen”), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing a new generation of medicines with potential to go beyond the current standard of care for anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced the closing of its $100 million underwritten public offering consisting of 63,000,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $0.92 per share, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and 2,000,000 shares of its Series D convertible preferred stock (“Series D Preferred Stock”) at a public offering price of $21.16 per share. All of the securities in the offering were sold by VistaGen.

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VistaGen Therapeutics Announces Closing of $100 Million Underwritten Public Offering

PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADXS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of immunotherapy products, today announced that it received a positive determination from the Nasdaq Stock Market granting approval of the Company’s request to transfer its listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market from the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The Company’s securities will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market effective at the start of trading on December 24, 2020. The Company’s shares will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “ADXS.”

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Advaxis Announces Listing Transfer to Nasdaq Capital Market and Additional 180-day Extension by Nasdaq to Regain Compliance with Minimum Bid Price...

Lille (France), Cambridge (Massachusetts, United States), December 22, 2020 – GENFIT (Nasdaq and Euronext: GNFT), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with metabolic and chronic liver diseases (the “Company”), today announces that is has filed with the French Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) an amendment to its 2019 Universal Registration Document and that the AMF has approved on December 22, 2020 under the approval no. 20-616 a prospectus (the “Prospectus”) made available to the public in connection with the admission on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris (“Euronext Paris”) of a maximum aggregate of 17,522,016 new ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of €0.25 to be issued following the potential full bond conversion in accordance with the Conversion Ratio Modification (as defined below), of 3,185,821 convertible bonds into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares that would remain outstanding following the Partial Buyback (as defined below), which were issued by the Company on October 16, 2017 and due October 16, 2025, provided that the Bondholders accept to postpone the maturity date of the OCEANES (the “OCEANEs”).

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GENFIT: Renegotiation of the OCEANEs Convertible Bond Terms: Availability of Prospectus Relating to the Admission of New Shares Following Conversion...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTMX), a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody® technology platform, today announced the appointment of Mani Mohindru, PhD to the Company’s board of directors. Dr. Mohindru brings to CytomX deep and varied experience across the life sciences industry, with particular experience in finance and corporate strategy.

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JERSEY, Channel Islands, Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quotient Limited (NASDAQ:QTNT), a commercial-stage diagnostics company (the Company), today announced that on December 21, 2020, Ed Farrell delivered a notice of resignation from his position as the Company's Chief Operating Officer. Under Mr. Farrell's employment agreement, unless the Company elects otherwise, the resignation will take effect 12 months after the notice was given. Mr. Farrell stated that his resignation was due to personal reasons.

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Quotient Limited Announces Departure of Chief Operating Officer

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zenith Capital Corp. ("Zenith" or the "Company") announces that, at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today, Zenith shareholders approved all resolutions outlined in the Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular dated November 9, 2020 (the Information Circular), which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and on the Zenith website at www.zenithepigenetics.com.

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Zenith Announces Voting Results from the 2020 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VYGR) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified Neurocrine Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBIX) that it has placed a clinical hold on the RESTORE-1 clinical trial of NBIb-1817 (VY-AADC). As previously announced, trial sites participating in RESTORE-1 had not been screening, enrolling or dosing patients as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently, as a result of the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB)’s request to pause dosing pending its review of additional data. The DSMB has requested additional patient level data from the trial and now plans to review these data in early 2021. The clinical hold follows the submission by Neurocrine Biosciences of an IND Safety Report related to the observation of MRI abnormalities in some RESTORE-1 study participants. The clinical implications of this observation are currently unknown and are being evaluated.

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Voyager Therapeutics Provides Update on NBIb-1817 (VY-AADC) Gene Therapy Program

LEXINGTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Translate Bio (Nasdaq: TBIO), a clinical-stage messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics company developing a new class of potentially transformative medicines to treat or prevent debilitating or life-threatening diseases, announced today that John Schroer, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), is departing the Company for personal reasons. Mr. Schroer's departure will be effective by year-end 2020. Robert Prentiss, Translate Bio’s Vice President and Corporate Controller since 2017, will serve as Principal Accounting Officer and report directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ronald Renaud, on an interim basis while a formal search process to appoint a new CFO is conducted.

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HOLLISTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO) (“Harvard Bioscience”) today announced the refinancing of its debt with the closing of a new $65 million credit facility (the “Refinancing”). Proceeds from the new facility will be used to retire existing debt and pay related fees and expenses. The Refinancing significantly reduces borrowing costs while increasing operating flexibility through less restrictive financial covenants and access to higher levels of revolver borrowings.

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Harvard Bioscience Announces New Credit Facility

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Resverlogix Corp. (“Resverlogix”, or the "Corporation") (TSX:RVX) today held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) in Calgary, Alberta.

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Resverlogix Announces Voting Results from the 2020 Meeting of Shareholders and Update on $13 Million Investment by Sheikh Abdulgader Aboud Baeshen

ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPN), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system diseases, today announced positive topline results from a Phase III study of SPN-812 in adults (P306) for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Supernus Announces Positive Results from Phase III Study for SPN-812 in Adults with ADHD

WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYPT), a pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics to help improve the lives of patients with serious eye disorders, today announced a royalty monetization agreement with SWK Holdings Corporation (SWK) for royalties payable to EyePoint under its license agreement with Alimera Sciences, Inc. (Alimera) for ILUVIEN®. EyePoint has received a one-time $16.5 million payment from SWK and, in return, SWK is entitled to receive future royalties payable to EyePoint from the Alimera agreement.

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EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Announces $16.5 Million Monetization of ILUVIEN® Royalty with SWK Holdings Corporation

The NDA submission is based on efficacy and safety results from a comprehensive clinical trial program conducted in patients with a broad range of dry eye disease. The NDA submission is based on efficacy and safety results from a comprehensive clinical trial program conducted in patients with a broad range of dry eye disease.

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Oyster Point Pharma Submits New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for OC-01 (varenicline) Nasal Spray for the Treatment of...

LEIDEN, Netherlands & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (Nasdaq: PRQR) (the “Company”), a company dedicated to changing lives through the creation of transformative RNA therapies for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), today announced that Company management will present during a fireside chat at the upcoming HC Wainwright Virtual BIOCONNECT 2021 Conference. A webcast of the presentation will be accessible from the “Investors & Media” section of ProQR’s website (www.proqr.com) under ‘Events’, beginning January 11, 2021.

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Inivata’s Liquid Biopsy Technology Included in Unique £10m Research Collaboration for Early Detection of Lung Cancer

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Inivata’s Liquid Biopsy Technology Included in Unique £10m Research Collaboration for Early Detection of Lung Cancer

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ROCKVILLE, MD, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, announced today a research collaboration and global license agreement to develop a preclinical bispecific molecule with Janssen Biotech, Inc. The research collaboration will incorporate MacroGenics' proprietary DART® platform to enable simultaneous targeting of two undisclosed targets in a therapeutic area outside oncology.

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MacroGenics Enters Research Collaboration with Janssen to Develop Novel DART® Molecule