Cardiff Oncology Secures $13.5 Million Equity Investment from Biotech-Focused Fundamental Institutional Investors Acorn Bioventures and CAM Capital

On June 16, 2020 Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDF), a clinical-stage oncology therapeutics company developing drugs to treat cancers with the greatest medical need for new treatment options, including KRAS-mutated colorectal cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer and leukemia, reported it has entered into a securities purchase agreement, jointly led by biotech-focused fundamental institutional investors, Acorn Bioventures and CAM Capital, at the closing price as of June 15, 2020 (Press release, Cardiff Oncology, JUN 16, 2020, View Source [SID1234561145]). The financing includes common stock, non-voting Series E preferred stock and warrants for aggregate gross proceeds of $13.5 million. The proceeds will be used to accelerate the development of onvansertib and associated capital expenditures.

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"We are thrilled to have the long-term investment and support of Acorn Bioventures and CAM Capital to help continue advancing our prioritized clinical programs towards value inflection milestones," said Dr. Mark Erlander, Chief Executive Officer of Cardiff Oncology. "Broadening our institutional investor base will also provide the opportunity for us to gain valuable insight and input from our new investors as part of their role as non-voting observers to our Board of Directors. We believe this financing will allow us to build on the momentum from the recent positive clinical data presented at ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) in KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer. Ultimately, our goal is to provide cancer patients with more effective therapeutic options through development of combination regimens across a number of difficult-to-treat cancers."

The common stock is being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-232321), previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 25, 2019 and declared effective on July 1, 2019. Such shares of common stock are being offered only by means of a prospectus supplement. A prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the registered direct offerings may be obtained, when available, on the SEC’s website at View Source or by contacting Cardiff Oncology, Inc.

The Series E preferred stock and warrants described above are being offered in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and, along with the common stock underlying the Series E preferred and the warrants, have not been registered under the Act or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the Series E preferred stock, warrants and underlying common stock may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from registration requirements of the Act and such applicable state securities laws.

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Moderna to Present at BMO 2020 Prescriptions for Success Healthcare Conference

On June 16, 2020 Moderna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, reported that Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer, will participate virtually in the BMO 2020 Prescriptions for Success Healthcare Conference on June 23rd at 3:00 p.m. ET (Press release, Moderna Therapeutics, JUN 16, 2020, View Source [SID1234561144]).

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A live webcast will be available under "Events and Presentations" in the Investors section of the Moderna website at investors.modernatx.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on Moderna’s website for 30 days following the presentation.

Pacira BioSciences to Present at the 2020 BMO Prescriptions for Success Healthcare Conference

On June 16, 2020 Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX) reported that it will present at the 2020 BMO Prescriptions for Success Healthcare Conference at 10:00 AM ET on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 (Press release, Pacira Pharmaceuticals, JUN 16, 2020, View Source [SID1234561143]). Live audio of the virtual event can be accessed by visiting the "Events" page of the company’s website at investor.pacira.com. A replay of the webcast will also be available for two weeks following the event.

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Affimed to Report First Quarter 2020 Financial Results & Corporate Update June 23, 2020; Company to Participate in Virtual BMO Prescriptions for Success Healthcare Conference

On June 16, 2020 Affimed N.V. (Nasdaq: AFMD), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer, reported that it will release first quarter 2020 results on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 and host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT to discuss financial results and recent corporate developments (Press release, Affimed, JUN 16, 2020, View Source [SID1234561142]).

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The conference call will be available via phone and webcast. To access the first quarter results call, please dial +1-646-741-3167 for U.S. callers, or +44 (0) 2071 928338 for international callers, and reference conference ID 8594214 approximately 15 minutes prior to the call.

To access the live audio webcast of the conference call please visit the "Investors" section of company’s website at View Source A replay of the call will be archived on the Affimed website for 30 days after the call.

BMO Conference Participation
Affimed also announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adi Hoess, will participate in a fireside chat at the 2020 BMO Prescriptions for Success Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 23rd, at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available on the "Investors" section of the company’s website at View Source A replay of the fireside chat will be archived on the Affimed website for 30 days following the event.

eTheRNA raises EUR 34 million in Series B financing to accelerate multiple mRNA therapeutic development programs through to clinical proof of concept

On June 16, 2020 eTheRNA immunotherapies NV (‘eTheRNA’ or ‘The Company’), a clinical-stage company developing immunotherapies from its proprietary mRNA TriMix platform for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases, reported that it has successfully raised Euro 34 million in a Series B equity financing round (Press release, eTheRNA, JUN 16, 2020, View Source [SID1234561140]). All existing investors – LSP (the Netherlands), PMV (Belgium), Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (Germany), Fund+ (Belgium) and Omega Funds (USA) – are participating in the round. They are joined by Grand Decade, a BVI subsidiary owned by China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Ltd (‘GP(HK)’; HKSE Stock code 00512), BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity (Belgium), Yijing Capital (China) and Novalis LifeSciences LLC (USA). GP(HK) and eTheRNA have also agreed outline terms for a possible exclusive strategic partnership for mRNA manufacturing, independent research and development, production and commercialization in Greater China.

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Proceeds of the financing will fund continued development and commercialization of proprietary mRNA technologies and a range of therapeutic products. eTheRNA’s TriMix platform is a core differentiating component in the Company’s product programs and comprises three mRNAs encoding proteins that act together to significantly increase immune responses. TriMix has demonstrated broad application across major cancer types, both preclinically and clinically, offering the prospect of therapeutic vaccines and localised tumor treatments acting synergistically with standard of care treatments. To facilitate its product development activities eTheRNA has developed a proprietary lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform to enable intravenous delivery of various (neo)antigens, which in combination with TriMix results in unprecedented immune responses. Not only will eTheRNA start clinical development of its internal programs for intravenous mRNA delivery, the Company will also explore partnering opportunities. In infectious diseases, eTheRNA’s technologies are being deployed in an eTheRNA-led international consortium which is developing a cross-strain protective SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine for high risk populations.

Dr Russell Greig, Chairman eTheRNA, commented: "The growing evidence of TriMix’s robustness and versatility as a differentiating immune stimulatory platform in a number of clinical indications was a key factor in the successful conclusion of this new funding round. We are excited that the current Series B financing provides eTheRNA with the opportunity to advance its oncology and infectious diseases pipeline further into the clinic, with the primary objective being to demonstrate clinical proof-of-concept in the near term, including for its proprietary LNP platform enabling intravenous delivery of (neo)antigens. We are delighted with the response from both existing and new investors. In addition, the strategic partnership with China Grand Pharma opens a wealth of opportunities in this potentially vast market and we are looking forward to concluding this partnership."