Isofol invites to a live-streamed R&D Event on June 20 at 12.30 CEST

On June 14, 2022 Isofol Medical AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: ISOFOL), reported that the company invites investors, analysts, and media to a live-streamed R&D Event with a subsequent question and answer session on June 20 at 12:30 CEST (Press release, Isofol Medical, JUN 14, 2022, View Source [SID1234615958]).

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Isofol will shortly present top-line results from the multi-center, global Phase III AGENT study investigating arfolitixorin in combination with 5-FU, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab in advanced, metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The purpose of the event is to provide investors, analysts, and media with a better understanding of the current treatment landscape; medical need for colorectal cancer patients; clinical, regulatory and market access demands; and an update on the AGENT study. Speaking at the R&D Event will be Isofol´s CEO Ulf Jungnelius MD, CMO/CSO Roger Tell MD, and Professor Sebastian Stintzing MD, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology. The event will be held in English.

Agenda for the R&D Event

The AGENT study – its design, patient population, endpoints, and an update including the current status of the study and upcoming topline results
The medical need for colorectal cancer patients
The current colorectal cancer treatment landscape and the clinical use of current treatments
Clinical, regulatory, and market access demands for introducing new treatments for colorectal cancer
Q&A-session
The event will be livestreamed and can be followed via a link that will be published on Isofol’s webpage shortly

Questions can be asked prior to the event by sending an email to [email protected] or during the webcast via a chat function. The webcast will also be available on demand on Isofol’s corporate website after the event.

Date and time
June 20, 2022, from 12:30-14:00 p.m. CEST

Webcast link
A link to the webcast will be published on Isofol’s webpage shortly.

Telix and Invicro Advance AI Partnership

On June 14, 2022 Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) reported that it has advanced a partnership with Invicro LLC (Invicro), a global, industry-leading imaging CRO, and part of REALM IDx, Inc., to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) platform to accompany Telix’s PSMA-PET imaging agent, Illuccix (kit for the preparation of gallium Ga 68 gozetotide) – known as TelixAI (Press release, Immudex, JUN 14, 2022, View Source [SID1234615957]).

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TelixAI seeks to increase the efficiency and reproducibility of clinicians’ imaging assessments using advanced analysis capabilities with an initial focus on prostate cancer. The platform is designed to do this by automatically separating healthy versus abnormal tracer uptake and then classifies lesions as either visceral (soft tissue) or bone lesions.

Invicro has a depth of experience in AI, machine learning and algorithm development for medical imaging. Its industry leading medical image analyst team consists of over fifty medical image processing scientists. The commercial objective of the development partnership is the submission to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) approval for software as a medical device.

A demonstration of the TelixAI was presented this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting being held in Vancouver, BC from June 11-14.

Telix Chief Scientist, Dr. Michael Wheatcroft said, "We are pleased to be advancing the TelixAI platform with Invicro, which aims to further enhance the utility of molecular imaging starting with Illuccix. Our investment in TelixAI is expected to extend into multiple applications for Telix’s late-stage imaging assets, including TLX250-CDx, which is currently completing a Phase III pivotal trial in renal cancer imaging."

CEO of Invicro, Matt Silva, Ph.D., continued, "Invicro is delighted to bring our deep expertise in PET imaging, AI and machine learning and take this collaboration with Telix’s Research and Innovation team into the next stage. We are excited about the possibility of bringing this software to realization with Illuccix and for the potential impact on clinicians’ decision-making and patient outcomes with Telix’s broad theranostic pipeline."

Almac Group records highest ever revenue, profit and employee numbers as £200 million global expansion plans announced

On June 14, 2022 Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation, has today (Tuesday 14th June) reported its highest ever end-of-year results for revenue, profit, and employee numbers (Press release, Almac, JUN 14, 2022, View Source [SID1234615956]).

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In their financial results for year ending 30 September 2021, Almac recorded a £58 million (8.6%) rise in turnover from £677 million in 2020 to £735 million in 2021. Pre-tax profits were recorded at £81 million, up from £64 million (27.1% increase) for the same period the previous year.

The report also detailed an increase in Almac’s average employee figures from 5,466 to 5,783 (5.8%) during the period of October 2020 to September 2021. Current employee numbers for the Group now sits at over 6,500 and a current global recruitment drive will increase the total number to over 8,000 over the next three years, with over 1,000 of these new roles planned for Northern Ireland.

Privately owned Almac is committed to re-investing all profits back into its business and today announces a £200 million global capital investment plan to meet increased client demand over the next three years.

Investment will take place in existing Almac locations in Northern Ireland, other sites in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.

Almac is at the forefront of developing, manufacturing, testing and distributing essential medicines to vulnerable patients around the world. During this financial year the group was involved in the development of over 300 life-saving drugs spanning more than 20 therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, immunology, gene therapy and neurology. Almac was also instrumental in supporting over 200 research projects for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

Alan Armstrong, Almac Group CEO, said: "I am hugely proud of our achievements in the last financial year. I am incredibly grateful to every one of our employees for their part in delivering these outstanding results as we continue our vital work developing life-saving and life-enhancing medicines for our clients and patients.

"Almac is committed to re-investing all our profit back into the business to ensure we are market leading for clients and offer the best possible work environment for our people.

"For our clients, we are investing £200 million on expansion to ensure we remain the global leaders in our industry and give them, and ultimately patients across the world who receive benefit from these therapeutics, the best possible offering from Almac."

PAT-DX1 Significantly Improves Survival in Animal Model of Pancreatic Cancer

On June 14, 2022 Patrys reported the publication of new data from a series of studies by our collaborators Dr James Hansen, of Yale School of Medicine and Dr Kim O’Sullivan, of Monash University, showing that PAT‑DX1 suppresses the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which may reduce metastasis in some cancers (Press release, Patrys, JUN 14, 2022, View Source [SID1234615955]).

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The paper, which is published in the peer-reviewed journal ImmunoHorizons, is the first study showing that PAT-DX1 may be used to regulate the formation of NETs, which are believed to contribute to immunity, inflammation and the pathophysiology of various inflammatory diseases and some cancers.

Patrys CEO and MD, Dr. James Campbell said:

"This is an unexpected and important discovery for Patrys, offering mechanistic rationale to the previously-described ability of PAT-DX1 to reduce cancer spread by metastasis, and opening the door to broader uses of deoxymabs in non-cancer indications, particularly chronic inflammatory conditions that are driven by NET formation."

Cogent Biosciences Announces Pricing of Upsized Public Offering of Shares of Common Stock and Pre-funded Warrants

On June 14, 2022 Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: COGT), a biotechnology company focused on developing precision therapies for genetically defined diseases, reported the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 15,169,698 shares of its common stock, offered at a public offering price of $8.25 per share (Press release, Cogent Biosciences, JUN 14, 2022, View Source [SID1234615953]). In addition, in lieu of issuing common stock to certain investors, Cogent is offering pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,030,302 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $8.24 per pre-funded warrant, which equals the public offering price per share of the common stock less the $0.01 exercise price per share of each pre-funded warrant. The aggregate gross proceeds to Cogent from this offering are expected to be approximately $150 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, upsized from $125 million. In addition, Cogent has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,730,000 shares of its common stock at the public offering price less underwriting discounts. All of the shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants in the offering are being sold by Cogent. The offering is expected to close on or about June 16, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.

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Cogent intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for development, regulatory and commercial preparation activities relating to bezuclastinib and other product candidates, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Jefferies, Piper Sandler & Co. and Guggenheim Securities, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. LifeSci Capital is also acting as lead manager for the offering.

The securities described above are being offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement (File No. 333-264773) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which became effective on May 24, 2022.

A final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the SEC. The securities described above have not been qualified under any state blue sky laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. The offering can be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus, copies of which may be obtained at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by request to Jefferies LLC (Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10022; telephone: 877-821-7388; email: [email protected]); or Piper Sandler & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, or by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or by email at [email protected]; or Guggenheim Securities, LLC: Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison, New York, New York 10017, by telephone at 212-518-9544, or by email at [email protected].