On May 27, 2020 Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, reported the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 107,049,375 shares of its common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 8,335,239 shares of common stock, together with accompanying warrants to purchase 57,692,307 shares of common stock (Press release, Geron, MAY 27, 2020, View Source [SID1234558626]). The common stock and pre-funded warrants were sold in combination with an accompanying warrant to purchase 0.5 of a share of common stock issued for each share of common stock or pre-funded warrant sold. The combined offering price to the public of each share of common stock and accompanying warrant was $1.30. The combined offering price to the public of each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant was $1.299.

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The estimated net proceeds to Geron from the public offering are expected to be approximately $140 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by Geron. Geron intends to use the net proceeds from this public offering to fund its ongoing IMerge Phase 3 clinical trial in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes to top-line results, its planned Phase 3 clinical trial in refractory myelofibrosis to complete patient enrollment, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Stifel and MTS Health Partners acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Needham & Company, BTIG and H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as co-managers for the offering.

A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the public offering of the shares of common stock and accompanying warrants described above was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and subsequently declared effective by the SEC. A final prospectus supplement relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement may also be obtained from Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, California 94104, by telephone at 415-364-2720 or by email at [email protected]; or MTS Securities, LLC, 623 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10022, by telephone at 646-975-6548 or by email at [email protected].

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities, nor will 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.

On May 27, 2020 Moleculin Biotech, Inc., (Nasdaq: MBRX) ("Moleculin" or the "Company"), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company with a broad portfolio of drug candidates targeting highly resistant tumors and viruses, reported that it has received notification from Nasdaq that trading in the Company’s common stock will resume on Thursday, May 28, 2020 (Press release, Moleculin, MAY 27, 2020, View Source [SID1234558552]).

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On May 27, 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 its participation in the following upcoming virtual investor conferences (Press release, Moderna Therapeutics, MAY 27, 2020, View Source [SID1234558571]):

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Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Goldman Sachs 41st Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 2:10 p.m. ET.
A live webcast of each presentation will be available under "Events and Presentations" in the Investors section of the Moderna website at investors.modernatx.com. A replay of each webcast will be archived on Moderna’s website for 30 days following the presentation.

On May 27, 2020 Imaging Endpoints reported that it has supported two additional U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals this month for new, life-saving therapies (Press release, Imaging Endpoints, MAY 27, 2020, View Source [SID1234558588]). The two New Drug Application (NDA) approvals, for two of the Company’s pharmaceutical company clients, included indications for adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), adult and pediatric patients with thyroid cancer, and adult patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).

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Imaging Endpoints serves as the imaging CRO that performed the blinded independent central review of imaging for these new cancer treatments. The large, global clinical trials that supported these approvals included complex imaging requirements, a double read paradigm with real-time reporting, and included imaging within the primary endpoint.

Imaging Endpoints’ robust processes are designed to meet or exceed industry standards. All inspections to date, including inspections in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), have resulted in zero observations, clearly demonstrating the Company’s leadership in quality and compliance.

Doug Dean Burkett, PhD., Chief Executive Officer and President of Imaging Endpoints added: "We are honored to have supported the FDA approval of these two additional life-saving therapeutics as part of our relentless endeavor to Connect Imaging to the CureTM. Our rapid growth and success is the result of our dedication to provide industry-leading expertise, technologies and services through our amazing global team."

On May 27, 2020 Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IOVA) ("Iovance" or "Company"), a late-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell-based cancer immunotherapies (tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, TIL and peripheral-blood lymphocyte, PBL), reported that it intends to offer and sell $500 million of its common stock, subject to market and other conditions, in an underwritten public offering (Press release, Iovance Biotherapeutics, MAY 27, 2020, View Source [SID1234558627]). All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Iovance. Iovance intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $75 million of additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions.

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Iovance intends to use the proceeds from this offering to fund the expansion of its organization to support the potential commercial launch of lifileucel for advanced melanoma and LN-145 for advanced cervical cancer, to initiate a program directed at registration of Iovance’s tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapies in non-small cell lung cancer, to continue support of ongoing commercial manufacturing activities, and for the development of Iovance’s IL-2 analog, IOV-3001, and for other general corporate purposes. Additional indications or TIL products may be explored with the use of proceeds.

Jefferies LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the offering. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC is also serving as book-running manager.

The shares of common stock described above are being offered by Iovance pursuant to its shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that became automatically effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 27, 2020. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, New York, 10022, by telephone at (877) 547-6340, or by email at [email protected] or Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by mail at 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (866) 471-2526, or by email at [email protected] or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 500 West 33rd Street, New York, New York, 10001, at (800) 326-5897 or email a request to [email protected].

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