argenx to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

On May 30, 2019 argenx (Euronext & Nasdaq: ARGX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and cancer, reported that management will present at two upcoming investor conferences in June (Press release, argenx, MAY 30, 2019, View Source [SID1234536699]):

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Jefferies 2019 Global Healthcare Conference. Company presentation on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. ET in New York.

Goldman Sachs 40th Annual Global Healthcare Conference. Fireside chat on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 11:20 a.m. PT in Palos Verdes.

Live webcasts of each presentation will be available on the Company’s website at www.argenx.com. Replays of the webcasts will be available for 90 days following each presentation.

Myovant Sciences Announces Pricing of $125 Million Public Offering of Common Shares

On May 30, 2019 Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV) ("Myovant"), a clinical-stage healthcare company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for women’s health and prostate cancer, reported the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 15,151,516 of its common shares at a price to the public of $8.25 per share (Press release, Myovant Sciences, MAY 30, 2019, https://investors.myovant.com/news-releases/news-release-details/myovant-sciences-announces-pricing-125-million-public-offering [SID1234536733]). Gross proceeds to Myovant from the offering are expected to be approximately $125.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. All of the common shares are being offered by Myovant. In connection with this offering, Myovant has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,272,727 of its common shares on the same terms and conditions. The offering is expected to close on June 4, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Myovant currently intends to use the net proceeds from the offering primarily to fund its clinical development programs, including the Phase 3 LIBERTY 2 trial in uterine fibroids and heavy menstrual bleeding and the Phase 3 HERO trial in advanced prostate cancer, preparations for potential future regulatory approvals and commercialization of relugolix, as well as for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Cowen and Company, LLC and Evercore Group L.L.C. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

A shelf registration statement relating to the offered common shares was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and became effective upon filing on May 24, 2019. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website, located at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Attention: Prospectus Department, by email at [email protected] or by phone at (866) 803-9204, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by email at [email protected], by phone at (866) 471-2526 or by facsimile at (212) 902-9316, Cowen and Company, LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Attn: Prospectus Department, by phone at 1-631-274-2806, or Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055, by phone at (888) 474-0200, or by email at [email protected].

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful.

Innovation Pharmaceuticals to Attend 2019 BIO International Convention, June 3-6

On May 29, 2019 Innovation Pharmaceuticals (OTCQB:IPIX) ("the Company"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, reported that the Company will be attending the 2019 BIO International Convention, held June 3-6, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Press release, Innovation Pharmaceuticals, MAY 29, 2019, View Source [SID1234536632]).

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Industry representatives interested in scheduling one-on-one meetings with Innovation Pharmaceuticals management can email the Company, with available timeslots, at [email protected].

The three day-long conference is hosted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), which represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations.

Innovation Pharmaceuticals plans to leverage the conference to continue to build and strengthen business development relationships across its clinical pipeline, which includes: Brilacidin, an immunomodulatory drug candidate with anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties granted Fast Track designation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and Kevetrin, an FDA Orphan Drug-designated p53-modulating anti-cancer drug candidate.

"It’s an exciting time for the Company as we work toward solidifying Pharma partnerships—advancing ongoing licensing efforts that are already well underway, as well as generating interest among other potential partners," said Arthur P. Bertolino, MD, PhD, MBA, President and Chief Medical Officer at Innovation Pharmaceuticals. "Both Brilacidin and Kevetrin are Platform drug candidates with multiple therapeutic applications given unique mechanisms of action and properties. We feel strongly that these drug candidates hold tremendous treatment potential for improving the lives of countless patients and look forward to continuing to evaluate them in clinical trials."

Crescendo Biologics Achieves Another Milestone in its Strategic Collaboration with Takeda

On May 29, 2019 Crescendo Biologics Ltd (Crescendo), the drug developer of novel, targeted T-cell enhancing therapeutics, reported that it has achieved a fourth milestone in its collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) (Press release, Takeda, MAY 29, 2019, View Source [SID1234536648]).

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Under the global, strategic, multi-target collaboration and license agreement with Takeda that was announced in October 2016, Crescendo’s proprietary transgenic platform and engineering expertise is used to identify and configure Humabody-based therapeutics against certain targets selected by Takeda.

This is the fourth collaboration milestone achieved by Crescendo and relates to the progression of an immuno-oncology programme where the Humabody lead has demonstrated in vivo anti-tumour activity. This latest milestone follows the early licensing by Takeda of Crescendo’s first oncologytargeted Humabody in November 2018.

Theodora Harold, CEO of Crescendo, commented:

"We are proud to have achieved another technical milestone in our collaboration with Takeda. This provides further validation of Crescendo’s ability to efficiently deliver differentiated Humabody molecules against specific targets outlined by Takeda."

Exelixis Announces Webcasts of Investor Conference Presentations in June 2019

On May 29, 2019 Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) reported that the company will be presenting at the following three investor conferences in June 2019 (Press release, Exelixis, MAY 29, 2019, View Source [SID1234536664]):

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William Blair 39th Annual Growth Stock Conference: Exelixis is scheduled to present at 5:00 PM EDT / 2:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Chicago.
Goldman Sachs 40th Annual Global Healthcare Conference: Exelixis is scheduled to present at 11:40 AM EDT / 8:40 AM PDT on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
BMO Capital Markets Prescription for Success Healthcare Conference: Exelixis is scheduled to present at 8:00 AM EDT / 5:00 AM PDT on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 in New York.
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