Q1 2026 update

On April 23, 2026 Ipsen reported first quarter 2026 results.

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(Presentation, Ipsen, APR 23, 2026, View Source [SID1234665586])

CytoDyn to Host Investor Webcast

On April 23, 2026 CytoDyn Inc. (OTCQB: CYDY) ("CytoDyn" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage oncology company advancing leronlimab, a first-in-class humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the CCR5 receptor with therapeutic potential across multiple indications, including metastatic triple-negative breast cancer ("mTNBC") and colorectal cancer ("mCRC"), reported it will host an investor webcast on April 30, 2026, at 1 p.m. PT, to provide a corporate and clinical update.

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The investor webcast will highlight CytoDyn’s latest scientific, clinical, operational, and financial progress, as well as calendar 2026 priorities and upcoming milestones. Dr. Jacob P. Lalezari, CEO of CytoDyn, will be joined by Pashtoon M. Kasi, M.D., M.S., Medical Director of GI Oncology, City of Hope Orange County, Irvine, California, and Robert E. Hoffman, Chief Financial Officer of CytoDyn.

Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Time: 1 p.m. PT

Registration and Access Link

This is a livestream presentation. Attendees are advised to log in ahead of the start time. The Company will host a live Q&A session during the webcast; questions may be submitted in advance to [email protected].

Following the conclusion of the webcast, a replay will be available for approximately 30 days on the investor relations section of the Company’s website.

(Press release, CytoDyn, APR 23, 2026, View Source [SID1234664719])

Nektar Therapeutics Announces Closing of $373.8 Million Public Offering Including Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

On April 23, 2026 Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on development of novel immunology therapies, reported the closing of its underwritten public offering of $373.8 million of shares of its common stock. Nektar sold 4,062,500 shares of common stock in the offering, which includes 529,891 shares sold upon exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock in the offering. The shares of common stock were sold at a public offering price of $92.00 per share. The gross proceeds to Nektar from the offering were approximately $373.8 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. All of the securities sold in this offering were offered by Nektar.

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Jefferies, TD Cowen, and Piper Sandler acted as joint bookrunning managers for the offering. Citigroup also acted as a bookrunner for the offering.

The securities described above were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (No. 333-291466) that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 12, 2025 and automatically became effective upon filing. This offering was made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus that form a part of the registration statement.

A final prospectus supplement related to and describing the terms of the offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus related to the offering may also be obtained from Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388, or by email at [email protected]; TD Securities (USA) LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by email at [email protected]; Piper Sandler & Co., 350 North 5th Street, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55401, Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at (800) 747-3924, or by email at [email protected]; or Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 (Tel: 800-831-9146).

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that state or jurisdiction.

(Press release, Nektar Therapeutics, APR 23, 2026, View Source [SID1234664736])

Epitopea Announces Approval of OVACT Clinical Trial Application for CryptiVax-1001 in Advanced High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

On April 23, 2026 Epitopea, a transatlantic biotech developing off-the-shelf, durable, RNA-based cancer immunotherapies, reported that it has received approval from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Regional Ethics Committee (REC) for its clinical trial application (CTA) for its first-in-human clinical trial (OVACT) of its lead program, CryptiVax-1001, targeting advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer.

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Epitopea also announces the appointment of Professor Susana Banerjee (MBBS MA PhD FRCP), a Consultant Medical Oncologist and Research Lead for the Gynaecology Unit at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Professor in Women’s Cancers at the Institute of Cancer Research, as Chief Investigator of the OVACT trial.

Dr. Klaus Edvardsen, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Epitopea, commented, "We are excited by the achievement of this significant regulatory milestone, which is a credit to our dedicated clinical and wider Epitopea team. We also welcome Professor Banerjee to her role as Chief Investigator of our first clinical trial. Her world-class expertise in ovarian cancer and leadership in global clinical development will bring invaluable insights as we transition to a clinical-stage company."

OVACT is a Phase 1/1b dose escalation and expansion trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and early clinical activity of CryptiVax-1001 in HRP+/BRCA-wildtype high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients.

High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer(HGSOC) remains one of the most difficult-to-treat solid tumors, with most patients (~80%) presenting with advanced or metastatic disease. While most women respond to first-line platinum chemotherapy, nearly all ultimately relapse and progress to platinum-resistant disease. Existing maintenance options leave a major therapeutic gap among HRP+/BRCA-wildtype patients, who represent roughly half of the ovarian cancer population.

Professor Banerjee added: "There is a substantial unmet need in homologous recombination proficient (HRP) ovarian cancer, where available maintenance therapies deliver limited durable benefit. Epitopea’s CryptiVax-1001 vaccine, which targets a novel repertoire of tumor-specific antigens, has the potential to meaningfully extend remission for patients with few effective treatment options."

Epitopea’s pipeline is enabled by CryptoMapTM, a proprietary discovery engine that identifies tumor-presented antigens arising from the dark genome, a previously inaccessible source of novel, tumor-specific targets. These antigens, known as CryptigensTM, demonstrate high inter-patient sharing, enabling development of true off-the-shelf mRNA immunotherapies.

(Press release, Epitopea, APR 23, 2026, View Source [SID1234664720])

Tempus and USC Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate AI-Driven Precision Medicine

On April 23, 2026 Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEM), a technology company leading the adoption of AI to advance precision medicine, and the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Keck Medicine of USC, reported a multi-faceted collaboration aimed at transforming patient care and accelerating research through the power of data and AI. This collaboration is designed to transform care delivery across more than 1.5 million annual patient visits to the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Keck Hospital of USC, USC Verdugo Hills and all USC-affiliated hospitals and clinics across Southern California.

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The collaboration is built on four foundational pillars, co-created to drive clinical impact, research scale, and long-term innovation. These include clinical testing, which enables personalized medicine by integrating Tempus’ advanced molecular diagnostics and comprehensive genomic profiling into Keck Medicine’s clinical workflows; clinical trial matching, which automates the identification of eligible patients for targeted therapies and clinical trials through Tempus’ TIME Trial Program; clinical care gap pathways, which use AI-driven insights to identify and close gaps in patient care; and research collaboration and co-development, which accelerates the translation of academic insights into validated diagnostics and therapies while jointly developing AI tools that connect research discoveries to clinical care.

"By working closely with Tempus, and in collaboration with clinical, research, and operational leaders across USC, we are aligning research, clinical care, and innovation priorities that put the patient first," said Vasiliki Anest, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. "Our patient-focused commitment is to ensure discoveries and clinical innovations move thoughtfully and responsibly into practice, expanding access to personalized care and clinical trials, supporting physicians, and improving patient outcomes."

"We are tremendously excited to embark on this collaboration with USC, an institution that shares our commitment to advancing healthcare through data and technology," said Ezra Cohen, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Oncology at Tempus. "By bringing together Tempus’ AI-powered platform with USC’s world-class research and clinical expertise, we have the opportunity to create a powerful, integrated ecosystem that meaningfully transforms care delivery."

(Press release, Tempus, APR 23, 2026, View Source [SID1234664737])