On July 8, 2021 Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) reported that it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2021 after the close of market on Thursday, July 29 (Press release, Veracyte, JUL 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234584711]). Company management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss financial results and provide a general business update at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day.

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The conference call will be webcast live from the company’s website and will be available via the following link: View Source A webcast replay will be available following conclusion of the live broadcast and will be accessible on the company’s website at View Source

On July 8, 2021 Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) reported that Peter Lamb, Ph.D., the company’s Executive Vice President, Scientific Strategy and Chief Scientific Officer, will present at the virtual William Blair Biotech Focus Conference 2021 on Thursday, July 15th at 2:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. CDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT (Press release, Exelixis, JUL 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234584727]).

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To access the webcast link, log onto www.exelixis.com and proceed to the News & Events / Event Calendar page under the Investors & Media heading. Please connect to the company’s website at least 15 minutes prior to the presentation to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to listen to the webcast. A replay will also be available at the same location for 14 days.

On July 8, 2021 BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test and deliver meaningful medicines for patients with genetic diseases and cancers with clear genetic drivers, reported three new academic collaborations with MUSC Foundation for Research Development, Stanford University and the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) to translate cutting-edge discoveries into potential therapies for patients with genetic diseases and genetically driven cancers (Press release, BridgeBio, JUL 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234584746]).

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"The chance to partner with exceptional researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, Stanford University and University of Pittsburgh is a privilege, and we believe will help us advance our mission to discover, create, test and deliver life-changing medicines for patients in need as rapidly as possible," said BridgeBio founder and CEO Neil Kumar, Ph.D.

To date, BridgeBio has worked with 23 leading institutions throughout the country that are focused on providing treatment options to patients as quickly and safely as possible. For a list of some of the institutions BridgeBio is partnered with, please visit Our Partners page.

On July 8, 2021 Apexigen, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing a new generation of antibody therapeutics for oncology, reported that Xiaodong Yang, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Linda Rubinstein, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences in July (Press release, Apexigen, JUL 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234590989]):

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William Blair Biotech Focus Conference 2021
Format: Corporate update and one-on-one investor meetings
Presentation Date & Time: Thursday, July 15, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. ET
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LifeSci Annual Summer Symposium
Format: Corporate update
Presentation Date & Time: Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. ET
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On July 8, 2021 Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:APLS), a global biopharmaceutical company and leader in targeted C3 therapies, reported that it has entered into separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of its 3.500% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the "Notes") (Press release, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, JUL 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234584696]). Under the terms of these exchange agreements, the holders have agreed to exchange with Apellis approximately $198.6 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes held by them for (i) 4,530,431 shares of Apellis’ common stock, which is equal to 22.8065 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exchanged plus (ii) an additional number of shares of Apellis’ common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exchanged equal to the quotient of (a) $449.64 divided by (b) the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of Apellis’ common stock over the 10 consecutive trading days commencing on July 8, 2021. The exchange transactions are expected to close on July 23, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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