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Strategic investments from two specialist US healthcare investors for continued development of ImmuPharma’s therapeutic pipeline

On June 11, 2020 ImmuPharma PLC (LSE AIM: IMM – Euronext Growth: ALIMM), the specialist drug discovery and development company, reported that it has entered into agreements with two specialist US healthcare investors for a total investment of up to $6.30 million (£4.94 million) comprising an issue of unsecured convertible securities ("Securities") and associated options ("Options") (Press release, ImmuPharma, JUN 11, 2020, View Source [SID1234560987]).

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Highlights

ImmuPharma is to issue $3 million (£2.35 million) in face value of Securities to two US specialist healthcare investors, L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund and Lind Global Macro Fund LP, managed by The Lind Partners, LLC ("the Investors") with a maturity period of 18 months.
At any time, during the maturity period, the Investors may convert their Securities (in whole or in part) to 13,086,619 ordinary shares in the Company, in aggregate, at a price of 17.96p ("Conversion Price") which is equivalent to 120% of the Volume Weighted Average Price ("VWAP") of the ordinary shares for 09 June 2020.
During the maturity period, the Company may require the investors to convert their securities to ordinary shares, if the VWAP on each of at least 20 consecutive trading days shall be equal to or have exceeded 35.92p (200% of the Conversion Price).
Should any securities remain unconverted on 10 December 2021 the Company will repurchase, from the Investors, the outstanding face value of the unconverted Securities.
In addition, the Investors have been granted 15,703,942 Options in the Company, which may be exercised at any time up to 3 years, with an exercise price the same as the Conversion Price, which, if all exercised, would amount to $3.60 million (£2.82 million).
The initial net proceeds of the Securities (after subscription and expenses) received by the Company of $2.39 million (£1.87 million) and any additional funds received of up to $3.60 million (£2.82 million), following exercise of the Options, will be used primarily to fund:
– Continued expansion of the Company’s R&D programmes; and
– General working capital

Commenting, ImmuPharma’s Chairman, Tim McCarthy, said:

"We are delighted to welcome L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund and Lind Global Macro Fund LP as new investors into ImmuPharma. This is the first significant investment from specialist US healthcare funds and illustrates the attention we are now receiving from knowledgeable global investors. It particularly exemplifies the strengthened investment thesis of ImmuPharma, as we continue to strengthen and progress our recently expanded development pipeline to value inflexion points, including Lupuzor and the partnership with Avion Pharmaceuticals, as we prepare for the start of a new international optimised Phase III trial, in lupus patients".

Cannabics Pharmaceuticals and Cannomed Collaborate to Develop Cannabis Strains Targeting Cancers

On June 10, 2020 Cannabics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQB: CNBX), a leader in personalized cannabinoid medicine focused on cancer and its side effects, reported that it has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with Cannomed Medical Cannabis Industries Ltd. (TASE: CNMD), to develop cannabis cultivars targeted to treat cancers of different types (Press release, Cannabics Pharmaceuticals, JUN 10, 2020, View Source [SID1234571032]).

The collaboration will allow Cannabics to further expand its portfolio of cannabinoid compositions that will be extracted from Cannomed’s 17 unique strains, thus contributing to its compound library matrix. Cannabics will proceed to utilize its High Throughput Screening (HTS) facility in Israel to extract the active ingredients and examine their anti-tumor properties on a variety of human cancer cells of various types.

Cannomed, a publicly traded Israeli company, is a vertically integrated manufacturer and cultivator which holds distribution agreements in regulated markets in Europe. Cannomed cultivates 17 unique cannabis cultivars originating from proprietary genetics developed by the company. These cultivars will be assessed and screened for their anti-tumor potential.

Dr. Eyal Ballan, CTO and Co-Founder of Cannabics Pharmaceuticals said:" Cannomed and Cannabics will collaborate to develop cannabinoid products based on Cannomed’s cannabis cultivars. We have seen in the past similar collaborations yielding valuable data in pre-clinical studies held at our facility, and we are looking forward to revealing what anti-tumor potential Cannomed’s strains may hold".

Mr. Kfir Gindi, CEO and Co-Founder of Cannomed, said: "We are excited to be able to collaborate with Cannabics Pharmaceuticals to explore the medicinal qualities of our unique genetic proprietary cannabis strains. This will potentially yield the development of cannabis-based products that will eventually be manufactured and distributed in European regulated markets, where Cannomed has distribution agreements".

Lantern Pharma Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

On June 10, 2020 Lantern Pharma Inc. (the "Company"), a clinical stage biotechnology company, focused on leveraging artificial intelligence ("A.I."), machine learning and genomic data to streamline the drug development process and to identify the patients that will benefit from its targeted oncology therapies, reported the pricing of its initial public offering of 1,750,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $15.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $26,250,000, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses (Press release, Lantern Pharma, JUN 10, 2020, View Source;utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lantern-pharma-announces-pricing-of-initial-public-offering [SID1234561214]). In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 262,500 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount, to cover over-allotments.

The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 11, 2020 under the ticker symbol "LTRN." The offering is expected to close on June 15, 2020, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc. is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering. Colliers Securities LLC and Paulson Investment Company, LLC are acting as co-managers for the offering.

A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-237714) relating to the shares was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and became effective on June 10, 2020. This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus, when available, may be obtained from ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc., 17 State Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10004, by telephone at (877) 436-3673, by email at [email protected].

Linnaeus Therapeutics Scientific Cofounders Publish Preclinical Pancreatic Cancer Data in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology

On June 10, 2020 Linnaeus Therapeutics, Inc. (Linnaeus), a privately held clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel small molecule oncology therapeutics, reported that its scientific cofounders, Christopher Natale, PhD, Vice President of Research at Linnaeus and Todd Ridky, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, presented their findings on a new therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer in the journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (View Source) (Press release, Linnaeus Therapeutics, JUN 10, 2020, View Source [SID1234561057]).

The peer-reviewed article, entitled "Pharmacologic Activation of G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor Inhibits Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma" was authored by Natale et al. Using a small molecule agonist of the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER), the authors demonstrated that GPER activation inhibits the growth of multiple pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer (PDAC) models and has combinatorial effects with immune checkpoint inhibitors. The authors also demonstrated that GPER protein can be detected in a large percentage of clinical specimens, suggesting that GPER may represent a new therapeutic target for PDAC.

"It’s exciting to learn that the anticancer activity we observed with GPER agonists in our first studies in melanoma models extends to pancreatic cancer and many other cancer types and that these agents have a therapeutic synergy with modern immunotherapy. We are eager to continue working to identify new cancer types that could be targeted using GPER agonists," said Dr. Natale. "We are excited to see if these data translate to our current phase 1/2 clinical trial in patients with advanced cancer.

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LNS8801 is an orally bioavailable and highly specific agonist of GPER whose activity is dependent on the expression of GPER. GPER activation suppresses well-known tumor-associated genes, such as c-Myc and PD-L1. In preclinical cancer models, LNS8801 displays potent antitumor activities across a wide range of tumor types, rapidly shrinking tumors and inducing immune memory. LNS8801 monotherapy has shown significant antitumor activity, including inducing complete responses that are immune to rechallenge. LNS8801 also has shown effects when combined with targeted therapies and immunotherapies. LNS8801 is currently in a phase 1/2 clinical trial in patients with advanced cancer at six comprehensive cancer centers in the United States.

Mustang Bio Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

On June 10, 2020 Mustang Bio, Inc. ("Mustang") (NASDAQ: MBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on translating today’s medical breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies into potential cures for hematologic cancers, solid tumors and rare genetic diseases, reported that it is proposing to offer and sell, subject to market conditions, shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering (Press release, Mustang Bio, JUN 10, 2020, View Source [SID1234561005]). Mustang expects to grant the underwriters a 30‐day option to purchase up to an additional 15 percent of the shares of common stock offered in the public offering. All of the shares of common stock are being offered by the Company. Mustang intends to use the net proceeds from the offering primarily for the continued development of its product candidates, the potential in‐license, acquisition, development and commercialization of other pharmaceutical products and for general corporate purposes. The final terms of the offering will depend on market and other conditions at the time of pricing, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is acting as the sole book running manager for the offering.

A shelf registration statement on Form S‐3 (File. No. 333-233350) (the "Registration Statement") relating to the shares of common stock being offered was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and was declared effective on September 30, 2019. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, when available, may be obtained from Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: Capital Markets, 499 Park Ave., 6th Floor, New York, New York 10022, or by e-mail at [email protected]; or the on the SEC’s website at View Source

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A final prospectus supplement to the base prospectus describing the terms of the offering will be filed with the SEC. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities of the Company, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.