Candel Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

On July 26, 2021 Candel Therapeutics, Inc. ("Candel"), a late clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel oncolytic viral immunotherapies, reported the pricing of its initial public offering of 9,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $8.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 27, 2021 under the ticker symbol "CADL (Press release, Candel Therapeutics, JUL 26, 2021, View Source [SID1234585436])." The gross proceeds of the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Candel, are expected to be $72 million. The offering is expected to close on July 29, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. In addition, Candel has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. All shares are being offered by Candel.

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Jefferies, Credit Suisse, BMO Capital Markets and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

The registration statement relating to the shares being sold in this offering has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on July 26, 2021. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388, or by email at [email protected]; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 6933 Louis Stephens Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560, by telephone at (800) 221-1037, or by email at [email protected]; BMO Capital Markets Corp., 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, by telephone at (800) 414-3627, or by email to [email protected]; or UBS Securities LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, by telephone at (888) 827-7275, or by e-mail at [email protected].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, 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 any such state or jurisdiction.

PULSE BIOSCIENCES SCHEDULES SECOND QUARTER 2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL FOR AUGUST 9, 2021

On July 26, 2021 Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSE), a novel bioelectric medicine company progressing Nano-Pulse Stimulation (NPS) technology, reported it will report financial results for the second quarter of 2021 after market close on Monday, August 9, 2021 (Press release, Pulse Biosciences, JUL 26, 2021, View Source [SID1234585237]). Company management will host a corresponding conference call beginning at 1:30pm PT.

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Investors interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing 1-877-705-6003 for domestic callers or 1-201-493-6725 for international callers. A live and recorded webcast of the event will be available at View Source

Agenus to Provide Corporate Update and Second Quarter 2021 Financial Report

On July 26, 2021 Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with an extensive pipeline of checkpoint antibodies, cell therapies, adjuvants, and vaccines designed to activate immune response to cancers and infections, reported that it will release its second quarter 2021 financial results before the market opens on Monday, August 9, 2021 (Press release, Agenus, JUL 26, 2021, View Source [SID1234585236]). Agenus executives will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET the same day to discuss the results and to provide a corporate update.

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Conference Call
Dial-in numbers: (833) 614-1394 (US) or (914) 987-7115 (International).
Conference ID number: 3686849.

Webcast
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Sirnaomics Plans $300 Million Hong Kong IPO for RNAi Portfolio

On July 26, 2021 Sirnaomics, a Maryland-Suzhou RNAi therapeutics company, reported that it filed to raise $300 million in a Hong Kong IPO. Sirnaomics has two siRNA therapeutics that target TGF-β1 and COX-2 for either local or systemic administration to treat cancers and fibrotic diseases (Press release, Sirnaomics, JUL 26, 2021, View Source [SID1234585221]). Both are in Phase II trials in the US and China. The initial filing did not announce a financial goal for the offering, but data in the prospectus implied a $300 million target. Sirnaomics completed a $105 million Series E round earlier this month after raising the same amount in a Series D last year.

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EVERSANA expands North American reach, pens deal for Accelera Canada

On July 26, 2021 Eversana, a provider of global commercial services to the life sciences industry, reported tha it has acquired Accelera Canada, along with its partner companies Patient Access Solutions, Podium Strategic Partners, Inc. and Advocacy Solutions (Press release, EVERSANA, JUL 26, 2021, View Source [SID1234585220]). Based in Toronto, Accelera Canada is an end-to-end commercialization service provider that is helping 50 companies operate in the Canadian pharma market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but with this latest development, Eversana is able to expand its Canada-based team.

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"We are rapidly scaling our global commercialization services by finding and partnering with the best service providers in every region," says Jim Lang, Eversana’s CEO. "The Accelera Canada team adds decades of experience navigating the fields of product launch, market access and patient advocacy in the Canadian marketplace, making them the perfect partner to support the growing needs of our clients."

Accelera Canada’s founding partners and owners, Michael Cloutier, Charles Pirraglia, Deborah Brown, Lindy Forte and Ryan Clarke, as well as extended team members, will join Eversana immediately. And over the next few months, legacy brands will be integrated.