Sapience Therapeutics to Participate at SVB Leerink Biopharma Private Company Connect

On July 15, 2021 Sapience Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of peptide therapeutics to address difficult to treat oncology indications, reported it was invited to participate as one of a select group of companies at SVB Leerink’s Biopharma Private Company Connect, taking place virtually on July 21-22nd, 2021 (Press release, Sapience Therapeutics, JUL 15, 2021, View Source [SID1234584887]).

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Members of Sapience’s management team will participate in one-on-one meetings with life science investors during both days of the event.

IMV Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering

On July 15, 2021 IMV Inc. ("IMV" or the "Corporation") (NASDAQ: IMV; TSX: IMV), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology corporation, reported the pricing of its previously-announced underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of 14,285,714 units (the "Units") at a price to the public of US$1.75 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Corporation of approximately US$25 million, before deducting underwriting commissions and Offering expenses and excluding any proceeds the Corporation may receive from the exercise of the underlying warrants (Press release, IMV, JUL 15, 2021, View Source [SID1234584886]). Each Unit will be comprised of one common share and three-quarters of one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share at a price of US$2.10 per common share, subject to adjustment in certain events, during a period of 60 months following the date of the closing of the Offering. All of the securities are being offered by the Corporation.

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The Corporation intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to continue the clinical development of maveropepimut-S (DPX-Survivac) in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), breast cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer and microsatellite instability high (MSI-H), start the clinical development of a new product, DPX-SurMAGE, in bladder cancer, continue the development of its proprietary drug delivery platform (DPX) and for general corporate purposes.

Wells Fargo Securities and Cantor are acting as joint book-running managers for the Offering. BTIG is acting as lead manager and iA Private Wealth is acting as co-manager.

The Offering is expected to close on or about July 20, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the listing of the common shares underlying the Units and the Warrants to be issued under the Offering on the TSX and Nasdaq and any required approvals of each exchange.

The Offering is being made pursuant to a U.S. registration statement on Form F-10, declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 16, 2020 (the "Registration Statement"), and the Corporation’s Canadian final short form base shelf prospectus dated June 26, 2020, as amended on October 15, 2020 (collectively, the "Base Prospectus"). A preliminary prospectus supplement dated July 14, 2021 relating to the Offering has been filed with the securities commissions in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, and with the SEC in the United States, and a final prospectus supplement relating to the Offering (the "Supplement") will be filed with the securities commissions in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, and with the SEC in the United States. The Supplement and the accompanying Base Prospectus contain important detailed information about the Offering. The Supplement and the accompanying Base Prospectus, once available, can be found for free on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Copies of the Supplement and accompanying Base Prospectus may also be obtained, once available, in the United States from Wells Fargo Securities, Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, 500 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001, by telephone at (800) 326-5897, or by email at [email protected] or from Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attn: Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10022 or by email at [email protected], or in Canada from Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd., 22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 2200, Toronto, ON, M5H 4E3, Attn: Akshay Pattni, email: [email protected] or from Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, Attn: Equity Capital Markets, 181 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, ON, M5H 3M7, email: [email protected]. Prospective investors should read the Supplement and accompanying Base Prospectus and the other documents the Corporation has filed before making an investment decision.

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

XOMA Acquires Royalty and Milestone Interest in Checkmate’s Vidutolimod (CMP-001) from Kuros Biosciences

On July 15, 2021 XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ: XOMA), reported it has acquired the royalty interest position Kuros Biosciences holds in Checkmate Pharmaceuticals’ vidutolimod (CMP-001), an advanced-generation Toll-like receptor 9 agonist packaged in a virus-like particle, for $7.0 million upfront plus sales milestones (Press release, Xoma, JUL 15, 2021, View Source [SID1234584885]). Vidutolimod is designed to trigger the body’s innate immune system to attack tumors in combination with other therapies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to vidutolimod for the treatment of certain types of metastatic or unresectable melanoma and an Orphan Drug designation for Stages IIb – IV melanoma.

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"We were drawn to vidutolimod because of the breadth of Checkmate’s development activities," said Jim Neal, Chief Executive Officer at XOMA. "Checkmate currently is enrolling patients in a study with anti-PD-1 refractory advanced melanoma in combination with Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab), a PD-1 blocking antibody, that is designed to serve as a registrational study. Checkmate also is pursuing a Phase 2/3 study in front line melanoma patients in combination with Opdivo and a study in patients with head and neck cancer and is planning a study in three indications in collaboration with Regeneron in non-melanoma skin cancers."

Under the terms of the agreement, XOMA has acquired all future potential royalties from commercial sales of vidutolimod, which are tiered from high-single to double digits. XOMA could receive up to $25 million in pre-commercial milestones associated with the Kuros/Checkmate license agreement. Kuros will be eligible to receive certain sales milestone payments from XOMA based on net sales of vidutolimod.

West to Host Second-Quarter 2021 Conference Call

On July 15, 2021 West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST), a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, reported that it will release second-quarter 2021 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, July 29, 2021, and will follow with a conference call to discuss the results and business expectations at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (Press release, West Pharmaceutical Services, JUL 15, 2021, View Source [SID1234584882]). To participate on the call, please dial 877-930-8295 (U.S.) or 253-336-8738 (International). The conference ID is 3089097.

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A live broadcast of the conference call will be available at the Company’s website, www.westpharma.com, in the "Investors" section. Management will refer to a slide presentation during the call, which will be made available on the day of the call. To view the presentation, select "Presentations" in the "Investors" section of the Company’s website.

An online archive of the broadcast will be available at the site three hours after the live call and will be available through Thursday, August 5, 2021, by dialing 855-859-2056 (U.S.) or 404-537-3406 (International). The conference ID is 3089097.

Conversion of Kiadis to a private limited liability company postponed until completion of statutory buy-out proceedings

On July 15, 2021 Sanofi (Euronext: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Kiadis reported that the conversion of Kiadis from a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) into a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) shall be postponed until the Offeror has completed the statutory buy-out proceedings (Press release, Sanofi, JUL 15, 2021, View Source [SID1234584881]).

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In Section 6.13 of the Offer Memorandum the Offeror stated that it has the intention to amend the articles of association of Kiadis following termination of the listing of the Kiadis shares on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Brussel (which took place on 25 May 2021). On 30 March 2021, the general meeting of Kiadis adopted a shareholders’ resolution to amend the articles of association as soon as possible following delisting. Upon reflection, the Offeror and Kiadis have decided to postpone the conversion of Kiadis into a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) until the buy-out proceedings have been completed.

Announcements
Any announcement contemplated by the Offer Memorandum will be issued by press release. Any press release issued by the Offeror will be made available on the website of the Offeror (www.sanofi.com). Any press release issued by Kiadis will be made available on the website (www.kiadis.com).

Subject to any applicable requirements of the applicable rules and without limiting the manner in which the Offeror may choose to make any public announcement, the Offeror will have no obligation to communicate any public announcement other than as described above.

Offer Memorandum, Position Statement and further information
This announcement contains selected, condensed information regarding the Offer and does not replace the Offer Memorandum and/or the position statement by Kiadis dated 12 February 2021 (the "Position Statement"). The information in this announcement is not complete and additional information is contained in the Offer Memorandum and the Position Statement.