BioSpace News Archive

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that on May 15, 2020, the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted inducement stock options to purchase an aggregate of 113,175 shares of its common stock to 13 new employees and 16,510 inducement restricted stock units to ten new employees.

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FLXN) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $75,000,000 of shares of its common stock. Flexion also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of common stock offered in the public offering. All of the shares in the offering will be sold by Flexion.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that a quarterly dividend of 18 cents per share of common stock will be paid on July 22, 2020, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 30, 2020.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and Galapagos NV (Euronext & Nasdaq: GLPG) today announced positive topline results from SELECTION, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2b/3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of the investigational, oral, once-daily, selective JAK1 inhibitor filgotinib in 1,348 biologic-naïve or biologic-experienced adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC)

Cabotegravir (CAB LA), administered by injection every two months, was shown to be 69% more effective than daily pills in preventing HIV acquisition

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that it has commenced concurrent offerings of $750.0 million of shares of its common stock (“Common Stock”) and $750.0 million of shares of its Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that the Company will present at the (virtual) Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Arvinas, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARVN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company creating a new class of drugs based on targeted protein degradation, today announced that its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, has been changed to a virtual meeting. S

CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB:CVSI) (the “Company”, “CV Sciences” or “we”), a preeminent supplier and manufacturer of hemp cannabidiol (CBD) products, today announced that it will adjourn its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to June 16, 2020 in order to allow additional time to solicit proxies as a result of mailing difficulties faced by the Company’s proxy solicitation firm relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Profound Medical Corp. (TSX: PRN; NASDAQ: PROF) (“Profound” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders that was held today (the “Meeting”).