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Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYEL), a clinical‑stage T-cell reprogramming company dedicated to developing curative cell therapies for patients with solid tumors, today announced that members of its senior management team will participate in the virtual BofA Securities 2022 Biotech SMID Cap Conference on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 1:40 pm ET.

Maravai LifeSciences, Inc. announced plans for William “Trey” Martin, III to serve as President of Maravai’s Biologics Safety Testing Segment beginning December 5, 2022, and expects that Martin will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of Maravai LifeSciences on July 27, 2023.

Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTYX) (“Ventyx”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing novel oral therapies that address a range of inflammatory diseases with significant unmet medical need, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 trial of its selective, allosteric TYK2 inhibitor VTX958 for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCP) announces that progress with CC-42344 for the treatment of pandemic and seasonal influenza A from its Phase 1 study was presented today at the World Antiviral Congress 2022 underway in San Diego.

Affimed N.V. (Nasdaq: AFMD) (“Affimed”, or the “Company”), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer, announced today that it will host an Investor Event on December 10 during the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.

Hafrun Fridriksdottir, previously Executive VP and Head of Global R&D at Teva, will become Chief Operating Officer.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved REZLIDHIA™ (olutasidenib) capsules for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that on November 30, 2022, the Company granted restricted stock units to one new employee of the Company.

NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ: NRSN) (“NeuroSense”), a company developing treatments for severe neurodegenerative diseases, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and provided a business update.

WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec and a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), today announced the partnership with Multiply Labs (based in San Francisco, CA, USA), a robotics company that has developed industry-leading automated manufacturing systems to produce individualized drugs.