On April 24, 2024 Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA) ("Iovance" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing, and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies for patients with cancer, reported that clinical data for lifileucel in combination with pembrolizumab in frontline advanced melanoma, as well as translational data, will be highlighted at the upcoming 2024 ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting to be held May 31- June 4, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL and online (Press release, Iovance Biotherapeutics, APR 24, 2024, View Source [SID1234642288]).

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ASCO 2024 Highlights for Iovance

Oral Presentation: Efficacy and safety of lifileucel, an autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte cell therapy, and pembrolizumab in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-naive unresectable or metastatic melanoma: updated results from IOV-COM-202 Cohort 1A (Abstract 9505)
Session: Melanoma/Skin Cancers, Friday, May 31, 2024, 2:45 – 5:45pm ET

Poster: IOV-3001, a modified interleukin-2 fusion protein, for potential use in tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte cell therapy regimens (Abstract 2552)
Session: Developmental Therapeutic – Immunotherapy, Saturday, June 1, 2024, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Poster: Dynamics of circulating cytokines and chemokines during and after tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte cell therapy with lifileucel in advanced melanoma patients (Abstract 9594)
Session: Melanoma/Skin Cancers, Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1:30 – 4:30 pm ET

Iovance will host an event on the evening of Friday, May 31, 2024 to summarize the data highlights at ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper). The live and archived event webcast will be available in the Investors section of the company’s website at www.iovance.com.

On April 24, 2024 Invitae (OTC:NVTA), a leading medical genetics company, reported that Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, has been selected as the winning bidder in the Company’s auction in its sale process under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Press release, Invitae, APR 24, 2024, View Source [SID1234642287]). Labcorp will acquire substantially all of the Company’s assets on a going concern basis for $239 million in cash consideration, plus other non-cash consideration.

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"The agreement with Labcorp marks a significant step in our financial restructuring and supports our efforts to continue to deliver innovative and industry leading products and services for healthcare," said Ken Knight, president and chief executive officer of Invitae.

The hearing to approve the sale is currently scheduled for May 6, 2024. With Court approval, as well as customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, Labcorp and Invitae anticipate completing the sale process in the third quarter of 2024.

Invitae is advised in this matter by Kirkland & Ellis LLP as legal counsel, Moelis & Company LLC as investment banker, and FTI Consulting, Inc. as financial and communications advisor.

On April 24, 2024 Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITCI) ("Intra-Cellular Therapies"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, reported that it has completed the sale of an additional 1,027,397 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $73.00 per share on April 24, 2024, pursuant to the full exercise of the option granted by Intra-Cellular Therapies to the underwriters in connection with its previously announced public offering of 6,849,316 shares of common stock, which closed on April 22, 2024 (Press release, Intra-Cellular Therapies, APR 24, 2024, View Source [SID1234642286]).

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All of the shares in the public offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option, were sold by Intra-Cellular Therapies, with gross proceeds to Intra-Cellular Therapies of approximately $575 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

J.P. Morgan, Leerink Partners, BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Cantor, Mizuho, Canaccord Genuity and Needham & Company acted as co-managers for the offering.

The public offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (including a base prospectus) that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and became effective upon filing. A final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website located at View Source, and may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at 1-866-803-9204, or by email at [email protected]; Leerink Partners LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, 53 State Street, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, (800) 808-7525 ext. 6105, [email protected]; BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, Email: [email protected]; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, by email: [email protected]; or RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281, by telephone at (877) 822-4089, or by emailing [email protected].

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

On April 24, 2024 IN8bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: INAB) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative gamma-delta T cell therapies, reported an oral presentation at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) (Free ASGCT Whitepaper) 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place May 7 – 11, 2024, in Baltimore, MD and virtually (Press release, In8bio, APR 24, 2024, View Source [SID1234642285]).

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Details of the oral presentation are as follows:

Title: Healthy Donor vs Patient Manufactured Autologous Deltex DRI Product; Immunophenotyping Gene Expression

Session Type: In-Person Oral Presentation

Session Title: Novel Production Platforms

Abstract Number: 282

Location: Ballroom 2

Presentation Date/Time: Friday, May 10th at 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm ET

Abstracts are available at View Source The data are embargoed until 6:00 a.m. ET on the presentation day, Wednesday May 10, 2024. A copy of the presentation will be available at View Source once the presentation concludes.

On April 24, 2024 ImmuPharma PLC (LSE:IMM), the specialist drug discovery and development company, reported that Tim McCarthy, CEO and Dr Tim Franklin, COO, will be attending BIO-Equity (Press release, ImmuPharma, APR 24, 2024, View Source [SID1234642284]). The event will be held from 12-14 May 2024, in San Sebastian, Spain.

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BIO-Equity is an annual premier partnering event, designed to provide biotechnology companies with the opportunity to present to and connect with investors together with the global biopharma community. This event provides an important continuum for ImmuPharma to facilitate ongoing discussions regarding potential global partnering deals across its pipeline portfolio.

Commenting on the event, Tim McCarthy, CEO of ImmuPharma said: "Further to our clinical progress with P140 in SLE and CIDP, attending BIO-Equity 2024 offers the opportunity to continue discussions on our unique portfolio with specific bioPharma companies and investment specialists, particularly in relation to SLE, CIDP and potentially other autoimmune diseases within our P140 technology platform. Our focus remains on track to establish global partnering opportunities across all our programs."