Seattle Genetics to Host Conference Call and Webcast Discussion of Third Quarter Financial Results on October 25, 2018

On October 3, 2018 Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) reported that it will report its third quarter financial results on Thursday, October 25, 2018 after the close of financial markets (Press release, Seattle Genetics, OCT 3, 2018, View Source;p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2370040 [SID1234529722]). Following the announcement, company management will host a conference call and webcast discussion of the results and provide a general corporate update. Access to the event can be obtained as follows:

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LIVE access on Thursday, October 25, 2018
1:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Telephone 877-260-1479 (domestic) or +1 334-323-0522 (international); conference ID 3537888
Webcast available at www.seattlegenetics.com in the Investors section
REPLAY access

Telephone replay will be available beginning at approximately 4:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, October 25, 2018 through 5:00 p.m. PT on Monday, October 29, 2018 by calling 888-203-1112 (domestic) or +1 719-457-0820 (international); conference ID 3537888
Webcast replay will be available on the Seattle Genetics website at www.seattlegenetics.com in the Investors section

Altimmune Closes on $16.9 Million in Funding

On October 3, 2018 Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage immunotherapeutics company, reported it closed the previously announced underwritten public offering of common units and pre-funded units for gross proceeds of $12 million (Press release, Altimmune, OCT 3, 2018, View Source [SID1234529905]). Together with the Company’s registered direct offering announced on September 24, the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $16.9 million.

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"We are pleased with the outcome of our fundraising efforts," said William J. Enright, President and Chief Executive Officer of Altimmune. "These proceeds strengthen our balance sheet and position us well as we continue the development of NasoVax and our other product candidates."

Altimmune intends to use the net proceeds of approximately $14.4 million from these offerings for the continued advancement of development activities for the Company’s clinical-stage product pipeline, general corporate purposes, strategic growth opportunities and repayment of the Company’s outstanding $1.5 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible notes.

Roth Capital Partners acted as sole manager for the underwritten public offering and sole placement agent for the registered direct offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, 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.

Onxeo to Present at the 11th Edition of the “Rencontres de la Cancérologie Française” Oncology Conference

On October 3, 2018 Onxeo S.A. (Euronext Paris, NASDAQ Copenhagen: ONXEO FR0010095596), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in the development of innovative drugs in oncology, in particular against rare or resistant cancers, reported its participation in the 11th edition of the Rencontres de la Cancérologie Française (RCFr), a major event dedicated to innovation in oncology to be held on 27 and 28 November 2018 in Paris (Press release, Onxeo, OCT 3, 2018, View Source [SID1234530186]).

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This edition on the theme of "Anticipation in cancer" will be inaugurated by the French Minister of Health, Mrs Agnès Buzyn.

On this occasion, ONXEO will address a panel of experts during the session "Valorisation des projets scientifiques de technologies émergentes" (Valuation of scientific projects for emerging technologies), organized in partnership with the École polytechnique and Angels Santé.

"We are pleased to participate in this event and to have the opportunity to present to experts our lead project AsiDNA in the promising field of DNA damage response," said Olivier de Beaumont, Medical Director of Onxeo.

Session: Valuation of scientific projects for emerging technologies

Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Time: 7:45 pm

Location: Chatoform’ Eurosites George V (Paris), France

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FierceBiotech names Compass Therapeutics a 2018 “Fierce 15” Biotech Company

On October 2, 2018 Compass Therapeutics, a biotechnology company committed to the ambitious goal of comprehensively drugging the human immune system, reported that it has been named by FierceBiotech as one of 2018’s Fierce 15 biotechnology companies, designating it as one of the most promising private biotech companies in the industry (Press release, Compass Therapeutics, OCT 2, 2018, View Source [SID1234529744]).

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Compass, which completed its $132 million Series A financing this year, is forging a new approach to identifying antibody drug candidates that engage all targets in the biologically complex human immune synapse. The company’s antibody discovery platform enables the rapid identification of therapeutic candidates that engage with a broad range of epitopes and its StitchMabs bispecific screening platform enables the empirical, high-throughput identification of novel synergistic combinations and bispecifics. To date, the company’s integrated R&D approach has generated therapeutic candidates for more than 30 targets in cancer, inflammation and autoimmune disease. More than 15 of them are now advancing through preclinical development.

"We’re honored that the editors of FierceBiotech have recognized Compass for our pioneering approach to antibody-based therapeutics," said Thomas Schuetz, M.D., Ph.D., the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer. "We believe our empirical, unbiased approach to drug discovery will lead to therapeutics with new mechanisms to modulate the human immune system."

The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being "fierce"— championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. Selection to the list is based on factors including the strength of a company’s technology, partnerships and venture backers and its competitive market position.

Axumin® (fluciclovine (18F)) receives positive recommendation from Transparency Committee of the French HAS, for use in PET imaging of suspected recurrent prostate cancer

On October 2, 2018 Blue Earth Diagnostics, a leading molecular imaging diagnostics company, reported that the Transparency Committee of the French Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) has recommended that Axumin (fluciclovine (18F)) is included on the list of medicines approved in France for hospital use, in line with its European indication (Press release, Blue Earth Diagnostics, OCT 2, 2018, View Source [SID1234529924]). Axumin is a novel molecular imaging agent approved in the European Union for use in PET imaging to detect and localize prostate cancer in men experiencing suspected recurrence based on elevated blood prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels after primary curative treatment. The positive recommendation marks a further milestone in the roll-out of Axumin across Europe, following receipt of Marketing Authorisation from the European Commission in May 22, 2017.

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Axumin is the first and only PET imaging agent approved by the European Commission for use in men with suspected recurrent prostate cancer in all European Union member states as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Blue Earth Diagnostics is working to build a network of authorized and approved manufacturing locations across Europe. The company now has six European manufacturing and distribution agreements for Axumin in place, covering seventeen countries. Axumin is already commercially available in Norway, the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Austria with further European countries set to follow soon.

Jonathan Allis, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Earth Diagnostics said, "We’re delighted to announce another significant step towards our mission of making Axumin commercially available to clinicians and their patients across Europe. Detection and localization of recurrent prostate cancer is a significant unmet medical need, and Blue Earth Diagnostics is committed to maximizing access to Axumin across Europe."