Day: March 24, 2022

Regulated information — Inside information    March 23, 2022, 9:00 PM ET March 24, 2022, 2:00 AM CET   Breda, the Netherlands — argenx SE (Euronext & Nasdaq: ARGX), a global immunology company committed to improving the lives of people suffering from severe autoimmune diseases, announced today the pricing of a global offering of ordinary shares represented by American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) in the United States and certain other countries outside of the European Economic Area and a simultaneous private placement of ordinary shares in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom. The Company anticipates total gross proceeds of approximately $700 million (approximately €637 million) from the sale of 1,551,044 ADSs at a price of $300.00 per ADS and the sale of 782,290 ordinary shares at a price of €273.10 per ordinary share....

NEW YORK, March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO; ASX:MSB), global leader in allogeneic cellular medicines for inflammatory diseases, today announced that Philip R. Krause, M.D. has joined its Board of Directors. Dr. Krause was for the past decade Deputy Director, Office of Vaccines Research and Review (OVRR) at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Dr. Krause is currently Chair of the World Health Organization COVID Vaccines Research Expert Group, and most recently he shared responsibility for regulatory authorizations of COVID-19 vaccines in the US. His experience encompasses regulation and development of biological products, including interdisciplinary team-based review process for clinical (safety and efficacy) and CMC (product quality) issues...

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (“Rani Therapeutics” or “Rani”) (Nasdaq: RANI), a clinical stage biotherapeutics company focused on the oral delivery of biologics, today announced that the company will release fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 after the close of market. Rani will host a corresponding conference call and a live webcast at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results and provide a business update. Individuals interested in listening to the live conference call may do so by dialing (844) 605-7369 for domestic callers, or (929) 517-0917 for international callers and reference conference ID: 7192045; or from the webcast link in the investor relations section of the company’s website at: www.ranitherapeutics.com. A...

BOSTON, March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to Verisk Extreme Event Solutions (formerly AIR Worldwide), insured losses to properties from the March 16 M7.3 earthquake that struck offshore the island of Honshu, Japan, will be between JPY 240 billion (~USD 2 billion) and JPY 490 billion (~USD 4 billion). Of that, between JPY 50 billion (~USD 400 million) and JPY 100 billion (~USD 820 million) can be attributed to commercial and industrial properties. Early reports suggest that more than 580 buildings in Fukushima Prefecture and more than 570 buildings in Miyagi Prefecture were damaged. Other impacts from the quake include power and water outages; damage to highways, rail lines, viaducts, and other infrastructure; short-term cancellation of some train service; and significant supply chain and production interruption for the...