Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRPT) shares are currently trading down 11% to $64 in the after hours following a clinical hold placed by the FDA on SRP-5051 (vesleteplirsen) to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy after a serious adverse event of hypomagnesemia.
BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock in a "best efforts" underwritten public offering. Shares are currently trading down 22% at $0.78 during after hours.
F-star Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSTX) shares closed up 60% at $6.36 after it announced that it will be acquired by invoX Pharma for $7.12 per share with a total deal value of approximately $161 million.
JonesTrading initiated coverage on Rain Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIN) with a buy rating and a price target at $17 per share. Rain shares closed up 33% at $3.44.
uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ: QURE) shares closed up 27% at $19.54 after it released data from the low-dose cohort of its Phase 1/2 trial of AMT-130 to treat Huntington’s disease. The gene-therapy was well-tolerated with no significant safety issue, with a mean reduction of 53.8% of mutant HTT (mHTT) observed in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) at 12 months.
Valneva SE (NASDAQ: VALN) announced the closing of its equity investment deal with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE). Pfizer invested $95 million in Valneva, representing 8.1% of Valneva's share capital at a price of €9.49 per share, through a reserved capital increase. Valneva shares closed up 27% at $31.44.
Radius Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDUS) shares closed up 22% at $10.84 after it announced that it would be acquired by Gurnet Point Capital and Patient Square Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $890 million, $10.00 per Radius share.
Applied Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: APLT) priced its public offering of 20 million shares and 10 million pre-funded warrants. The gross proceeds are expected to be $30 million. Shares closed down 29% at $0.76.