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Led by alums from Takeda and Boston Pharmaceuticals, Hillstar Bio is working on treatments that remove harmful immune cells to relieve disease.

Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of IVERIC bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISEE, CEO: Glenn P. Sblendorio, “Iveric Bio”) with respect to the announcement on April 30, 2023, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Berry Merger Sub, Inc. (the “Acquisition”).

Passage Bio’s workforce reduction could affect about 32 people, leaving the company with 26 employees as it continues evaluating a treatment for frontotemporal dementia with granulin mutations.

Astellas Pharma Inc. and Iveric bio, Inc. announced that on April 29, 2023, the Companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Astellas through Berry Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas US Holding, Inc., has agreed to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Iveric Bio for US$40.00 per share in cash for a total equity value of approximately US$5.9 billion.

IVERIC bio, Inc. announced that Iveric Bio management will participate in fireside chats at the following investor conferences in November.

IVERIC bio, Inc. reported that on July 3, 2023, the Company granted equity-based awards pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan to 23 newly-hired, non-executive employees.

IVERIC bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISEE) announced today the election of Pravin U. Dugel, MD, President of Iveric Bio, to its Board of Directors, effective as of January 1, 2023.

IVERIC bio, Inc. reported that on May 19, 2023, the Company granted equity-based awards pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan to three newly-hired, non-executive employees.

Japanese biopharma scoops up Iveric’s investigational drug for age-related blindness disease. The drug, which trails Apellis’ Syfovre, is awaiting FDA approval with a decision expected by August.

IVERIC bio, Inc. reported that on May 19, 2023, the Company granted equity-based awards pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan to 63 newly-hired, non-executive employees.