BRISBANE, Calif., Aug. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humanigen, Inc. (OTCQB:HGEN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing medicines for patients with neglected and rare diseases, today announced that its new name is effective.
The company is now operating as Humanigen and will begin trading on the OTCQB market under the ticker symbol “HGEN” today.
“We are Humanigen, a renewed company, focused on achieving corporate and clinical milestones and delivering value for our stakeholders,” said Cameron Durrant, MD, chairman and CEO.
As Humanigen, the company expects to continue its transformation, executing on key priorities and anticipated milestones including:
- New Drug Application (NDA) submission for benznidazole in Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in first quarter 2018
- Submission for both rare pediatric designation and orphan drug designation for lenzilumab in Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
- Development of an interim analysis of the lenzilumab Phase 1 trial in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
- Up-listing to a national securities exchange and ongoing work to improve the capital structure
The CUSIP number for Humanigen’s common stock is 444863104. The name change does not affect the rights of the company's stockholders. No action is required by existing stockholders with respect to the name change, and certificates representing outstanding shares of the company’s common stock issued under the former name will not need to be exchanged.
For more information, visit www.humanigen.com.
About Humanigen
Humanigen, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing medicines for patients with neglected and rare diseases through innovative, accelerated business models. Lead compounds in the portfolio are benznidazole for the potential treatment of Chagas disease in the U.S., and the proprietary monoclonal antibodies, lenzilumab and ifabotuzumab. Lenzilumab has potential for treatment of various rare diseases, including hematologic cancers such as chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). For more information, visit www.humanigen.com.
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