HIV cell therapy biotech Addimmune to go public via SPAC merger; WHO names new Covid-19 'variant of interest'

10 Aug 2023
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Addimmune, a biotech that is working on a cell therapy for HIV, announced Wednesday that it plans to merge with 10X Capital Venture’s SPAC to become a public company. The biotech intends to trade under the ticker $HIV.
The merger values Addimmune at about $500 million. Addimmune spun out of American Gene Technologies in June, taking the experimental HIV therapy with it. Jeff Galvin, who is CEO of American Gene Technologies, is also CEO of Addimmune.
HIV cell therapy biotech Addimmune to go public via SPAC merger; WHO names new Covid-19 'variant of interest'
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Source: EndPoints
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