Articles from Avalo Therapeutics

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md. , Feb. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment of immune dysregulation, today announced that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will present at the virtual Oppenheimer 35th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 10:00 a.m ET.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment of immune dysregulation, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Riley as Chief Strategy Officer, effective January 1, 2025. In this newly created role, Ms. Riley will oversee corporate strategy and commercial and product pipeline planning, with a goal of driving growth and innovation across the organization.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment of immune dysregulation, today announced that it has received $69.4 million in gross proceeds from the full exercise of the warrants issued in a March 2024 private placement.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment of immune dysregulation, today announced that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will present at two upcoming investor conferences:

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment of immune dysregulation, today announced business updates and financial results for the third quarter of 2024.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Company’s Phase 2 LOTUS trial of AVTX-009 in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). AVTX-009 is a humanized monoclonal antibody (IgG4) that binds to interleukin-1β (IL-1β) with high affinity and neutralizes its activity.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced today that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will present at two upcoming investor conferences:

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced business updates and financial results for the second quarter of 2024.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., July 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) today announced that Mittie Doyle, MD, FACR has joined the Company as its Chief Medical Officer.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) today announced that the Investigational New Drug (IND) for AVTX-009, an anti-IL-1β monoclonal antibody (mAb), for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is now active, permitting the Company to commence its Phase 2 (LOTUS) clinical trial in patients with HS. Avalo expects to enroll the first patient in its Phase 2 LOTUS Trial this year.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., June 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) today announced that Paul Varki has joined the Company as its Chief Legal Officer.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., June 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced today that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will present on the Novel Immunological Mechanisms for Dermatological Disorders Panel being held at 11:45 AM ET on June 24, 2024 at the Oppenheimer Novel Targets in Immunology Summit in New York, NY.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced business updates and financial results for the first quarter of 2024.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) today announced the addition of multiple biotech leaders to its Board of Directors. The Avalo Board brings together a team with expertise spanning finance, business operations, drug discovery and clinical development.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., March 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced business updates and year-end financial results for 2023.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) today announced it has acquired a Phase 2-ready anti-IL-1β mAb, which it refers to as AVTX-009, through the acquisition of privately held AlmataBio, Inc. Concurrent with the acquisition, Avalo entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of preferred stock and warrants in a private placement led by Commodore Capital and TCGX, with participation from BVF Partners, Deep Track Capital, OrbiMed, Petrichor, and RA Capital Management. The private placement will provide up to $185 million in gross proceeds, including an initial gross upfront investment of $115.6 million. After deducting estimated transaction costs from both the private placement financing and the acquisition of AlmataBio, Avalo expects net upfront proceeds to be approximately $105 million. The private placement is expected to close on March 28, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Avalo intends to pursue the development of AVTX-009 in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Topline results from a planned Phase 2 trial in HS are expected in 2026 and the upfront funding is expected to fund operations through this data readout and into 2027. In addition to HS, Avalo intends to develop AVTX-009 in at least one other chronic inflammatory indication.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) today announced a 1-for-240 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001, which will be effective at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on December 28, 2023. The Company’s common stock will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis beginning on December 29, 2023, under the Company’s existing trading symbol “AVTX”.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) encourages its stockholders to participate actively in the upcoming adjourned annual meeting of stockholders, initially convened on December 5, 2023, and scheduled to reconvene on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. The initial meeting lacked a quorum, with insufficient votes to approve the reverse stock split proposal.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced business updates and financial results for the third quarter of 2023.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a major achievement, Avalo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AVTX) proudly announces the payoff of the remainder of its $35 million debt owed to Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: HRZN). This significant milestone not only signifies the company's steadfast commitment to financial stability but also paves the way for future accelerated growth and progress toward executing its ambitious plans to advance its most promising drug candidates, including its anti-LIGHT mAb (quisovalimab or AVTX-002) and its BTLA agonist fusion protein (AVTX-008).

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md. , Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced it entered into a purchase agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with AUG Therapeutics, LLC (AUG) to sell its rights, title and interest in, assets relating to AVTX-801 (D-galactose), AVTX-802 (D-mannose) and AVTX-803 (L-fucose) (collectively, the 800 Series).

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced today that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will present at the H.C. Wainwright 25th Annual Global Investment Conference being held September 11-13, 2023.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced business updates and financial results for the second quarter of 2023.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., July 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced today that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will participate in the SVB Securities Therapeutics Forum being held Tuesday, July 11th – Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 in New York, NY.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced topline results from the Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (PEAK trial) evaluating AVTX-002 (anti-LIGHT mAb) in patients with poorly controlled non-eosinophilic asthma (NEA). The trial did not meet its primary endpoint, measured by the reduction in asthma-related events. AVTX-002 demonstrated a favorable safety and tolerability profile. AVTX-002 significantly reduced LIGHT levels for the study duration indicating target engagement. Additionally, an exploratory analysis revealed a positive trend in reduction of asthma related events in patients treated with AVTX-002 as compared to placebo within a substantial sub-population of patients with elevated baseline LIGHT levels.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced today that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will present at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference on Friday, June 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Marriott Marquis in New York, NY.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Croft and Dr. Jeff Edelson to the company’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB, which is led by Dr. Carl Ware, provides strategic and scientific guidance to Avalo as it progresses its pipeline of therapies that target the LIGHT-signaling network, notably AVTX-002 (anti-LIGHT mAb) and AVTX-008 (BTLA agonist fusion protein).

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced today that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will attend and present at the ATS 2023 Respiratory Innovation Summit (RIS), hosted by the American Thoracic Society, on May 19-20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced today that Garry A. Neil, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, will present at the 2023 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4:35 p.m. ET at the InterContinental Barclay in New York, NY.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced business updates and financial results for the first quarter of 2023.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced business updates and year-end financial results for 2022.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX) announced today that Garry A. Neil, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will present virtually at Oppenheimer's 33rd Annual Healthcare Conference on Monday, March 13, 2023 at 1:20 p.m. ET.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQAVTX) (Avalo) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,770,000 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,770,000 shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $3.98 per share and warrant. The warrants have a one-year term and an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The offering is expected to close on February 7, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQAVTX) (“Avalo”) announced today that it has commenced a proposed underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. All of the shares and warrants in the proposed offering are to be sold by Avalo. The offering is subject to market and other conditions and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced that it completed enrollment of the 80 patients targeted for the Phase 2 PEAK Trial evaluating AVTX-002 (anti-LIGHT mAb) in patients with Non-Eosinophilic Asthma (NEA). Avalo will allow additional patients currently in the run-in period to complete enrollment. Topline data from the clinical trial are expected to be released in the second quarter of 2023.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced business updates and financial results for the third quarter of 2022.

WAYNE, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVTX), today announced it entered into a purchase agreement to sell its economic rights to future payments for previously out-licensed assets including AVTX-007, AVTX-501, and AVTX-611 to ES Therapeutics, LLC (ES) in exchange for $5.0 million. The sale is expected to close in November.