Jan 5 (Reuters) - Ackermans & Van Haaren NV ACKB.BR :
* ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN INVESTS IN VICO THERAPEUTICS
* 54 MILLION EURO SERIES-B FUNDRAISING WILL ALLOW THE
COMPANY TO
CONTINUE THE CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM AND
SEVERAL OTHER PRECLINICAL ASO THERAPIES
* THE COMPANY IS TRIALING ITS LEAD PROGRAM VO659 IN A
MULTICENTER
CLINICAL TRIAL ACROSS EUROPE IN SEVERAL TYPES OF SPINOCEREBELLAR
ATAXIA’S AND IN HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE, FOR WHICH IT BOTH RECEIVED
FDA’S ORPHAN DRUG DESIGNATION
* AVH INITIALLY HOLDS 3,8% OF SHARES OF VICO THERAPEUTICS,
WITH
ITS SHAREHOLDING FURTHER INCREASING WHEN FULL AMOUNT OF AVH’S
7,5 MILLION EURO COMMITMENT IS CALLED BY COMPANY AFTER
ACHIEVING CERTAIN MILESTONES
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