Heat Biologics: Soars after WHO adds co's coronavirus vaccine to potential candidates

Scorpius Holdings

17/03/2020 12:44

** Shares of vaccine developer  HTBX.O  soar 42.3% to 74
cents premarket; trading among top pct gainers across all U.S.
exchanges
    ** Co says World Health Organization has added HTBX's
COVID-19 vaccine to its draft of potential vaccine candidates
for the coronavirus (http://bit.ly/2xIMBqB)
    ** HTBX is working on an experimental vaccine for the
coronavirus in collaboration with University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2AY42U
    ** Co also roped in a bipartisan government relations firm
earlier this month, to assist in securing government funds for
HTBX's vaccine program  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2B43NK
    ** Up to Monday's close, HTBX gained 9.5% YTD

 (Reporting by Trisha Roy in Bengaluru)
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