Sorrento tanks on bankruptcy filing
** Shares of biopharma firm Sorrento Therapeutics SRNE.O
tank 35% to 61 cents in premarket trade
** Co and its non-opioid painkiller development unit
Scintilla Pharmaceuticals commence Chapter 11 proceedings under
the U.S. bankruptcy code
** SRNE says it will continue business operations in
accordance with bankruptcy code
** Up to last close, stock up 6.1% YTD
(Reporting by Nandhini Srinivasan in Bengaluru)
((nandhini.srinivasan@thomsonreuters.com))
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