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Fulcrum to Merge with Slate in All-Stock Deal After Drug Setback
The combined biotech will keep Slate’s name and ticker as it adds a migraine antibody and financing expected to fund operations into 2029.
- On Monday, Fulcrum Therapeutics announced a definitive agreement to merge with privately held Slate Medicines in an all-stock deal, with the combined company operating under the Slate Medicines name and trading on Nasdaq under ticker "SLTE."
- Fulcrum sought strategic alternatives after discontinuing development of pociredir, its sickle cell drug, last month when the FDA flagged potential cancer risks, prompting an 85% workforce reduction to nine employees.
- Concurrent with the merger, Slate secured $245 million in private placement financing from a syndicate led by Frazier Life Sciences, with the combined capital expected to fund operations into 2029.
- Slate Medicines CEO Gregory Oakes will lead the combined company, prioritizing SLTE-1009, a clinical-stage antibody targeting PACAP and VIP for migraine prevention.
- The company targets the $5 billion global migraine market, aiming to deliver enhanced efficacy through mid-stage development of SLTE-1009 and an additional undisclosed program.
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Fulcrum to merge with Slate in all-stock deal after drug setback
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Slate Medicines’ Merger and $245M Private Placement Fuel Mission in Migraine
Migraine drugs developer Slate Medicines is going public in a reverse merger with Fulcrum Therapeutics. The biotech’s lead antibody drug blocks two novel migraine targets, offering the potential for better efficacy compared to other next-generation migraine drugs in R&D.
Fulcrum Therapeutics and Slate Medicines Announce Merger Agreement to Advance Next-Generation Migraine Therapies
Combined company to operate as Slate Medicines and focus on advancing Slate's portfolio of next-generation migraine therapeutics Slate’s lead product candidate, SLTE-1009,...
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