BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-classi targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced the appointment of Sheldon Mullins as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs. Mr. Mullins' presence on the team builds upon the recent addition of Troy Wagner as Vice President of Quality Assurance, who brought additional late-stage experience to the company. Additionally, in connection with the plan to advance amezalpat into a pivotal study in first-line HCC patients and to reflect their roles in late-stage development, the titles of Darrin Bomba and Henry John

BRISBANE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-classi targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced the appointment of Troy M. Wagner as Vice President of Quality Assurance. "Troy brings a wealth of experience in late-stage product development, including managing quality systems across a range of global clinical studies and assisting with global regulatory filings. We look forward to her contributions as we move towards Phase 3 development of amezalpat to treat hepatocellular carcinoma and are thrilled to have her join the Tempest leadership team,"

BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Actym Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the appointment of Chan Whiting, Ph.D. as Chief Development Officer. Chan brings over 20 years of drug development experience within the biotechnology industry. As CDO, Chan will play a key leadership role in advancing Actym's pipeline of first-in-class, systemically administered therapeutics that re-program the immunosuppressive microenvironment in solid tumors.   Actym Therapeutics hires Dr. Chan Whiting as Chief Development Officer."Chan has significant experience advancing novel cancer

First patients dosed in first line, randomized, global Phase 1b/2 hepatocellular carcinoma ("HCC") study of TPST-1120 combination regimen, in collaboration with F. Hoffmann La RocheExclusive rights to novel oncology target in-licensed from the lab of Russell Vance, Ph.D., at the University of California at Berkeley ("U.C. Berkeley") SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing potentially first-in-class therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today reported financial results and provided a corporate update for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

With this important addition to its executive team, Science 37 will further advance its mission to accelerate clinical trials by enabling universal access to patients and providers Science 37, pioneer of the Decentralized Clinical Trial Operating System™ (DCT OS), today announced that Christine Pellizzari has joined the senior executive team as Chief Legal Officer. In this role, Ms. Pellizzari will use her nearly 30 years of legal expertise to manage the legal and quality functions to help advance Science 37's mission to enable universal access to clinical research for patients and providers, anywhere. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.business

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST) ("Tempest"), a clinical-stage oncology company developing potentially first-in-class therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced the appointment of Ronit Simantov, M.D., a seasoned and accomplished industry veteran as well as hematology and oncology expert, to the company's board of directors. Dr. Simantov brings more than 20 years of experience in oncology research and product development. "As we mature as a public company and advance our programs in the clinic, we are thrilled to expand our board with the expertise, capabilities and cali

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST) ("Tempest" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-classi targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has adopted an amendment to its existing limited duration stockholder rights plan (as amended, the "Rights Plan") to extend the duration of the Rights Plan until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. "Given the significant milestones reached this year in the amezalpat program – the positive survival data compared to standard of care and broad agreement with FDA on the Phase 3 path – coupled

21 months median OS in amezalpat arm vs. 15 in control arm 50% (20/40) of patients on amezalpat arm remain in survival follow up 0.65 hazard ratio, maintained since 0.59 observed in primary analysis 10 months earlier Early and persistent separation of survival curves OS is the primary regulatory endpoint for first-line HCCCompany to host webcast conference call today at 8:30am ET BRISBANE, Calif., June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced new positive data from the ongoing global randomized Phase 1b/2 clinica

BRISBANE, Calif., June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-classi targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced the company plans to report new data from the global randomized Phase 1b/2 combination study of amezalpat (TPST-1120) with atezolizumab and bevacizumab in first-line treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a premarket press release followed by a webcasted conference call with associated slide presentation on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET. To join the conference call via phone and participate in the live Q&A session, please pre-register onlin

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-classi therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has adopted a limited duration stockholder rights plan, effective immediately (the "Rights Plan"). Stephen Brady, president and chief executive officer of Tempest, stated: "Today we announced exciting new randomized data in first-line HCC from our lead program, TPST-1120. Unfortunately, Tempest, like many other biotechnology companies, continues to experience a significant and ongoing dislocation in the tradi

New data package reveals improvements in multiple categories for TPST-1120 combined with atezolizumab + bevacizumab versus standard of care atezolizumab + bevacizumab in a global Phase 1b/2 study30% confirmed ORR achieved in TPST-1120 arm compared to 13.3% for atezolizumab + bevacizumab in the control arm, a substantial increase specific to the TPST-1120 arm compared to the previous data cut of 17.5% versus 10.3% in the control armResults show a favorable PFS and OS hazard ratio for TPST-1120 arm versus atezolizumab + bevacizumab control arm Biomarker data for the TPST-1120 arm demonstrate: increased confirmed ORR of 43% and DCR of 100% in subpopulation of patients with a beta catenin mutati

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced the company plans to report new and updated data from the global randomized Phase 1b/2 combination study of TPST-1120 with atezolizumab and bevacizumab in first-line treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a premarket press release on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, followed by a webcasted conference call with associated slide presentation at 8:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. To join the conference call via phone and participate in the

Positive randomized data with TPST-1120 combined with atezolizumab + bevacizumab compared head-to-head with atezolizumab + bevacizumabThe addition of TPST-1120 resulted in a clinically-meaningful improvement in both confirmed and unconfirmed RECIST responsesThe number of patients on treatment and on study markedly favors the TPST-1120 armCompany to host webcast conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET BRISBANE, Calif., April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced positive early results from a global randomized Ph

BRISBANE, Calif., April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPST), a clinical-stage oncology company developing first-in-class1 therapeutics that combine both targeted and immune-mediated mechanisms, today announced the company plans to report early data from its Phase 1b/2 combination study of TPST-1120 in first-line hepatocellular carcinoma in a premarket press release and webcast Friday, April 28, 2023. Tempest will host a conference call accompanied by a slide presentation at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, April 28th. To join the conference call via phone and participate in the live Q&A session, please pre-register online here to receive a telephone number and u

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The Dow Jones index closed lower by around 0.1% on Wednesday. When insiders purchase or sell shares, it indicates their confidence or concern around the company’s prospects. Investors and traders interested in penny stocks can consider this a factor in their overall investment or trading decision. Below is a look at a few recent notable insider transactions for penny stocks. For more, check out Benzinga’s insider transactions platform. Allied Gaming & Entertainment The Trade: Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:AGAE) 10% owner Knighted Pastures LLC bought a total of 360,000 shares at an average price of $1.27. To acquire these shares, it cost around $456,750. What's Happe

Piper Sandler analyst Edward Tenthoff reiterates Tempest Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TPST) with a Overweight and maintains $8 price target.

U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 300 points on Thursday. The Dow traded up 0.87% to 39,171.26 while the NASDAQ fell 0.65% to 17,745.523. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.14% to 5,479.13. Check This Out: Workday To Rally Over 52%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Thursday Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 2% on Thursday. In trading on Thursday, information technology shares fell by 1.1%. Top Headline The EIA said stocks of crude oil in the U.S. declined by 2.547 million barrels in the week ending June 14, compared to market estimates of a 2.800 million barrels decline. Equities Trading

Shares of Jabil Inc. (NYSE:JBL) fell sharply during Thursday's session following third-quarter results. Jabil reported third-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $6.77 billion, down by 20.2% year-on-year, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $6.53 billion. The print manufacturing company's adjusted EPS of $1.89 beat the analyst consensus of $1.85, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Jabil said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $6.3 billion – $6.9 billion (consensus: $6.8 billion) and adjusted EPS to $2.03 – $2.43 (consensus: $2.22). Jabil shares dipped 7.8% to $116.37 on Thursday. Here are some other stocks moving in today’s mid-day session. Gainers MGO Global, Inc. (NA

Gainers Molecular Partners (NASDAQ:MOLN) stock rose 39.1% to $11.07 during Thursday's regular session. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $367.3 million. Zentalis Pharma (NASDAQ:ZNTL) stock rose 36.83% to $5.67. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $402.2 million. Femasys (NASDAQ:FEMY) stock increased by 28.27% to $1.23. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $27.2 million. SeaStar Medical Holding (NASDAQ:ICU) shares rose 18.68% to $4.89. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $15.2 million. Nanoviricides (AMEX:NNVC) shares rose 17.68% to $1.93. The company's market cap stands at $22.8 million. CASI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CASI) sha

U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones gaining over 50 points on Thursday. Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.17% to 38,898.96 while the NASDAQ rose 0.01% to 17,864.13. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.09% to 5,491.81. Check This Out: Workday To Rally Over 52%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Thursday Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 1.5% on Thursday. In trading on Thursday, real estate shares fell by 0.2%. Top Headline Shares of Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) gained around 7% during Thursday's session after the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2024 results. The company posted sales of $

HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Joseph Pantginis reiterates Tempest Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TPST) with a Buy and maintains $47 price target.

Shares of Tempest Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TPST) are trading lower on Thursday, with a session volume of 21 million as per data from Benzinga Pro. The company announced new data from the ongoing Phase 1b/2 clinical study on amezalpat2 (TPST-1120). The drug candidate delivered a six-month improvement in median overall survival advantage when combined with atezolizumab and bevacizumab compared to atezolizumab and bevacizumab alone in the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer. At the cutoff date of February 14, 2024, the new data from 40 patients randomized to the amezalpat arm and 3