Here's Why Shares in Recursion Pharmaceuticals Surged Today
Shares in biotech company Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RXRX) surged by more than 12% by 11 a.m. ET today. The move is due to a de-risking event in its drug discovery pipeline.
The de-risking event relates to the acquisition of the 50% interest in an ENPP1 inhibitor program (REV102) that it didn't own from Rallybio (NASDAQ: RLYB). REV102 is being developed to treat hypophosphatasia (HPP) -- a rare and debilitating genetic disorder that affects bone development.
According to Recursion, "HPP is a devastating genetic disorder affecting over 7,800 diagnosed patients across the U.S. and major European countries." It targets an enzyme, ENPP1, whose inhibition is believed to help treat HPP.
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