Conduit Pharmaceuticals Limited (“Conduit Pharmaceuticals”), a multi-asset clinical-stage disease-agnostic life science company providing an efficient model for compound development, and Murphy Canyon Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (Nasdaq: MURF) (“MURF”), announced today the completion of the previously announced business combination (the “Transaction”).
Conduit expects to commence trading on September 25, 2023, under ticker symbol “CDT” for its common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market and ticker symbol “CDTTW” for its warrants on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
At the debut of trading, there will be a pro forma enterprise value of approximately $720 million. Existing Conduit Pharmaceuticals shareholders will own approximately 90% of the combined company’s common stock issued and outstanding as of the closing.
Conduit Pharmaceuticals is led by a team of pharmaceutical industry veterans. Dr. Dave Tapolczay, former CEO of LifeArc and Worldwide Head of Chemistry at Zeneca Agrochemicals, is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, former Chief Medical Officer of Pfizer, serves as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors.
Dr. Tapolczay commented, “By acquiring rights to develop assets that have successfully completed Phase 1 trials from large pharmaceutical companies, we believe that we may dramatically reduce risks inherent in the traditional biotech model.”
Dr. Lewis-Hall added, “Conduit’s model positions it as a trailblazer in the industry: providing a platform to move deprioritized assets forward by way of a lean and focused pathway. I am excited about Conduit’s potential to bring new treatments to patients that need them.”
Conduit is a disease agnostic life science company providing an efficient model for compound development. Conduit is a departure from the traditional pharma/biotech business model whereby, typically companies shepherd their assets through regulatory approval, Conduit acquires assets that are Phase II-ready and then seeks an exit through third-party license deals following successful clinical trials. Conduit is led by a highly experienced team of pharmaceutical executives, including Dr. David Tapolczay and Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, and was established to fund the development of clinical molecules licensed from major pharmaceutical companies.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/conduit-pharmaceuticals-murphy-canyon-acquisition-130100599.html
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