Redx Pharma and Jounce Therapeutics to merge in $425 million deal

Combined group will have a strong clinical pipeline and proven expertise in the discovery and development of highly selective therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and fibrotic disease RXC007, a next-generation selective ROCK2 inhibitor, to lead clinical pipeline; portfolio to include discovery projects from both Redx and Jounce Combined group to be called Redx Inc. listed on Nasdaq under the ticker REDX and led by Redx CEO Lisa Anson with cash runway into H2 2025.

Combined group will have a strong clinical pipeline and proven expertise in the discovery and development of highly selective therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and fibrotic disease RXC007, a next-generation selective ROCK2 inhibitor, to lead clinical pipeline; portfolio to include discovery projects from both Redx and Jounce Combined group to be called Redx Inc. listed on Nasdaq under the ticker REDX and led by Redx CEO Lisa Anson with cash runway into H2 2025.

Named Redx Inc., the combined group will be solely listed on Nasdaq in the US under the ticker symbol REDX. Led by current Redx CEO Lisa Anson, Dr Jane Griffiths current Redx Chair will become the non-executive Chair of the combined group; with the Board including representatives from both Redx and Jounce, in line with the relative shareholding percentages. The combined group will be headquartered at Alderley Park, UK, with a drug discovery and clinical development team in Massachusetts, USA.