Avidity Biosciences Announces Intention to Adjourn and Reconvene Special Meeting of Stockholders

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. ("Avidity") (NASDAQ: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates ("AOCs™") to profoundly improve people's lives, today announced that it intends to convene its upcoming special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") scheduled for February 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, and then immediately adjourn proceedings, without conducting any other business.

PRNewsWire • Feb 23, 2026

The New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Results from Phase 1/2 MARINA® Trial of Delpacibart Etedesiran (del-desiran) for Treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

Del-desiran effectively delivered siRNA to muscle, resulting in approximately 40% mean reduction in DMPK mRNA and amelioration of missplicing Treatment demonstrated improvements in multiple measures including myotonia, muscle function and strength, mobility and patient-reported outcomes Del-desiran showed acceptable safety and tolerability with most adverse events mild or moderate SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced that the final results from the completed Phase 1/2 MARINA® trial of delpacibart etedesiran (del-desiran) in people living with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) will be published in the February 19 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The manuscript is titled "An Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugate for Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1.

PRNewsWire • Feb 18, 2026

Avidity Biosciences Announces Expected Record Date for Spin-Off

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. ("Avidity") (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates ("AOCs™") to profoundly improve people's lives, today announced that its board of directors has designated the close of business, Eastern Time, on February 12, 2026 as the record date (the "Record Date") for the pro rata distribution of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Atrium Therapeutics, Inc. ("SpinCo") to holders of Avidity common stock on the Record Date in connection with the previously announced proposed acquisition of Avidity by Novartis AG (the "Merger") and the separation of Avidity's early-stage precision cardiology programs into SpinCo (the "Spin-Off"). Each such holder will receive one share of SpinCo common stock for every ten shares of Avidity common stock held on the Record Date.

PRNewsWire • Feb 3, 2026

Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund Q4 2025 Portfolio Performance

From a sector perspective, strength within Industrials and Information Technology offset relative weakness in Health Care. The October earnings report reinforced confidence in Comfort Systems' ability to convert a strong backlog and increasingly sophisticated project mix into sustained earnings growth. We did not make any adjustments to the position and continue to believe that the market opportunity remains robust.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 30, 2026

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Welcomes New Member of its Board of Directors and New Senior Vice President of Regulatory, Quality and Product Development

BOULDER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNOA), a global healthcare leader developing and producing patented Microcyn® technology based stabilized hypochlorous acid (HOCl) products for a wide range of applications, including wound care, eye care, dermatological conditions, podiatry, and animal health care, today announced the appointment of Vanessa Jacoby, Chief Business and Financial Officer of Quanta Therapeutics, Inc., to its Board of Directors and to serve as Chair of its Audit Committee. Sonoma also announced the retirement of its longtime director, Dr. Jay Birnbaum.

Accesswire • Jan 28, 2026

Pharma sector doubles down on AI amid hopes of slashing costs, timelines

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to accelerate R&D, betting on new modeling tools and automated labs to unlock efficiency gains across their pipeline.

Reuters • Jan 15, 2026

Top 2 Health Care Stocks That May Keep You Up At Night In December

As of Dec. 16, 2025, two stocks in the health care sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.

Benzinga • Dec 16, 2025

These 15 stocks are still showing momentum — and a market-beating edge

“Big mo” stock strategies have lost their advantage, but these companies display relative strength.

Market Watch • Nov 20, 2025

Avidity Biosciences Announces U.S. Managed Access Program (MAP) for Investigational Therapy del-zota in DMD44

SAN DIEGO , Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced its Managed Access Program (MAP) for investigational therapy delpacibart zotadirsen (del-zota) for eligible people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations amenable to exon 44 skipping (DMD44) in the United States. "We recognize the considerable needs facing the DMD44 community given there are no approved exon skipping therapies for this disease as well as the potential of del-zota based on the unprecedented data shown in our clinical studies," said Sarah Boyce, President and Chief Executive Officer of Avidity.

PRNewsWire • Nov 19, 2025

Avidity Biosciences Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Recent Highlights

Announced Novartis agreement to acquire Avidity for total equity value of approximately $12 billion; Avidity expects to separate its early-stage precision cardiology programs into a new public company ("SpinCo") Clear path forward aligned with FDA following pre-BLA meeting for del-zota, with BLA submission planned for 2026 Del-zota one-year data demonstrated sustained muscle protection leading to meaningful improvement and reversal of disease progression across multiple key functional measures Strong balance sheet with ~$1.9 billion  in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities SAN DIEGO , Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™) to profoundly improve people's lives, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, and highlighted recent progress. "In October, we announced that Avidity entered into a definitive merger agreement with Novartis, which we believe maximizes value for our investors, accelerates the global reach of our innovative neuroscience pipeline, and advances even more possibilities for our innovative science," said Sarah Boyce, president and chief executive officer of Avidity.

PRNewsWire • Nov 10, 2025