Exhibit 99.1
CalciMedica Announces Relisting on Nasdaq
June 12, 2023 11:30 AM EDT
LA JOLLA, Calif., June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – CalciMedica Inc. (“CalciMedica”) (OTCQB: CALC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for life-threatening inflammatory diseases with high unmet need, today announced that The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC has approved CalciMedica’s application for the relisting of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company’s common stock is expected to commence trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market at the opening of trading on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, under the ticker symbol “CALC”. CalciMedica’s common stock will continue to trade on the OTCQB until market close on the date before listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “CALC”.
“We are pleased that we are regaining our listing on Nasdaq, an achievement that benefits shareholders and the CalciMedica organization at large,” said Rachel Leheny, Chief Executive Officer of CalciMedica. “The relisting improves trading liquidity, offers a broad range of investors access to our shares and strengthens our ability to continue executing on our strategy. With multiple ongoing clinical trials of Auxora, we remain focused on driving long-term shareholder value as we work to improve the lives of patients with life-threatening inflammatory diseases.”
To learn more about CalciMedica, please visit our updated website at https://calcimedica.com/
About CalciMedica
CalciMedica is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for life-threatening inflammatory diseases with high unmet need. CalciMedica’s proprietary technology targets the inhibition of CRAC channels designed to modulate the immune response and protect against tissue cell injury, with the potential to provide therapeutic benefits in life-threatening inflammatory diseases for which there are currently no approved therapies. CalciMedica’s lead product candidate Auxora, a proprietary, intravenous-formulated CRAC channel inhibitor, has demonstrated positive and consistent clinical results in four completed efficacy clinical trials. Auxora is in development for acute pancreatitis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome and asparaginase-associated pancreatitis. CalciMedica was founded by scientists from Torrey Pines Therapeutics and the Harvard CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. For more information, please visit www.calcimedica.com.
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