Vicore Pharma and HealthCap create a leading drug development company focused on severe lung diseases
Vicore Pharma Holding AB (publ) ("Vicore" or "The Company") has entered into an agreement to acquire INIM Pharma AB ("INIM"), a Swedish biopharmaceutical company developing a new local treatment for severe rare lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ("IPF"). Payment for the acquisition is effectuated through an issue in kind, corresponding to a dilution of 35.8 percent. HealthCap VII LP ("HealthCap") currently owns 85 percent of INIM and will hold approximately 30.4 percent of the shares in Vicore following the transaction. The Board of Directors of Vicore has decided to