10:22 AM EST, 02/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Assembly Biosciences ( ASMB ) shares were higher Wednesday morning after the company said that a first subject has been dosed in the phase 1a trial of ABI-6250, its hepatitis delta virus entry inhibitor candidate. The study aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the therapy across single and multiple ascending...

10:20 AM EST, 02/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- AST SpaceMobile ( ASTS ) said Wednesday it has won a new contract award from the US Space Development Agency valued at around $43 million to continue work on a space-based cellular communications network in low-Earth orbit. The new contract builds on a preliminary contract award disclosed by AST SpaceMobile ( ASTS )...

10:26 AM EST, 02/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- DMY Squared Technology Group ( DMYY ) and Horizon Quantum Computing said Wednesday they have signed a non-binding letter of intent for a business combination. Under the terms, the pre-money equity value of Horizon Quantum is roughly $500 million, the companies said, adding that they intend to execute an agreement in Q2 and...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU Commission on Wednesday said it had unconditionally approved the $2.3 billion acquisition of U.S. optical semiconductors and networking equipment maker Infinera ( INFN ) by Nokia. The commission said the takeover raised no concerns, as the companies' combined market share in the supply of optical transport equipment would be moderate and would still face credible...