Theriva Biologics reveals $4M warrant inducement deal.
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 16 2025
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Warrant Inducement Agreement: Theriva Biologics has entered into a warrant inducement agreement with institutional investors for the immediate exercise of warrants to purchase up to 7,360,460 shares of common stock at a reduced price of $0.54 per share, aiming for approximately $4M in gross cash proceeds.
Use of Proceeds and New Warrants: The proceeds will be used for working capital and corporate purposes, and investors will receive new unregistered warrants for an additional 14,720,920 shares at the same exercise price, pending stockholder approval, with a five-year expiration from the approval date.
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Theriva Biologics, Inc. is a diversified clinical-stage company developing therapeutics designed to treat cancer and related diseases in areas of high unmet need. The Company is advancing a new oncolytic adenovirus platform. The Company’s candidates are VCN-01, SYN-004 (ribaxamase) and SYN-020. VCN-01, an oncolytic adenovirus designed to replicate selectively and aggressively within tumor cells, and to degrade the tumor stroma barrier that serves as a physical and immunosuppressive barrier to cancer treatment; SYN-004 (ribaxamase) which is designed to degrade certain commonly used IV beta-lactam antibiotics within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to prevent microbiome damage, thereby limiting overgrowth of pathogenic organisms such as VRE (vancomycin resistant Enterococci), and SYN-020, a recombinant oral formulation of the enzyme intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) produced under cGMP conditions and intended to treat both local GI and systemic diseases.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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