Annual Changes to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index


NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (Nasdaq:NBI), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 18, 2017.

The following 54 securities will be added to the Index:

ExchangeSYMBOLCOMPANY NAME
NasdaqABUSArbutus Biopharma Cp
NasdaqACRSAclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
NasdaqADAPAdaptimmune Theraptcs plc
NasdaqAKAOAchaogen, Inc.
NasdaqAKCAAkcea Therapeutics, Inc.
NasdaqANABAnaptysBio, Inc.
NasdaqASNDAscendis Pharma
NasdaqATNXAthenex, Inc.
NasdaqAUPHAurinia Pharmaceuticals
NasdaqAXONAxovant Sciences Ltd
NasdaqBIVVBioverativ Inc.
NasdaqCALACalithera Biosciences Com
NasdaqCARACara Therapeutics, Inc.
NasdaqCASCCascadian Therapeutics Inc
NasdaqCLLSCellectis S.A.
NasdaqCLXTCalyxt, Inc.
NasdaqCMRXChimerix, Inc.
NasdaqCNCEConcert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NasdaqCORICorium International
NasdaqCRBPCorbus Pharma Hlds
NasdaqCRSPCRISPR Therapeutics AG
NasdaqCRVSCorvus Pharma
NasdaqCTMXCytomX Therapeutics, Inc.
NasdaqDOVADova Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NasdaqECYTEndocyte, Inc.
NasdaqGLPGGalapagos NV
NasdaqGLYCGlycoMimetics, Inc.
NasdaqGTHXG1 Therapeutics, Inc.
NasdaqIMGNImmunoGen, Inc.
NasdaqJNCEJounce Therapeutics, Inc.
NasdaqKALAKala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NasdaqKURAKura Oncology, Inc.
NasdaqMEDPMedpace Holdings, Inc.
NasdaqMNKDMannKind Corporation
NasdaqMRNSMarinus Pharmaceuticals
NasdaqMRSNMersana Therapeutics
NasdaqMYOKMyoKardia, Inc.  St
NasdaqNBRVNabriva Therapeutics plc
NasdaqNEOSNeos Therapeutics, Inc.
NasdaqPBYIPuma Biotechnology 
NasdaqPETQPetIQ, Inc.
NasdaqQUREuniQure NV
NasdaqRARXRa Pharmaceuticals
NasdaqRETAReata Pharmaceuticals
NasdaqSBBPStrongbridge Biopharma plc
NasdaqSNDXSyndax Pharmaceuticals
NasdaqSNNASienna Biopharmaceuticals
NasdaqSVRASavara Inc.
NasdaqTOCATocagen Inc.
NasdaqTTPHTetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc
NasdaqTXMDTHERAPEUTICSMD INC
NasdaqVCYTVeracyte Inc
NasdaqVTLVital Therapies, Inc.
NasdaqVYGRVoyager Therapeutics

The Index is designed to track the performance of a set of securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market® (NASDAQ®) that are classified as either biotechnology or pharmaceutical according to the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB).

As a result of the re-ranking, the following 15 securities will be removed from the Index:

ExchangeSYMBOLCOMPANY NAME
NasdaqAQXPAquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NasdaqARLZAralez Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NasdaqCGENCompugen Ltd
NasdaqCLSDClearside Biomedical, Inc.
NasdaqIPXLImpax Laboratories, Inc.
NasdaqMACKMerrimack Pharmactl
NasdaqMLNTCempra Inc
NasdaqMNOVMedicinova Inc
NasdaqOMEDOncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NasdaqONVOOrganovo Hldgs Inc
NasdaqOPHTOphthotech Corp
NasdaqOTICOtonomy, Inc.
NasdaqTRVNTrevena, Inc.
NasdaqVSARVersartis, Inc.
NasdaqXBITXBiotech Inc.

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