- Thinly traded nano cap KaloBios Pharmaceuticals (KBIO +43.9%) jumps again in early trading on robust volume. Shares have more than doubled over the past two trading sessions.
- A possible driver of the bullish action may be Geron's (GERN -3.5%) interest in acquiring an early-stage oncology asset via licensing or outright purchase of a company. In the company's Q4 earnings call in March, CEO Chip Scarlett said the due diligence process to assess potential candidates was underway.
- Kalabios' two lead product candidates are KB004, a monoclonal antibody currently in Stage 2 development for myelofibrosis or myelodysplastic syndrome and KB003, a monoclonal antibody in Phase 1 development for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.