Ligand Subsidiary Pelthos Therapeutics to Combine with Channel Therapeutics

  • Proposed transaction will raise $50 million in equity capital and enhance a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company focused on launching Pelthos' ZELSUVMI\u2122 ZELSUVMI is an FDA-designated novel drug and the first and only prescription medication approved for the treatment of Molluscum contagiosum infections administered at home by parents, patients, and caregivers Ligand is entitled to a 13% royalty on worldwide sales of ZELSUVMI Transaction is expected to close in the summer of 2025 JUPITER, Fla. and FREEHOLD, N.J.