SAN DIEGO, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived off-the-shelf cellular immunotherapies to patients, today announced the appointment of Matthew Abernethy, M.B.A., to its Board of Directors effective as of May 29, 2025. Mr. Abernethy brings to the Company over 15 years' experience in corporate finance and investor relations in the biotech and medical device industry. In addition, the Company announced that Timothy P. Coughlin stepped down from the Board of Directors, effective concurrently with Mr. Abernethy's appointment.

FATE incurs a narrower-than-expected loss in the first quarter. The company's innovative pipeline remains in focus.

Fate Therapeutics (FATE) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.32 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.39. This compares to loss of $0.47 per share a year ago.

The FDA bestows a Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy tag on FATE's pipeline candidate, FT819, for treating moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus.

Fate Therapeutics (FATE) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.31 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.44. This compares to loss of $0.45 per share a year ago.

Fate Therapeutics (FATE) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Fate Therapeutics uses iPSC and gene editing to offer scalable off-the-shelf therapies that could help oncology and immunology patients. Their pipeline has 3 interesting Phase 1 candidates for SLE, Solid Tumors, and B-cell lymphoma. But in my view, FT819 shows the most promising, as they recently achieved remission for one SLE patient.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a first-in-class pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced that on February 3, 2025 the Company granted (i) non-qualified stock options to one newly-hired non-executive employee to purchase a total of 35,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price per share of $1.27, which was the closing price per share of the Company's common stock as reported by NASDAQ on February 3, 2025, the options grant date, and (ii) restricted stock units (RSUs) representing 20,400 shares of its common stock to two newly-hired non-executive employees. The grants were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors and granted under the Company's Amended and Restated Inducement Equity Plan as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options will vest over four years, with 25% of the shares underlying the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% vesting in approximately equal monthly installments over the following thirty-six months, subject to the employee being continuously employed by the Company through each vesting date. The RSUs will vest over four years, with 25% of the shares underlying each RSU award vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, subject to the employees being continuously employed by the Company through each vesting date.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a first-in-class pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced that on January 2, 2025 the Company granted (i) non-qualified stock options to two newly-hired non-executive employees to purchase a total of 72,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price per share of $1.79, which was the closing price per share of the Company's common stock as reported by NASDAQ on January 2, 2025, the options grant date, and (ii) restricted stock units (RSUs) representing 3,200 shares of its common stock to one newly-hired non-executive employee. The grants were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors and granted under the Company's Amended and Restated Inducement Equity Plan as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options will vest over four years, with 25% of the shares underlying the option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% vesting in approximately equal monthly installments over the following thirty-six months, subject to the employees being continuously employed by the Company through each vesting date. The RSUs will vest over four years, with 25% of the shares underlying each RSU award vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, subject to the employee being continuously employed by the Company through each vesting date.

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