Verona Pharma raises $150 million

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United Kingdom

Verona Pharma Plc has raised $150 million from a public share offering on Nasdaq in order to support development of ensifentrine, its small molecule drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The UK company recently completed the first of two Phase 3 trials of ensifentrine in preparation for a possible regulatory submission to the US Food and Drug Administration in the first half of 2023.