Catalyst Biosciences and GNI Group Announce Definitive Agreements for Strategic Transactions South San Francisco, CA & Tokyo, Japan, December 27, 2022 (GlobeNewswire) Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBIO) and GNI Group Ltd. (TSE: 2160) today announced the signing of definitive agreements for two strategic transactions:
Acquisition of F351 Program: Catalyst acquired global rights to F351 (hydronidone), a Phase 3-ready compound for liver and kidney fibrosis, in exchange for 6,266,521 shares of common stock and 12,340 shares of Series X preferred stock (convertible to 123.4 million common shares upon stockholder approval).
Business Combination with Beijing Continent: GNI and minority shareholders exchanged their 65.18% controlling interest in Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (康蒂尼药业) for newly issued Catalyst shares. This transaction valued Beijing Continent at approximately CNY 3.8 billion (USD 540 million).
2. 合并完成公告(2023 年 10 月)
Catalyst Biosciences Completes Business Combination with Beijing Continent and Renames to Gyre Therapeutics San Diego, CA, October 30, 2023 (GlobeNewswire)
Reverse Stock Split: Catalyst implemented a 1-for-15 reverse stock split to meet NASDAQ’s $4 minimum bid price requirement.
New Entity: The combined company operates as Gyre Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GYRE), with Beijing Continent as a majority-owned subsidiary.
Leadership Transition: Charles Wu, Ph.D. (formerly of GNI), became CEO, while Nassim Usman, Ph.D. (Catalyst’s former CEO), remained on the board.
3. 合并后业务定位(2025 年 8 月更新)
Gyre Therapeutics Reports Q2 2025 Financial Results San Diego, CA, August 11, 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
核心产品:Gyre’s lead asset is Hydronidone (F351), a Phase 3 candidate for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)-related liver fibrosis.