Geron Issues $4 Million Equity to Hong Kong Investors

Geron Corp. sold $4 million worth of stock and warrants to prominent Hong Kong investors to fund Geron's financial commitment to TA Therapeutics Ltd. TA Therapeutics is 50 percent owned by Geron and 50 percent owned by its research partner Biotechnology Research Corp. and is developing drugs to restore cells that have been affected by senescence, injury or chronic disease.

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