InMed Soars 100% on $290M Migraine Deal
InMed Pharmaceuticals shares jumped over 100% in busy Nasdaq trading Tuesday. The Vancouver drug developer said it will merge with private Mentari Therapeutics in an all-stock deal, aiming to bring the public company into migraine prevention therapies. The stock jumped 108.6% to $1.42 in the latest trade after reaching an intraday high of $2.04. Volume was heavy—about 69.6 million shares traded, much higher than usual for the microcap biotech. The company’s market value was close to $5.7 million.