XORTX Provides Update on Acquisition of Renal Anti-Fibrotic Therapeutic Program from Vectus Biosystems
XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (XRTX)
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Source: GlobeNewswire
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (“XORTX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease, announces that further to its press release of October 17, 2025 and an update on December 31, 2025, the Company has entered into an extension agreement with Vectus Biosystems Limited (“Vectus”) to allow further time to complete the acquisition of the Renal Anti-Fibrotic Therapeutic Program from Vectus (the “Acquisition”). The term sheet entered into October 17th (the “Term Sheet”) to acquire the novel new chemical entity, VB4-P5, along with its associated intellectual property, regulatory documentation, and manufacturing data, provided for closing the Acquisition no more than 90 days from the execution of the Term Sheet. The Company has entered into an amendment that provides for closing of the Acquisitio
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- XORTX Therapeutics Says Published Research Supports Company Approach to Gout Treatment [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- XORTX Announces Pioneering Research on Genome-Wide Pathogenic Pathways in Gout and Provides a Corporate Update [Canadian Business Journal (Canada)]Canadian Business Journal
- XORTX Announces Pioneering Research on Genome-Wide Pathogenic Pathways in Gout and Provides a Corporate Update [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- XORTX Announces Pioneering Research on Genome-Wide Pathogenic Pathways in Gout and Provides a Corporate UpdateGlobeNewswire
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Sec Filings
- 2/5/26 - Form 6-K
- 1/2/26 - Form 6-K
- 11/17/25 - Form 6-K
- XRTX's page on the SEC website