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Aclaris Therapeutics (ACRS) Acquires Confluence Life Sciences for $10M Cash, 350K Shares

August 8, 2017 7:13 AM EDT

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (Aclaris) (NASDAQ: ACRS), a dermatologist-led, biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing innovative and differentiated therapies to address significant unmet needs in medical and aesthetic dermatology, today announced that it has acquired Confluence Life Sciences, Inc. (Confluence), a privately held biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of kinase inhibitors to treat inflammatory and immunological disorders and cancer. At the closing, Aclaris paid approximately $10 million in cash and issued approximately 350,000 shares of its common stock, with a value of approximately $10 million on the closing date, to the former equityholders of... More