BUZZ-Unicycive Therapeutics rises on FDA's 'orphan' tag for kidney failure drug

Reuters03-04

** Shares of Unicycive Therapeutics rise ~1.9% to $1.63 premarket

** Co says the U.S. FDA has granted an "orphan" designation to its drug UNI-494 for the prevention of delayed graft function (DGF)

** DGF is a form of kidney failure and a common complication experienced by kidney transplant recipients

** Orphan drug status is given by the FDA to drugs that treat rare conditions and are protected through a series of government incentives once in market

** Up to last close, stock more than tripled in the last 12 months

(Reporting by Christy Santhosh)

((Christy.Santhosh@thomsonreuters.com))

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