** Shares of drug developer Salarius Pharmaceuticals SLRX.O rise 17.3% to $1.22 in early trading
** Co and Decoy Therapeutics complete their merger, combining resources to accelerate development of peptide-based drugs for serious diseases - SLRX
** The merged co is renamed Decoy Therapeutics and focuses on advancing Decoy's pipeline, which includes treatments for respiratory infections and gastrointestinal cancers, co says
** SLRX says Frederick "Rick" Pierce, Decoy's co-founder, serves as chief executive officer
** Decoy's technology uses artificial intelligence and rapid manufacturing techniques to design and produce drug candidates quickly - SLRX
** Decoy secures funding from institutional investors and programs run by Massachusetts Life Sciences, Google, NVIDIA, and Johnson & Johnson
** Including session's move, stock down ~94% YTD
(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)
((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))
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