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Moleculin Announces Inclusion in the Russell 2000® Index
HOUSTON, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Moleculin Biotech, Inc., (Nasdaq: MBRX) ("Moleculin" or the "Company"), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company with a
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[{"type":"text","content":"HOUSTON, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Moleculin Biotech, Inc., (Nasdaq: MBRX) (\"Moleculin\" or the \"Company\"), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company with a broad portfolio of drug candidates targeting highly resistant tumors and viruses, today announced that as part of the annual reconstitution of the Russell stock indexes, Moleculin has been selected to be added to the Russell 2000® Index effective after the close of the U.S. equity markets on June 25, 2021. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"We are pleased to have been included in this year's reconstitution of the Russell 2000® Index. Our team has worked tirelessly to advance the Company on multiple fronts and we believe this inclusion is further evidence of those efforts. We are grateful for the opportunity to access increased market exposure to help drive awareness of our development programs seeking to solve the toughest challenges in highly resistant cancers and viruses,\" commented Walter Klemp, Chairman and CEO of Moleculin. \nThe Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the US equity market. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. \nRussell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked against Russell's U.S. indexes which are part of FTSE Russell, a global index leader that provides innovative benchmarking, analytics and data solutions for investors worldwide.\nFor more information on the Russell Indexes, please visit the FTS Russell website at www.ftserussell.com.\nAbout Moleculin Biotech, Inc.\nMoleculin Biotech, Inc. is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of a broad portfolio of drug candidates for the treatment of highly resistant tumors and viruses. The Company's lead program, Annamycin is a next-generation anthracycline designed to avoid multidrug resistance mechanisms with little to no cardiotoxicity. Annamycin is currently in development for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and soft tiss...