Why Is Biophytis (BPTS) Stock Up 42% Today?

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  • Biophytis (BPTS) stock is rising thanks to a new master service agreement.
  • The company signed the agreement with Intsel Chimos.
  • The deal covers the use of Biophytis’ Covid-19 treatment in France.
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Biophytis (NASDAQ:BPTS) stock is rocketing higher on Thursday after the company signed a master service agreement with Intsel Chimos.

With this agreement, Intsel Chimos will become the “operating pharmaceutical company/exploitant, partner and distributor in France” for Biophytis’ Sarconeos drug. This is “in the context of the early access program application, requested for the treatment of severe forms of COVID-19, if approved.”

Stanislas Veillet, CEO of Biophytis, said the following about the news:

“Biophytis is part of a very small group of biotechs that have succeeded in developing a treatment that has demonstrated its efficacy in the treatment of severe forms of Covid-19, and now needs to make it available as soon as possible in Europe, the United States and the rest of the world.”

How This Affects BPTS Stock

With this news, Biophytis is opening itself up to bringing its Covid-19 treatment to more areas. That could be a boon for the company as countries continue to deal with new strains of the virus.

This news has also resulted in heavy trading for BPTS stock today. As of this writing, more than 4.5 million shares have changed hands. That’s a massive jump compared to the daily average trading volume of about 609,000 shares.

BPTS stock is up 42% in pre-market trading on Thursday.

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