NEW YORK, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TARA), a clinical- stage company developing transformative therapies for the treatment of cancer and rare diseases, today announced that the Company has been added as a member of the broad-market Russell 3000® Index as part of the annual reconstitution, effective at the open of U.S. equity markets today, June 30, 2025. "Protara's inclusion in the Russell 3000 Index is a reflection of the progress that we have made executing acro ...

NEW YORK, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TARA), a clinical-stage company developing transformative therapies for the treatment of cancer and rare diseases, today announced the appointment of William “Bill” Conkling as Chief Commercial Officer. He brings more than two decades of experience developing and commercializing novel cancer and rare disease therapeutics to Protara. “It is a pleasure to welcome Bill, a deeply experienced and proven commercial leader,” said Jesse ...

Reported positive interim results demonstrating durable responses in the ongoing Phase 2 ADVANCED-2 trial of TARA-002 in NMIBC Results from planned interim analysis of approximately 25 six-month evaluable BCG-Unresponsive patients expected by the end of 2025 Dosing of first patient in THRIVE-3 registrational trial of IV Choline Chloride in patients dependent on parenteral support expected in Q3 2025Strengthened leadership team with key appointments of Leonardo Viana Nicacio, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer, ...

Core Insights - Protara Therapeutics, Inc. has granted inducement non-qualified stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs) to six newly-hired employees as part of its 2020 Inducement Plan [1][2][3] Employee Compensation - Shane Williams, the new Vice President, Head of Human Resources and Chief People Officer, received 41,000 stock option awards and 20,500 RSU awards with an exercise price of $4.32 per share on April 25, 2025 [2] - An aggregate of 59,100 stock option awards and 29,550 RSU awards were granted to five new employees on May 1, 2025, with an exercise price of $3.46 per share [3] Vesting Schedule - All option awards vest over four years, with 25% vesting on the one-year anniversary and the remainder vesting monthly thereafter [4] - RSU awards vest over three years, with 33 1/3% vesting on each of the three consecutive anniversaries of the grant date [4] Company Overview - Protara is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for cancer and rare diseases, including its lead candidate TARA-002 for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and lymphatic malformations [5] - The company is conducting ongoing Phase 2 trials for TARA-002 in patients with carcinoma in situ and pediatric patients with lymphatic malformations [5] - Protara is also developing IV Choline Chloride for patients on parenteral nutrition who cannot meet their choline needs through oral or enteral routes [5]