Starton Therapeutics Inc. and Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I to Combine and Create Publicly Traded Leader in Proprietary Continuous Delivery Technology for Cancer Treatments

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Apr 27, 2023

Starton Therapeutics, Inc. (“Starton” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming standard-of-care therapies with proprietary continuous delivery technology, and Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I (Nasdaq: HWEL) (“Healthwell”), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, HWEL Holdings Corp., a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Healthwell (“Pubco”), has agreed to acquire Starton and become a publicly traded company (the “Transaction”). Upon the closing of the Transaction, which is expected to occur during the second half of 2023, Pubco will be renamed Starton Holdings Corp., and each share of common stock and warrant of Healthwell will be exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, for shares of common stock and warrants of Pubco. After the consummation of the Transaction, the common stock and warrants of Pubco are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq and Starton and Healthwell will each become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco.