Ironwood Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire VectivBio, a Clinical-Stage Biotech Company Pioneering Novel Treatments for Severe Rare Gastrointestinal Diseases

- Transaction Advances Ironwood's Vision of Becoming the Leading GI Healthcare Company - - Adds apraglutide, Next Generation, Synthetic GLP-2 Analog in Phase 3 for Short Bowel Syndrome with Intestinal Failure