( MENAFN - GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agios Pharmaceuticals, (Nasdaq: AGIO), a leader in cellular metabolism and pyruvate kinase (PK) activation pioneering therapies for rare diseases, today announced the grant of inducement equity awards outside of the Company's 2023 Stock Incentive Plan to its newly appointed Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officer, Krishnan Viswanadhan. The grants were approved by the Board of Directors effective as of March 5, 2025, as inducements material to Mr. Viswanadhan entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The inducement grants consisted of (i) a nonstatutory option to purchase up to 55,374 shares of common stock, (ii) restricted stock units for 24,300 shares of common stock and (iii) performance stock units for 16,200 shares of common stock.