The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Precigen, Inc. (“Precigen” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: PGEN) for violations of the securities laws.

The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. The SEC announced a cease-and-desist order against Precigen on September 25, 2020. The order focuses on the “inaccurate reports concerning the company’s purported success converting relatively inexpensive natural gas into more expensive industrial chemicals using a proprietary methane bioconversion (‘MBC’) program.” The SEC notes that Precigen, operating under the name Intrexon at the time, “was primarily using significantly more expensive pure methane for the relevant laboratory experiments but was indicating that the results had been achieved using natural gas.” The SEC also stated that the Company “pitched the MBC program privately to numerous potential business partners over the course of 2017 and 2018. A number of these potential partners performed due diligence on the MBC program including reviewing lab results and plans for commercialization. Intrexon has not yet found a partner for the MBC program.”

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