NEEDHAM, Mass., July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (Candel or the Company) (Nasdaq: CADL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing multimodal immunotherapies to improve disease outcomes for patients with cancer, today announced that on July 6, 2026, the Compensation Committee of Candel’s Board of Directors granted Mark Sims, in connection with his employment as the Chief Commercial Officer of Candel, stock options to purchase an aggregate of 285,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, with a per share exercise price of $10.03, which is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on July 6, 2026.