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News and Trends 15 May 2020

Update: ADC Therapeutics’ IPO Hits Above Target with €215M

Update (15/05/2020): The Swiss biotech ADC Therapeutics has priced its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange far above the initial target of €172M, raising a total of €215.2M ($232.7M). ADC Therapeutics ended up offering more than 12 million shares at a price of €17.57 ($19) per share, which was higher than the €16.65 ($18) […]

May 15, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By Laura Cowen

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News and Trends 7 Nov 2019

€51M Nasdaq IPO Will Fund Centogene’s Rare Disease Diagnostics

The German company Centogene has raised €50.6M ($56M) in an IPO on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange to fund the development of diagnostics technology that could improve the treatment of rare diseases. The fundraise fell under Centogene’s target value of €54M ($60M). A part of the proceeds will fuel the development of biomarkers that Centogene will […]

November 7, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 17 Oct 2019

Innate Pharma Raises €62M IPO to Develop Antibody Drugs for Cancer

The French company Innate Pharma has raised a Nasdaq IPO of €62.1M ($68.8M) to fund the development of antibody immunotherapies for solid tumors and blood cancer. Innate Pharma’s lead candidate antibody monalizumab is being co-developed in phase II with AstraZeneca for the treatment of head and neck cancer and colorectal cancer. Monalizumab is a member […]

October 17, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 4 Oct 2019

ADC Therapeutics Cancels Nasdaq IPO Amidst Market Growth Fears

The Swiss biotech ADC Therapeutics has withdrawn its application for a €182M ($200M) Nasdaq IPO, citing adverse market conditions caused by global manufacturing slowdowns. ADC Therapeutics declined to comment on the specific market situation. Its withdrawal is likely due to slumps in European and US stock markets seen earlier this week caused by drops in […]

October 4, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 18 Jul 2019

Genmab’s Huge IPO Raises €450M to Develop Antibody Drugs

The Danish biotech Genmab has made a big splash on the Nasdaq, raising a €450M ($506M) IPO to fuel its antibody drug programs in cancer, autoimmune diseases, and more. This IPO is one of the biggest in biotech history, behind the whopping €530M Nasdaq entry from US mRNA biotech Moderna last year. It’s also to […]

July 18, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 13 Nov 2018

Are Recent IPO Delays Bad News for European Biotech?

Over the last two weeks, several biotech companies in Europe have decided to postpone IPOs on the stock markets — is this a sign that biotech stocks are underperforming? Since the end of October, several European biotech companies have delayed their IPOs — including Abacus Medicine on the Frankfurt stock exchange, Themis Bioscience on the […]

November 13, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 18 Oct 2017

Biotech Crosses the Channel to Raise €9.7M for its Diagnostics Tools

Novacyt will use the money raised on the AIM market, London, to expand its manufacturing capacity and continue research looking into new techniques. Novacyt specializes in diagnostic tools for a number of indications, including cancer and infectious diseases. Today, it has announced that it has raised €9.7M by placing stocks on the London-based Alternative Investment Market (AIM). […]

October 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 4 Oct 2017

Ablynx Launches $175M IPO on Wall Street After Phase III Success

Fresh from announcing positive Phase III results, Ablynx has wasted no time in filing a $175M (€148M) IPO to continue developing its nanobodies technology. On Monday, the Belgian biotech shared the news that its nanobody, caplacizumab, received encouraging results for the treatment of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP), a life-threatening blood disorder. This news boosted the company’s […]

October 4, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 7 Sep 2017

Scottish Oncology Biotech Aims for €96M IPO in the Nasdaq

Nucana Biomed has filed for a Nasdaq IPO in which it expects to raise up to $115M (€96M) to support the progression of its oncology pipeline. Nucana Biomed, a biotech based in Edinburgh, specializes in using phosphoramidate chemistry to upgrade nucleoside analogs, a common form of chemotherapy drugs. With its pipeline reaching late stages of […]

September 7, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 4 Sep 2017

British Biotech Developing New Antibiotics Enters the London Stock Exchange

Destiny Pharma has started trading on the London Stock Exchange to support its search for new antibiotics that can fight resistant bacteria like MRSA. Destiny Pharma, based in Brighton, UK, has entered the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange with an initial placement of £15.3M (€16.7M), which put its starting market cap at £65.4M […]

September 4, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 9 Aug 2017

Danish Diabetes Biotech Rakes in $75M on NASDAQ in American IPO

After announcing its intentions last month, Zealand Pharma has gone public in the US to fund its diabetes clinical trials. Zealand Pharma, a Glostrup-based biotech focused on peptide development for diabetes, has been public on the Danish Aktieselskabet exchange since 2011, and since then its share price has risen by 50%. After filing for an American […]

August 9, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 10 Jul 2017

Danish Diabetes Biotech Shoots for a €75M IPO in the US Nasdaq

Zealand Pharma, known for its partnership with Sanofi to boost the insulin blockbuster Lantus, is aiming high in an IPO on the US Nasdaq. Zealand Pharma has announced it has already filed for an IPO at the Nasdaq Global Select Market, an exclusive listing for large cap companies. Currently listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen, Zealand Pharma […]

July 10, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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