Finance Watch: The Curious Case Of Proteostasis' Short Attack
Executive Summary
Proteostasis planned to raise cash this week, but scrapped the offering after an investor that shorted the stock published a scathing report. Also, Arena raised more than $350m in an offering after its positive Phase II etrasimod data, and venture capital flows to biopharma firms with big ideas.
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