Finance Watch: With The Year's Biggest IPO, CFO Says Allogene Is Ready To Go 'Full Throttle'
Executive Summary
Allogene launched a $324m IPO to fund development of its allogeneic CAR-T pipeline, bringing its 2018 fundraising total to $744m. Also, GW Pharma's $345m offering tops recent follow-ons.
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