Finance Watch: Gene Therapy, Targeted Oncology Driving IPOs Despite Biopharma Stock Shakiness
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Jefferies report notes robust IPO market, but SVB Leerink predicts a financing slowdown. Also, Mirati raises cash for KRAS programs after Amgen's ASCO data and a strategic shift results in job cuts at ImmunoGen.
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