Finance Watch: Biopharma Stocks See Big Post-IPO Jumps
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Five out of six drug developers and a CRO have seen their values spike immediately after going public this month. Also, Moderna floats a $500m offering, Revance proposes a $20m note sale, and Nestle invests another $200m in Aimmune.
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