Finance Watch: Biopharma Stocks Attempt An April Rebound
First IPO Since February Raises Nearly $10m
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: With the XBI up more than 9% in April, a few follow-on offerings –$23m to support Gamida Cell’s small product launch and $500m to fund Vaxcyte’s large clinical trial program – have made it to market. Also, China’s CytoMed launched the sixth biopharma IPO in the US this year.
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