Morphosys Seeks US Listing To Cement Corporate Developments
Executive Summary
German biotech Morphosys has filed an F-1 registration statement with the US Securities & Exchange Commission to list the ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market to raise its profile among US investors and raise up to $150m. Funds will primarily be used to support the company’s ambitions to commercialize MOR208 in the US.
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