A new center for personalized medicine in Estonia will see PacBio’s long-read whole genome sequencing technology used to unlock new information about how genetics impact patients’ drug responses, experts from the project tell the Pink Sheet.

Private Company Edition: After US-based Alumis and Sionna raised $259m and $182m, respectively, in series C rounds, Tubulis in Munich, Germany brought in €128m ($138.8m) in series B2 cash, while Rakuten – with offices in the US, Europe and Asia – closed a $119m series E round.

Public Company Edition: Galderma proposed pricing for its $2.6bn Swiss public market debut. Also, Apogee and Akero lead follow-on offerings with $483m and $366.9m, respectively, and Lexicon’s private placement brings in $250m, while Spruce reveals a 21% workforce reduction.

Private Company Edition: FogPharma raised $145m for its clinical-stage drug and earlier programs after bringing on former Johnson & Johnson R&D head Mathai Mammen as CEO last year. Also, BlossomHill closed a $100m series B round and Kenai emerged with $82m in series A cash.