Spark ignites investors; one of year's first five biotech IPOs

Spark Therapeutics priced its initial public offering at $23 per share and the company's stock closed its first day of trading up 117.4% at $50, showing that investors are willing to place big bets on gene therapy that could cure or substantially reduce treatment burdens for severe diseases and conditions.

Spark Therapeutics priced its initial public offering at $23 per share and the company's stock closed its first day of trading up 117.4% at $50, showing that investors are willing to place big bets on gene therapy that could cure or substantially reduce treatment burdens for severe diseases and conditions.

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