Finance Watch: Two New IPOs – IGM In the US, Henlius In Hong Kong – Gross Nearly $600m

Public Company Edition: IGM raised $175m to advance its IgM antibodies and Henlius brought in $410m for its novel drug and biosimilar platforms. Also, Acadia follow-on brings in $250m, PTC sells $350m worth of stock and debt, and Karyopharm royalty deal totals $150m.

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Initial public offerings by biopharmaceutical companies continued to get back on track in the US with a $175m IPO from IGM Biosciences Inc. on 17 September, but Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. raised more than twice as much with an 18 September IPO in Hong Kong totaling nearly $410m.

Both companies are developing monoclonal antibodies, but while IGM is developing novel IgM antibodies, Henlius is focused on both new therapies and biosimilars

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