BioNTech Falls Short In Jittery IPO Market

Investors also readjust to firm's unproven pipeline

After ADC Therapeutics postponed its launch last week, BioNTech braves the markets but finds them less receptive than hoped.

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Investors wary of jumping into public offerings • Source: Shutterstock

German biotech company BioNTech AG has raised $150m in its NASDAQ initial public offering, a much lower figure than it had hoped to generate.

This was around $100m less than its target, and reflects wider turbulence on the public markets. High profile IPOs from...

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