June was a remarkable month for initial public offerings in the US by biopharmaceutical companies, since 14 have gone public so far this month – just one IPO short of the 15 offerings launched during the first five months of 2020. The most recent IPOs to hit the US market came from [Akouos Inc.], Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. and PolyPid Ltd. on 25 and 26 June.
Finance Watch: 14 Biopharma IPOs In One Remarkable Month
Public Company Edition: June has seen 14 initial public offerings by drug developers (and one big biopharma funder) after there were only 15 from January through May – and the month isn’t over yet. Follow-on and other offerings also are hitting the market at a rapid pace.
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