Finance Watch: Biopharma Stocks Sink On RFK Jr. Nomination To Head HHS

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Public Company Edition: President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services is seen as raising the potential for regulatory risk. Also, Geron revealed up to $375m in royalty and debt financings, while Zai Lab grossed $200m in a FOPO.

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President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services was not entirely unexpected, but it sent biopharmaceutical stock valuations plummeting, nonetheless. Biotechnology stock indices and exchange-traded funds sank in the afternoon on 14 November immediately after the announcement and continued to fall on 15 November.

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