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Looking to fight Leukemia: Syros Pharmaceuticals files for a $69 million IPO

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Syros Pharmaceuticals, which is developing small-molecule genetic therapies targeting leukemia, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $69 million in an initial public offering. The Cambridge, MA-based company was founded in 2011. It plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol SYRS. Cowen & Company and Piper Jaffray are the joint bookrunners on the deal. No pricing...read more

Making rare diseases rarer: Gene therapy biotech AveXis sets terms for $85 million IPO

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AveXis, an early-stage biotech developing gene therapies for rare neurological diseases, announced terms for its IPO on Monday. The Bannockburn, IL-based company plans to raise $85 million by offering 4.25 million shares at a price range of $19 to $21. Insiders intend to purchase $30 million worth of shares in the offering. At the midpoint of the proposed range, AveXis would...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: The only IPO delays as the market falls for the second straight week

A bad start to the year only got worse this week as the S&P 500 fell another 2%. For the first time since October, the ninety-day returns swung negative to -0.6%. Just two weeks ago, that number stood at 17%. The VIX is up 48% year-to-date, closing Friday at 27. After 12 companies submitted their initial filings with the SEC in the first week of the year, just three...read more

Parkinson's biotech Voyager Therapeutics sets terms for $75 million IPO

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Voyager Therapeutics, a gene therapy biotech targeting Parkinson's disease and other CNS disorders, announced terms for its IPO on Friday. The Cambridge, MA-based company plans to raise $75 million by offering 4.7 million shares at a price range of $15 to $17. At the midpoint of the proposed range, Voyager Therapeutics would command a fully diluted market value of $415 million....read more