Azitra Inc. made its debut on the public market June 16, in the hopes of raising a relatively modest $7.5 million to enable it to fund clinical trials, manufacturing and R&D, as well as working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Cutia Therapeutics Ltd. raised HK$465 million (US$65 million) in a Hong Kong IPO on June 12, with almost half of the proceeds going toward furthering its lead product to treat adipose accumulation. Cutia’s shares moved a little higher on the first day of trading, opening at HK$21.80, rising 0.46% and closing at HK$21.95.
Vicore Pharma Holding AB grossed about SEK500 million (US$46 million) in a directed share issue that will fund a phase IIb trial of its lead drug candidate, C-21, in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).