G2Gbio Inc. debuted on the Korea Exchange with a ₩52.2 billion (US$37.7 million) IPO Aug. 14. Nearly half of the funds raised will be used to expand Cheongju-si, South Korea-based G2Gbio’s manufacturing plants and help mass produce sustained-release injectable drug products such as GB-5001, its lead candidate in development as a once-monthly formulation of donepezil (Aricept; Eisai Co. Ltd.) for Alzheimer’s disease.
Jocasta Neuroscience Inc. has raised $35 million in a series A financing to advance its lead asset, JN-0413, a proprietary formulation of the longevity protein α-Klotho, through phase I development. The company is targeting an IND submission for the fourth quarter of next year.
Minghui Pharmaceutical Ltd. announced it is raising $131 million in a pre-IPO financing round Aug. 7. The funds will be used to advance its cancer and inflammatory disease pipeline, which include a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and a topical Janus kinase inhibitor.
Innogen Pharmaceutical Group announced an $86 million IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that will see the company advance its lead product, Diabegone (efsubaglutide alfa), an ultra-long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist into new global markets for type 2 diabetes as well as other metabolic diseases.
Biopharma companies raised $34.89 billion through financings in the first seven months of 2025, including $5.66 billion in July, down from $7.38 billion in June.This year’s total falls short of $74.03 billion in the first seven months of 2024 and more than $80 billion in 2020 and 2021.
Mabylon AG has raised a total of CHF30 million (US$37 million) to advance its pipeline and support its work using human-derived, multi-specific antibodies for the treatment of allergies. The funding combines equity investment and a convertible loan.