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      <title>SEC looks to reforms to Make IPOs Great Again</title>
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        <![CDATA[In a move aimed at incentivizing companies to go and stay public, the U.S. SEC proposed two rulemakings May 19 as a foundation to the agency’s Make IPOs Great Again agenda.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Kailera's record IPO headlines strong April for biopharma financings</title>
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        <![CDATA[Biopharma financing activity is continuing its rebound in early 2026 compared to the past several years. Total funding reached $38.66 billion in the first four months of 2026, more than doubling 2025’s $15.85 billion in the same period and also exceeding 2022 and 2023. While still below the peak years of 2021 and 2024, when financings topped $50 billion in the period, the 2026 total shows a strong recovery.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Follow-ons hit 7-year high, lead med-tech's $10B start to 2026</title>
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        <![CDATA[Med-tech financing activity in the first four months of 2026 reached $10.05 billion, similar to 2025’s $10.31 billion and 2022’s $10.62 billion. While below the peak years of 2019-2021, when financings were above $15 billion in the time period, total value is still above the levels seen in 2023-2024. April saw $1.51 billion raised, compared to $2.44 billion in March, $4.55 billion in February and $1.52 billion in January.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>China med-tech raises: Star Sports’ $105M IPO; Cofoe nabs $133M</title>
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        <![CDATA[Star Sports Medicine Co. Ltd. debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with an HK$829.55 million (US$105.86 million) IPO May 5, with shares closing about 118% higher on the first day.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731227</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Metis Techbio, Impact Tx cleared for Hong Kong IPOs</title>
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        <![CDATA[Metis Techbio Co. Ltd. is seeking a potential HK$2.11 billion (US$270 million) raise through a stock sale May 13, marking the largest biotech raise on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this year to date. Hangzhou, China-based Metis is an AI-based nanoparticle drug formulation and delivery-focused company. Synthetic lethality-based cancer drugmaker Impact Therapeutics Inc., of Shanghai, plans to debut on the same day with a US$117 million IPO.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/731048</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Follow-ons hit 7-year high, lead med-tech's $10B start to 2026</title>
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        <![CDATA[Med-tech financing activity in the first four months of 2026 reached $10.05 billion, similar to 2025’s $10.31 billion and 2022’s $10.62 billion. While below the peak years of 2019-2021, when financings were above $15 billion in the time period, total value is still above the levels seen in 2023-2024. April saw $1.51 billion raised, compared to $2.44 billion in March, $4.55 billion in February and $1.52 billion in January.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730985</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730985-follow-ons-hit-7-year-high-lead-med-techs-10b-start-to-2026</link>
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        <![CDATA[Mobia Medical Inc. began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker MOBI on May 8. The company priced its IPO at the midpoint of its proposed $14 to $16 range, selling 10 million shares at $15 each and raising approximately $150 million. The stock closed at $11.75 its first day of trading, down 21.7%. ]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Odyssey’s IPO, placement brings $304M to lead drugs in IBD, lupus</title>
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        <![CDATA[Raising $279 million in an IPO and another $25 million in a concurrent private placement, Odyssey Therapeutics Inc. is advancing its lead phase II asset, OD-001, in ulcerative colitis, with plans to bring its SLC15A4 program into the clinic for lupus.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730980</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730980-odysseys-ipo-placement-brings-304m-to-lead-drugs-in-ibd-lupus</link>
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      <title>China med-tech raises: Star Sports’ $105M IPO; Cofoe nabs $133M</title>
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        <![CDATA[Star Sports Medicine Co. Ltd. debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with an HK$829.55 million (US$105.86 million) IPO May 5, with shares closing about 118% higher on the first day.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730868</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Kailera's record IPO headlines strong April for biopharma financings</title>
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        <![CDATA[Biopharma financing activity is continuing its rebound in early 2026 compared to the past several years. Total funding reached $38.66 billion in the first four months of 2026, more than doubling 2025’s $15.85 billion in the same period and also exceeding 2022 and 2023. While still below the peak years of 2021 and 2024, when financings topped $50 billion in the period, the 2026 total shows a strong recovery.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730866</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730866-kaileras-record-ipo-headlines-strong-april-for-biopharma-financings</link>
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      <title>Swiss Biotech reports record private investment, employment in 2025</title>
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        <![CDATA[Privately-funded biotechs in Switzerland raised a record CHF1.15 billion (US$1.47 billion) in 2025, an increase of 38% over 2024, and 45% of the total capital raised by the sector. This was a significant advance on previous years, when private companies typically attracted about 30% of overall investment.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Hemab prices $301M in latest upsized biopharma IPO</title>
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        <![CDATA[Continuing biopharma’s IPO resurgence in 2026, Hemab Therapeutics Holdings Inc. priced an upsized offering of 16.75 million shares at $18 per share, the high end of its proposed price range, for gross proceeds of $301.5 million. Another $45 million could come if underwriters exercise their full overallotment.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730765</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Seaport joins Nasdaq as parent Puretech delists, sticks with LSE</title>
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        <![CDATA[Seaport Therapeutics Inc. joined Nasdaq May 1, raising gross proceeds of $254.9 million, as its parent, Boston-based Puretech Health plc moved to exit the market, opting for a sole listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in order to reduce its cost base and cut bureaucracy.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730764</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730764-seaport-joins-nasdaq-as-parent-puretech-delists-sticks-with-lse</link>
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      <title>Mists of Avalyn thicken with $300M IPO for inhaled drugs</title>
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        <![CDATA[The memory of Merck & Co. Inc.’s $10 billion takeover last year of inhaled respiratory drug specialist Verona Pharma plc may not have been far from the minds of Wall Street speculators as Avalyn Pharma Inc. priced its IPO, selling about 16.6 million shares at the high end of the targeted range, or $18 each, to reap about $300 million. The stock (NASDAQ:AVLN) came out of the gate strong on the first day of trading and closed April 30 at $29.49, up $11.49, or 64%.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730746</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730746-mists-of-avalyn-thicken-with-300m-ipo-for-inhaled-drugs</link>
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      <title>Ribo, Diagens tally 2 Hong Kong biotech, medtech IPOs in Q1 2026 </title>
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        <![CDATA[Ribo Life Science Co. Ltd.’s HK$1.8 billion (US$230 million) raise on Jan. 9 was the sole Chinese biotech IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, despite a growing backlog of more than 70 filings from China life science firms in 2025. Among med-tech companies, Hangzhou Diagens Biotechnology Co. Ltd. debuted with a $101 million Hong Kong IPO March 30, 2026.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730785</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730785-ribo-diagens-tally-2-hong-kong-biotech-medtech-ipos-in-q1-2026</link>
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        <![CDATA[Ribo Life Science Co. Ltd.’s HK$1.8 billion (US$230 million) raise on Jan. 9 was the sole Chinese biotech IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, despite a growing backlog of more than 70 filings from China life science firms in 2025. Among med-tech companies, Hangzhou Diagens Biotechnology Co. Ltd. debuted with a $101 million Hong Kong IPO March 30, 2026.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730619</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730619-ribo-diagens-tally-2-hong-kong-biotech-medtech-ipos-in-q1-2026</link>
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      <title>Mabwell turns to Hong Kong to fund ADC ambitions</title>
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        <![CDATA[Following its 2022 debut on Shanghai’s STAR Market, Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co. Ltd. is aiming to raise up to HK$1.44 billion (US$184.78 million) in an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to advance its Nectin4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) 9MW-2821 (bulumtatug fuvedotin).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730578</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Med-tech financings steady at $8.8B in Q1, despite volume drop</title>
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        <![CDATA[Total med-tech financings reached $8.81 billion in the first quarter (Q1) 2026, a 6% decline from $9.33 billion in Q1 2025 but well above the post-downturn lows of recent years. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730573</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730573-med-tech-financings-steady-at-88b-in-q1-despite-volume-drop</link>
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      <title>Mabwell turns to Hong Kong to fund ADC ambitions</title>
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        <![CDATA[Following its 2022 debut on Shanghai’s STAR Market, Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co. Ltd. is aiming to raise up to HK$1.44 billion (US$184.78 million) in an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to advance its Nectin4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) 9MW-2821 (bulumtatug fuvedotin).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730409</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730409-mabwell-turns-to-hong-kong-to-fund-adc-ambitions</link>
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      <title>Obesity-focused Kailera goes for US biopharma record with $625M IPO</title>
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        <![CDATA[Kailera Therapeutics Inc.’s “obesity-first” approach continues to resonate with investors, with the company pricing an upsized IPO, offering 39 million shares at $16 apiece for gross proceeds of $625 million. Full exercise of the underwriters’ option could add another $93.8 million, bringing the total to nearly $719 million, easily topping Sana Biotechnology Inc.’s $675.6 million 2021 IPO and setting a new record for U.S. biopharma IPOs, according to <em>BioWorld</em> data.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730403</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730403-obesity-focused-kailera-goes-for-us-biopharma-record-with-625m-ipo</link>
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      <title>Med-tech financings steady at $8.8B in Q1, despite volume drop</title>
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        <![CDATA[Total med-tech financings reached $8.81 billion in the first quarter (Q1) 2026, a 6% decline from $9.33 billion in Q1 2025 but well above the post-downturn lows of recent years. The 2026 total exceeds $6.45 billion in Q1 2024 and $4.69 billion in Q1 2023, indicating continued recovery from the weaker funding environment that followed the 2021 peak. While still below the $16.59 billion recorded in Q1 2019 and the pandemic-era highs, the data suggest that financing activity has stabilized at a higher baseline, with 2026 maintaining momentum despite a slight year-over-year pullback.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730396</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730396-med-tech-financings-steady-at-88b-in-q1-despite-volume-drop</link>
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      <title>IPO market strengthens in Q1 2026 as biopharma financings reach $22.82B</title>
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        <![CDATA[Total biopharma financings reached $22.82 billion in the first quarter (Q1) 2026, rising about 74% from $13.12 billion in Q1 2025 but declining 31% from $33.16 billion in Q4 2025. The strong start places 2026 well above the subdued levels seen from 2022 through 2025, though is still below the highs of $38.35 billion in Q1 2021 and $47.25 billion in Q1 2024. Overall, the data indicate a meaningful rebound in financing activity to begin 2026, following a more uneven 2025.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730210</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730210-ipo-market-strengthens-in-q1-2026-as-biopharma-financings-reach-2282b</link>
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      <title>VC activity drives March med-tech financings to $2.4B</title>
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        <![CDATA[Total med-tech financings reached $8.54 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, reflecting a modest pullback from $9.33 billion in the same period of 2025 but remaining well above previous years. The Q1 2026 total exceeds the $6.45 billion recorded in Q1 2024 and $4.69 billion in Q1 2023, signaling continued recovery from the post-2021 downturn.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730138</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730138-vc-activity-drives-march-med-tech-financings-to-24b</link>
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      <title>Biopharma financings nearly double vs. 2025 to $25.1B</title>
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        <![CDATA[Total biopharma financings reached $25.14 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, nearly doubling the $13.12 billion in the Q1 2025. The early 2026 total comes in above the $13.19 billion recorded in 2023 and $13.66 billion in 2022, though it remains below the $38.27 billion during the same period in 2021 and $47.25 billion in 2024.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Total biopharma financings reached $25.14 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, nearly doubling the $13.12 billion in the Q1 2025. The early 2026 total comes in above the $13.19 billion recorded in 2023 and $13.66 billion in 2022, though it remains below the $38.27 billion during the same period in 2021 and $47.25 billion in 2024.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730119</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730119-biopharma-financings-nearly-double-vs-2025-to-251b</link>
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        <![CDATA[Imbiologics Corp.’s market capitalization reached ₩1.5 trillion (US$1.02 billion) on its Kosdaq debut March 20, as the biotech seeks to become a leading antibody drugmaker for autoimmune diseases.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729897</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Imbiologics Corp.’s market capitalization reached ₩1.5 trillion (US$1.02 billion) on its Kosdaq debut March 20, as the biotech seeks to become a leading antibody drugmaker for autoimmune diseases.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729763</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Kanaph’s $27M IPO to aid multi-modality cancer, immune portfolio </title>
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        <![CDATA[Multi-modality platform company Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. raised ₩40 billion (US$26.7 million) through its Kosdaq stock sale March 16, becoming the first Korean biotech to go public this year. The Seoul-based company’s shares (KOSDAQ:0082N0) climbed to ₩70,000 in intraday trading before closing at ₩50,600 – 153% higher than the offering price.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729715-kanaphs-27m-ipo-to-aid-multi-modality-cancer-immune-portfolio</link>
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        <![CDATA[Two biotech and three med-tech companies are slated for Kosdaq debuts this month, signaling a potential rebound for Korea financings in 2026. Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. will open with a ₩40 billion (US$26.99 million) raise and Imbiologics Corp. will debut with ₩52 billion. Additionally, Mezoo Co. Ltd., Cosmo Robotics Co. Ltd. and Recensmedical Inc. will launch IPOs.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Multi-modality platform company Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. raised ₩40 billion (US$26.7 million) through its Kosdaq stock sale March 16, becoming the first Korean biotech to go public this year. The Seoul-based company’s shares (KOSDAQ:0082N0) climbed to ₩70,000 in intraday trading before closing at ₩50,600 – 153% higher than the offering price.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729533-kanaphs-27m-ipo-to-aid-multi-modality-cancer-immune-portfolio</link>
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