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        CAR T–focused biotech Cargo Therapeutics surprised and disappointed analysts when it announced that it would discontinue a mid-stage trial of its lead program, firi-cel.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The handful of biotechs that went public in 2023 fared well, providing hope to a cautiously optimistic sector. 
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Rapport Therapeutics tops this year’s list with $250 million in Series A and B financing in just six months.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The cell therapy-focused biotech will use most of the net proceeds from its initial public offering to fund Phase II clinical trials for its lead program, a novel CAR T-cell candidate. 
    
        
    
        
    
        
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