IPO
BioSpace is launching an IPO dashboard to help the industry keep tabs on U.S. biotechs that have taken the public plunge in 2026.
With more than 25 companies debuting on the public markets, 2026 has recorded the highest number of biotech IPOs since 2021. Now, four companies—including Iambic Therapeutics and ADARx Pharmaceuticals—are looking to grow this total even further.
Electra Therapeutics has exceeded its initial fundraising plans as it becomes the 26th biotech to debut publicly this year and outlines pivotal development plans for its monoclonal antibody ipsoprubart.
Biotech crossover rounds could top $4.22 billion across about 28 rounds this year, PitchBook forecasts.
With M&A rising, venture capital returning and policy risks easing, biotech is on a positive trajectory following a prolonged post-pandemic slump, Truist Securities declared after a survey of sector leaders.
Almost as many biotechs have opted for a reverse merger to reach the public markets as those executing more traditional initial public offerings this year.
Twenty-five biotechs have used the IPO route to go public this year—with five of those debuts occurring this month alone. It’s the most IPOs since 2021, when the industry recorded 78 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scribe Therapeutics’ one-time epigenetic treatment is designed to slash the adherence burden of chronic cholesterol-lowering therapies while sidestepping the irreversibility of gene editing.
Avalyn Pharma and Generate Biomedicines executives discuss the long hours, hard work and rewarding moments of taking their companies public.
BlossomHill Therapeutics will use its $150 million IPO proceeds to power the Phase 1/2 development of a non-small cell lung cancer drug, while Latigo Therapeutics will bring in more than $345 million for its late-stage non-opioid pain pill.
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