Eli Lilly, EMS, Takeda and ST Pharm are in line for exits after muscle disease therapy developer Avidity filed for a $100m initial public offering.

US-based biopharmaceutical developer Avidity Biosciences has filed to raise up to $100m in an initial public offering that will enable pharmaceutical firms Eli Lilly, EMS and Takeda to exit.

Avidity is working on antibody oligonucleotide conjugates – a type of biomolecule that hypothetically combines precision and tissue selectivity – to treat serious diseases.

The company is initially concentrating on muscle diseases and will spend part of the IPO proceeds on advancing its lead drug candidate, AOC 1001, through a…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.