
Vaccine developer Vaxcyte has floated in an upsized initial public offering having raised $110m in a Roche-backed round just three months ago.
Cullinan Oncology contributed to a series A round that funded the launch of a cancer drug-focused joint venture with PDI Therapeutics.
Muscle disease drug developer Avidity, which counts Eli Lilly, EMS, Takeda and ST Pharm as investors, went public in a significantly upized IPO.
Tencent-backed telemedicine service Miaoshou Doctor pulled in $84.5m that will support the strengthening of its health insurance provision.
Genomic heart disease drug developer Verve Therapeutics secured funding in a round led by GV, which also led its series A last year.
GenScript Biotech's spinoff Legend Biotech, which counts Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson as backers, floated in the US.
The emergency response software provider, which counts AAA, CSAA, Microsoft and Motorola Solutions as investors, lifted its total funding to $107m.
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Remote care platform developer Conversa increased its total funding to more than $26m in a round co-led by Northwell Ventures and backed by UH Ventures.
AstraZeneca and Fresenius Medical Care will exit the kidney disease treatment developer in a $725m acquisition that could potentially rise to $2.1bn.