Drought Ending? Shanghai’s STAR Market Considers Two IPO Applicants
Executive Summary
With the first half of 2022 ending, two Chinese developers of innovative drugs - antibody specialist Chongqing Genrix Biopharmaceutical and Suzhou Teligene, which focuses on small molecules, are looking to go public on Shanghai’s STAR Market, ending a recent drought of biopharma listings.
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