Plus deals involving BioLineRx/GloriaBio, Healios/Athersys, Aurobindo/Hilleman, Lupin/Menarini, GC Biopharma/Immetas, CanariaBio, Specialised Therapeutics, TaiGen/Y.S.P., Nippon/Kayaku/Adlai Nortye, WuXi/PharmaEssentia, Evommune/Maruho and Ono/Adimab.

Also, Cytovia will go public via SPAC merger, Nkarta capitalized on its positive early NK cell therapy data with a $230m offering, and venture capital mega-rounds include $220m for Reify, $110m for Satellite Bio and $100m for OMass Therapeutics. 

Alloy raises $75m in venture funding to further its mission of open-source antibody technology discovery. It also spins out portfolio companies, like ophthalmic-focused Broadwing.

Private Company Edition: The flood of venture capital into health care and life science firms continues with Perceptive closing a $1.1bn credit fund and Sanofi investing $50m in Jeito Capital. Also, Ambrx closed a $200m crossover round as biopharma remains on track for a record funding year.