Hrain Biotech Plans $352 Million Shanghai STAR IPO for Novel CAR Candidates

On October 19, 2022 Shanghai Hrain Biotechnology reported that it will stage an IPO on Shanghai’s STAR board that is expected to raise $352 million for its cell therapy programs (Press release, ChinaBio, OCT 19, 2022, View Source [SID1234622252]). The company used CAR-T, CAR-NK and TCR-T technology to develop a portfolio of 11 candidates. Three of Hrain’s self-developed CAR-T candidates have started clinical trials, while its BCMA T-cell injection HR003 was granted China breakthrough therapy. The company expects to file an NDA for its lead product, a CD19-targeted CAR-T HR001, in 2023, which will be reviewed under priority rules.

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