We reviewed all of the biotech mergers and acquisitions in 2021 and did a deep dive on the list of biotech M&A transactions focused on drug discovery. In this series, we provide a high level overview of: The drug discovery biotech acquisitions by total consideration in 2021 The lead molecules in each acquisition and their structural [...]

Recently, our team at Drug Hunter compiled the lead programs and mechanisms of small molecule and large molecule biotechs that IPO’d in 2020. We asked featured reviewers from our community what stood out to them about the science of this group of companies, and here are some highlights that emerged from the discussion. Any thoughts and [...]

Looking at the pipelines of recent biotech IPOs is a great way to get a snapshot of new technologies and approaches to drug discovery or to see what’s coming in smaller indications. Complementing our recent highlight of large molecule-focused companies, below is a summary of 2020’s class of biotech IPOs focused on small molecule drug [...]

Browsing through the pipelines of recent biotech IPOs is great way to catch up on emerging targets, novel drug modalities, and science at the edge of development. Unlike conferences and publications which tend to be a lagging indicator of what’s going on in industry (with many publications only being released years after a program has ceased [...]

Of the 2019 biotech IPOs on the major US exchanges, there were 24 companies focused on developing non-small molecule drugs, about the same number as those developing small molecule drugs . Here’s a list of the companies (by market cap at IPO) along with a short summary of the key concepts for each company's main programs. *International [...]

Of the 2019 biotech IPOs on the major US exchanges, 25 companies are focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs. Here's a list of the companies (by market cap at IPO, top to bottom) along with the main mechanisms of action of the lead molecules and other publicly disclosed targets. The largest company by market cap. at the [...]