Five months after its lead drug Betalutin failed for follicular lymphoma, Nordic Nanovector has secured its future by teaming up with Trondheim-based APIM and gained access to its mid-stage investigational therapy for ovarian cancer, sarcoma and glioblastoma.

Public Company Edition: Acrivon launched the 20^th biopharma IPO in the US for 2022. Also, Q3 updates reveal job cuts at Tricida, Harpoon, Neoleukin and more; APIM Therapeutics will reverse merge with Nordic Nanovector; plus other follow-on offerings, royalty deals and a sale-leaseback. 

Public Company Edition: Applied Molecular Transport, Scholar Rock, Agios and others join many of their peers in revising their strategies and downsizing their teams. Also, Zentalis grossed $200m from a follow-on offering and OKYO Pharma went public in the year’s smallest biopharma IPO in the US. 

In 2020, In Vivo launched its annual Rising Leaders list to spotlight talent across the life sciences industry. The editorial team selected 30 individuals from across the biopharma, medtech, academic and healthtech sectors. Here we revisit the class of 2020 and see where they are now.