MedCity News September 8, 2024
NeOnc Technologies is preparing to go public via the less common path of a direct listing as it continues mid-stage testing of its intranasally administered brain cancer drug. Meanwhile, the mostly stagnant biotech IPO pipeline is showing new signs of life with two large stock market debuts expected this week.
Whether a brain cancer drug enters the body through a needle in the arm or swallowed by mouth, the blood-brain barrier stands as a formidable last obstacle on the therapy’s journey to its destination. NeOnc Technologies navigates around this protective barrier using drugs inhaled through the nose. With a lead program in mid-stage clinical testing, NeOnc is now preparing to take itself public.
Though some recent signs point to improving...