Biopharmaceutical company CAMP4Therapeutics (CAMP.US), supported by healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente, said Monday it will seek a target valuation of up to $283 million in its U.S. initial public offering. CAMP4 plans to issue 5 million shares at a price of between $14 and $16 each, raising up to $80 million.
As the long-awaited policy easing cycle begins, the company will join a recent wave of biotech IPOs. Start-ups are also seeking to get in before the uncertainty that may come with the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company is developing therapies for a range of genetic diseases. Its lead candidate, CMP-CPS-001, is being evaluated in early clinical trials for the most common urea cycle disorder.
CAMP4 is led by Josh Mandelbrehm, who worked at Biogen (BIIB.US) and Sanofi (SNY.US). The company will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker "CAMP." Morgan Stanley, Leerink Partners, Piper Sandler and William Blair are underwriters for the IPO.