Relay raises $400m to kick off July’s second big week of US initial public offerings. Also, Ocumension and Immunotech launch Hong Kong IPOs, Amgen invests $421m in BeiGene’s $2.08bn offering, Cytokinetics gets up to $400m in deal and investment funding, and Imvax closes $111m series C round.

As clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccines continue, the UK government has drawn up a list of those who should be first in line for vaccination, although it cautions that many unknowns remain in areas such as efficacy, dosing schedules and duration of protection.

UK-headquartered company gets further backing from Novo Ventures and other investors convinced of the potential of NLRP3 inhibitors.

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for products from all of Baxter’s businesses except its advanced surgery division. Overall, the diversified company’s global sales were up 8% in the first quarter.