The company hopes for a “Humira-like” blockbuster with povetacicept, the object of the sector’s biggest M&A deal so far this year.

Public Company Edition: CARGO Therapeutics grossed $281.3m, giving it the fifth-largest biopharma IPO this year. Also, Alkermes completed its cancer business spinout as Mural Oncology, which launched with $275m, and Xencor sold Ultomiris and Monjuvi royalties for $215m.

VC funding slowed recently, but public company financings kept up a brisk pace with follow-on public offerings for Allakos and Alpine, private placements for Ventyx and Syros, and Albireo’s royalty deal. In restructuring updates, Biogen raised $592m in a real estate deal and Acerus is assessing options.

BioMarin teams with Skyline on gene therapies for cardiovascular disease. Myrtelle discloses licensing of gene therapy for Canavan disease from Pfizer earlier in 2021.