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Autoimmune disease biotech Kezar Life Sciences files for a $81 million IPO

May 24, 2018
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Kezar Life Sciences, which is developing small molecule therapeutics to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer, filed on Thursday with the SEC to raise up to $81 million in an initial public offering.

The San Fancisco, CA-based company was founded in 2015 and plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol KZR. Jefferies, Cowen & Company, Wells Fargo Securities and William Blair are the joint bookrunners on the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.