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Why long-time independent small caps BioCryst, Idera decided to merge

January 27, 2018 2:03 AM UTC

Promising proof-of-concept data from BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. and a management team from Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc. with the requisite market know-how proved the right combination for a merger of two of the industry’s longest-standing independent small caps.

BioCryst was founded in 1986 and completed its IPO in 1994. Despite a series of setbacks, the company persisted to reach an all-time high valuation of $1.2 billion in July 2015, the peak of the biotech market. BioCryst closed on Friday with a market cap of $457.6 million...