PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genscript Biotech Corporation, the number one global provider of gene synthesis services and a strong player in synthetic biology, ended 2015 with a successful IPO of 400,000,000 shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising $67.2 million. Haitong International Capital Limited served as the sole sponsor. Haitong International Securities Company Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited served as joint global coordinators; and Haitong International Securities Company Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (in relation to the Hong Kong public offering) and J.P. Morgan Securities plc (in relation to the international offering) served as joint bookrunners for the offering, which closed on December 30, 2015. The company stock trades under the symbol 1548:HK.
Founded in 2002 in Piscataway, New Jersey, and headquartered in Nanjing, China, Genscript ranks number one in the worldwide gene synthesis services market. The company will use the funds to expand research and development, offer new services and products, and increase production capabilities.
“The over-booked offering and the stock’s upward momentum highlight our unique global leadership position and the continued growing interest in the synthetic biology and other biomedical fields that we serve,” said Genscript CEO Frank Zhang, Ph.D. “These funds enable us to significantly improve the ways we serve biopharmaceutical and synthetic biology companies and researchers around the world, improve how research is conducted, and address some of humanity’s most difficult healthcare challenges.”
With the global headquarters in Nanjing, China, Genscript maintains a major facility for research, development and production in the Jiangning Science Park, Nanjing, China. The company markets its products in more than 100 countries, with more than 50 percent of sales coming from the North America.
About Genscript
Genscript is the world leader in gene synthesis and a peptide, protein, and antibody research partner for fundamental life science research, translational biomedical research, early stage biopharmaceutical development, and synthetic biology. Since its founding in 2002, Genscript has provided services and products to scientists in more than 100 countries worldwide. The company delivers biological research services encompassing gene synthesis and molecular biology, peptide synthesis, custom antibodies, protein expression, antibody and protein engineering, in vitro and in vivo pharmacology and industrial synthetic biology products. For more information, visit http://www.genscript.com/.
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