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United States · Business news · IPO & Capital Markets · 05 Oct 2026

Two biotech IPOs open their books in the US: TRex Bio seeks $125 million and Retension Pharmaceuticals $40 million

US Health Care

What happened

After a week with nothing on the US IPO calendar, two drug developers set terms on Monday. TRex Bio, a South San Francisco company in Phase 1 with medicines for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, is offering 8,333,334 shares at $14 to $16 to raise $125 million, at a market value of about $453 million; JP Morgan and Evercore ISI lead the deal. Retension Pharmaceuticals of Falls Church, Virginia, in Phase 2b with a hypertension drug licensed from another company, is offering 3.3 million shares at $11 to $13 to raise $40 million.

Why it matters for listed companies

These are the first US deals to launch in the fourth quarter, and both are small, clinical-stage companies with no product revenue: the money funds trials. TRex Bio's lead programme has topline data due in mid-2027 and Retension's first data in the first half of 2027, so buyers are financing results that are at least eight months away. For the wider IPO market the size is the point: $165 million between them, while larger issuers wait. Renaissance Capital notes that Anthropic's marketing is reported for as soon as the week of November 9.

Reported by IPOScoop — “The IPO Buzz: TRex Bio (TRXB Proposed) Sets Terms for $125 Million IPO” ↗ on 05 Oct 2026.

Rates and currencies since this was reported

Official series on 05 Oct 2026 or the last day before it, and the latest observation.

US Treasury 2-year yield
4.84% → 4.77% -7 bp
05 Oct 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · US Treasury
US Treasury 10-year yield
5.31% → 5.10% -21 bp
05 Oct 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · US Treasury
Effective fed funds rate
3.88% → 3.88% unchanged
05 Oct 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Euro in US dollars
1.1204 → 1.1208 +0.0004
05 Oct 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · ECB reference rate
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