VC-backed aTyr files for IPO
San Diego-based biotherapeutics company aTyr Pharma Inc has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as the stock's pricing terms have yet to be set. The company plans on trading its stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LIFE." J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc will serve as the lead underwriters. The company's backers include Alta Partners, Cardinal Partners, Domain Associates, Polaris Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, T. Rowe Price Associates Inc, Federated Investors Inc, Deerfield, Rock Springs Capital Management, EcoR1 Capital and Sphera Global Healthcare.
7 April 2015•3 mins read
