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ArriVent BioPharma, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”), founded on April 14, 2021, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, licensing and globalizing top biopharma innovations from around the world to deliver important medicines to patients. In June 2021, the Company entered into a license agreement with Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. (“Allist”) which granted the Company an exclusive license under certain intellectual property owned or controlled by Allist to develop, manufacture and commercialize any product containing firmonertinib or any of its derivatives as an active ingredient, for all uses, in all countries and territories other than greater China, which includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (See Note 9). The Company’s lead development candidate, firmonertinib, is a third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor currently being evaluated in multiple clinical trials across a range of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in non-small cell lung cancer, many for which there are limited treatment options. On January 30, 2024, the Company completed the closing of its initial public offering of 9,722,222 shares of common stock at a price of $18.00 per share. Additionally, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1,458,333 shares of common stock at a price of $18.00 per share. The shares of common stock began trading on The Nasdaq Global Market on January 26, 2024, under the symbol “AVBP”. The Company received net proceeds of $183.2 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. In addition, as a result of the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, the Company’s Series A and Series B convertible preferred stock converted into 19,567,306 shares of common stock in January 2024.
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