BridgeBio spin-out in SPAC deal to target RAS and PI3Kα malignancies

3 March 2025

BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics (BBOT), a company advancing small molecule therapeutics targeting RAS and PI3Ka malignancies, and Helix Acquisition Corp II (Nasdaq: HLXB), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by affiliates of Cormorant Asset Management, have agreed to merge.

The combined company will be renamed BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics and it is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol BBOT.

BBOT, which originated as TheRas, a subsidiary of BridgeBio Pharma (Nasdaq: BBIO), starts life with a significant cash pile. 

This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free.  A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.

Login to your account

Become a subscriber

 

£820

Or £77 per month

Subscribe Now
  • Unfettered access to industry-leading news, commentary and analysis in pharma and biotech.
  • Updates from clinical trials, conferences, M&A, licensing, financing, regulation, patents & legal, executive appointments, commercial strategy and financial results.
  • Daily roundup of key events in pharma and biotech.
  • Monthly in-depth briefings on Boardroom appointments and M&A news.
  • Choose from a cost-effective annual package or a flexible monthly subscription
The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed

Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK

Companies featured in this story

More ones to watch >


Today's issue

Company Spotlight





More Features in Pharmaceutical