Palo Alto– April 30, 2015 – Cooley advised Aduro Biotech, Inc. on its $137 million initial public offering. Aduro is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on the development of technology platforms to stimulate an immune response against cancer. The company trades on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "ADRO." Aduro also raised an additional $25 million in a private placement with Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., which closed concurrently with the offering.

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