Freenome is preparing to enter the public markets at a defining moment for its multiomics early cancer detection platform, announcing a definitive agreement to merge with Perceptive Capital Solutions Corp., a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Perceptive Advisors. According to the Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2025, the transaction will convert PCSC into a Delaware corporation under the name Freenome, Inc., with the combined company expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker FRNM. The structure is designed to provide up to $330 million in gross proceeds, combining approximately $90 million currently held in PCSC’s trust account, assuming no redemptions, with a $240 million PIPE anchored by Perceptive Advisors and RA Capital.
The transaction’s architecture follows the traditional SPAC pathway but with nuances that underscore the sponsors’ intent to minimize execution uncertainty. One business day before closing, PCSC will deregister from the Cayman Islands and redomicile in Delaware, simultaneously converting all outstanding Class A, Class B, and preference shares into a single class of common stock. Upon completion of the domestication, PCSC will sequentially merge with Freenome, ultimately resulting in Freenome becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the public entity. The deal values Freenome at an implied base equity value of $725 million and anticipates a post-transaction equity value of approximately $1.1 billion, with all existing Freenome shareholders rolling their equity into the new public company and receiving no cash at closing.
For Freenome, the timing of the transaction aligns with a major shift in its development trajectory. The company’s blood-based early cancer detection program has reached a clinical and operational inflection, supported by pivotal data from its PREEMPT CRC study and reinforced by a recent JAMA publication. According to the press release, Freenome plans to use the proceeds to expand its AI- and machine-learning–driven multiomics platform, grow its data and commercial infrastructure, and prepare for the expected 2026 launch of multiple blood-based cancer screening tests, including assays for colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and additional indications processed on a shared automated laboratory workflow. The funding will also support the expansion of its personalized multi-cancer detection pipeline to tailor testing strategies based on a patient’s risk factors, health profile, and guideline eligibility.
The company emphasized that the capital raise comes at a moment when blood-based cancer screening is moving toward routine adoption. Partnerships with Exact Sciences and Roche have given Freenome access to large multimodal datasets, manufacturing expertise, and global distribution elements that will be critical as the company progresses toward commercial launch. Freenome CEO Aaron Elliott described the public listing as arriving at a “major inflection point,” highlighting both recent clinical validation and the infrastructure being put in place for scaled commercialization.
Governance and shareholder alignment are also tightly choreographed. The New Freenome board will initially consist of nine directors divided into three staggered classes, including one independent designee jointly agreed upon by PCSC and Freenome. Supporting shareholders have signed agreements obligating them to vote in favor of the merger and prohibiting alternative acquisition proposals, while sponsors have agreed to lock-up restrictions that extend for six months after closing. Investor rights agreements established in connection with the merger will grant PIPE investors and certain legacy shareholders customary registration rights following the listing.
The business combination is subject to several closing conditions, including the expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period, effectiveness of the Form S-4 registration statement, shareholder approval on both sides, Nasdaq approval of the new shares, and PCSC retaining at least $250 million in combined trust and PIPE proceeds after redemptions and expenses. The SPAC must also satisfy the requirement to have more than $5 million in net tangible assets immediately after the merger, a standard provision in U.S. securities law governing SPAC transactions. Both parties have the ability to terminate the agreement under customary circumstances, including if the merger is not completed by September 5, 2026.
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The deal sets up Freenome to become one of the few public companies focused specifically on AI-enabled early multi-cancer detection, supported by a capital base and investor syndicate that includes some of the most sophisticated healthcare funds in the sector. PCSC CEO Adam Stone noted that the SPAC was established specifically to partner with companies capable of transforming life sciences, and characterized Freenome as a strategic fit for the vision Perceptive Advisors had when forming the vehicle. The convergence of clinical validation, advancing regulatory timelines, and a maturing commercial plan appears to have created a window in which the SPAC route offers both a substantial capital injection and structural flexibility for Freenome to scale.
If completed on the expected timeline in the first half of 2026, the merger will provide Freenome with a runway to fund its initial commercial launches and expand its multiomics platform while positioning the company for longer-term competition in a rapidly evolving early detection market.
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