Hong Kong-based biotech company Prenetics goes public through a merger with Artisan Acquisition – a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC – in a deal that will value the combined entity at $ 1.7 billion. dollars. Roy Liu | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong-based biotech company Prenetics goes public through a merger with Artisan Acquisition – a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC – in a deal that will value the combined entity at $ 1.7 billion. dollars, the companies said Thursday. Confirming TBEN’s previous report, the two companies said the deal is expected to close as early as…