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In Depth 1 Nov 2022

The biggest private biotech investments in October 2022

The companies Tempus Labs, Oculis and VectorBuilder Biotechnology bagged the biggest biotech investments in October 2022. Oncology and biomanufacturing research attracted the biggest funding rounds. We’re heading for the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and biotech fundraising is still ticking away despite adverse market conditions. We’ve gathered the biggest biotech investments that went […]

November 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 20 Oct 2022

Opportunities and challenges for cell and gene therapy investments

Companies in the cell and gene therapy space are struggling to raise investments amid adverse market conditions. However, this could be an opportunity for the strongest companies and investors to shine. After several years of record-breaking investments, funding is hard to come by in the gene and cell therapy space. Part of this trend relates […]

October 20, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 17 Oct 2022

UK grants that can give biotech startups a vital jump-start

Grants are a vital lifeline that help biotech startups get off the ground, especially for underrepresented entrepreneurs. The Women in Synthetic Biology (WiSB) network recently gave detailed advice for helping U.K. biotech founders access this funding. Women are a big source of talent in the biotech space, both in academic life sciences and in founding […]

October 17, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Best in Biotech 21 Sep 2022

The 5 hottest biotech companies making waves in Israel

Despite its small population, Israel hosts a high concentration of startups. Here’s a collection of the hottest biotech companies raising big cash in the Middle Eastern nation. Historically, Israel’s biotech industry has been viewed as secondary to its thriving medtech scene. However, in spite of a population of just 9 million people, the nation has […]

September 21, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 7 Sep 2022

The biggest private biotech investments in August 2022

The healthcare-focused companies Orna Therapeutics, F2G and Sironax bagged the biggest biotech investments in August 2022, with mRNA vaccines, genomics and fermentation technology attracting big funding rounds. As many took a well-deserved vacation in the month of August 2022, the world of biotech remained busy with fundraising. Sit back and browse our lists of the […]

September 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 3 Aug 2022

The biggest European biotech investments in July 2022

The mRNA firm Normax Biomed snagged Europe’s biggest private biotech investment in July 2022, with runners-up including AgomAb and Tropic Biosciences. Life sciences manufacturing companies saw a big windfall in Europe in July 2022 as the Cork-based Normax Biomed bagged around $301 million. The firm is establishing modular manufacturing facilities that could provide mRNA vaccines […]

August 3, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 1 Aug 2022

The biggest US biotech investments in July 2022

The asthma specialist Areteia Therapeutics took the U.S.’ top private biotech investment crown in July 2022, with runners-up including liquid biopsy firm Delfi Diagnostics and the metabolic disease drug developer Carmot Therapeutics. The U.S.’ top private biotech investments in July 2022 didn’t reach the giddy heights of National Resilience’s $625 million Series D round in […]

August 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 21 Jul 2022

Finding investment opportunities in a bleak biotech stock market

The situation remains difficult in public markets as biotech stocks struggle to recover from a 50% decline over the past year. However, the venture capital (VC) firm Sofinnova Partners is no stranger to downturns, and partner Joe Anderson explains how the industry is shifting in favor of life sciences investors. It’s a tough time to […]

July 21, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

biotech investment asia pacific june 2022

In Depth 19 Jul 2022

The biggest Asia-Pacific biotech investments in June 2022

The lab automation player MegaRobo stole the show in the Asia-Pacific region in June with a mega Series C round of $300 million. Oncology firms Doma Biopharmaceutical and Tessa Therapeutics also led the private biotech investment rankings. The Chinese lab automation developer MegaRobo was the decisive winner of June’s biotech investments in the Asia-Pacific region. […]

July 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 15 Jul 2022

European biotech stock woes continue but recovery hope remains

European biotech stocks continue to disappoint, with half of listed biotechs in the region having just 12 months of cash left. However, a recent report from Bryan, Garnier & Co sees a strong biotech venture capital scene and rallying stocks as reasons to be optimistic. Biotech stocks have performed poorly in the last year as […]

July 15, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 14 Jul 2022

Boston startup bags $40M Series A to smash preclinical bottlenecks

The U.S. company Manifold Bio has raised $40 million in a Series A round to bankroll protein barcoding technology that could speed up the preclinical development of targeted cancer drugs. Two years after bagging a $5.4 million seed investment, the Boston-based protein drug developer Manifold Bio has hit the headlines with a $40 million round […]

July 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 14 Jul 2022

Agomab bags $114 million in thriving regenerative medicine sector

The Belgian company Agomab Therapeutics has topped up its Series B round by $40.5 million to hit $114 million. This Pfizer-led financing round extension is just the latest sign that the emerging field of regenerative medicine is coming to the fore. Agomab has embarked on an ambitious path to redefine how we understand regenerative medicine […]

July 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

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