In Depth 5 Jun 2023 The biggest private biotech investments in May 2023 The companies ElevateBio, ReNAgade Therapeutics and Carmot Therapeutics bagged the biggest biotech investments in May 2023. Around the world, biomanufacturing and oncology players attracted the biggest funding rounds. A lot of private biotech fundraising took place in May 2023, with some particularly big rounds in the U.S. healthcare sector, as five companies took home $100 […] June 5, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 31 May 2023 Biotechnology in developing countries: challenges and opportunities Choosing to grow their biotechnology sectors can offer developing countries vast opportunities, helping them to grow economically, providing new jobs, and supporting sustainable development, public health, and environmental protection. In recent times, significant growth has been achieved by the developing world in biotechnology fields, mainly tied to food production, healthcare, and other dimensions of human […] May 31, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 5 May 2023 The biggest private biotech investments in April 2023 April 2023 saw the companies Orbital Therapeutics, Sangon Biotech, and Alentis Therapeutics bag the biggest biotech investments of the month. Around the world, oncology, drug discovery, food and biomaterials attracted the biggest funding rounds. With reports of venture capital investments in biotech and pharma hitting a more than three-year low last quarter, private biotech fundraising […] May 5, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Sponsored by MC Services 3 Apr 2023 BIO-Europe Spring 2023: The Highlights BIO-Europe Spring is one of Europe’s biggest biotech partnering events with discussion topics ranging from platform technologies and manufacturing to biotech investments. Here are some of the key take-home reports from the proceedings. The event, which took place from March 20 to 22, in the budding biotech hub of Basel, Switzerland, was in full swing […] April 3, 2023 - 28 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 31 Mar 2023 How has the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank affected the biotech industry? When investors got wind of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) being forced to sell its treasury bonds at a loss, owing in part to surging interest rates in the past year – a move by the Federal Reserve to counteract rising inflation – panic followed a bank run. And in a swift spur of events, the […] March 31, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 9 Jan 2023 The biggest private biotech investments in December 2022 The companies Apogee Therapeutics, Pulmocide and Qitan Technology bagged the biggest biotech investments in December 2022. Around the world, immunology and manufacturing players attracted the biggest funding rounds. We’ve hit 2023 and a lot of biotech fundraising took place in the final month of 2022. We’ve gathered the biggest biotech investments that went to private […] January 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 16 Nov 2022 Six biotech stocks trading below cash right now The biotech stock market is currently in a tough spot, with many companies facing suppressed valuations. We’ve listed six public companies trading with a market cap below their cash in hand. A range of factors are driving down company valuations in the public biotech market, such as soaring inflation, geopolitical instability and the threat of […] November 16, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Oct 2022 Amgen joining Evotec and TIAP to boost Canadian life science companies Evotec SE and Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP) have expanded LAB150, their translational BRIDGE partnership, to include Amgen as a strategic partner. The expansion goes along with a combined investment of $14 million to expedite LAB150 programs towards the formation of new companies. LAB150 was created by Evotec and TIAP in 2017 to accelerate Toronto’s […] October 17, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Oct 2022 Big Idea Ventures announces cohort of 17 start-ups Big Idea Ventures has revealed its latest accelerator cohort. Seventeen early-stage startups were selected for pre-seed investment as part of Big Idea Ventures’ bi-annual new protein accelerator program. Investments were made through the firm’s three offices in New York, Paris and Singapore and the firm’s first fund – New Protein Fund I ($50 million+). “The […] October 5, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Sep 2022 Pheon Therapeutics launches with $68M in series A funding for treatment of solid tumors Pheon Therapeutics launched today (September 28) following the closing of a $68 million series A funding back in March. The investment will allow antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) specialist Pheon to advance its lead ADC program to clinical proof-of-concept and establish of novel ADCs. The financing was led by Brandon Capital, Forbion and Atlas Venture, with participation […] September 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Sep 2022 Novo Nordisk Foundation investing $200M for first quantum computer for life sciences research The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of $200 million to establish the first full-scale quantum computer for the development of new medicines. The computer will also provide new insights into climate change and the green transition, which is not possible with classical computers today. The computer could be located in a data center, […] September 21, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email