Venture cash piling on to beat 1Q total
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Biotechnology companies announced another $242.5m in venture capital funding during the week ended Friday, 25 April, keeping the second quarter on track to beat the $1.1bn that biotech firms raised during the first quarter.
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