Biotech benefits as VC firms raise cash in Q2
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
US venture capital firms raised $10.3bn during the second quarter of 2015 – the highest quarterly total since the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) – and roughly $2bn of the newly raised cash may be invested in biotechnology companies.
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