Early February VC Tally: 6 Biotech Firms Raise $153.5m
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Will biotechnology firms in 2016 keep up the momentum that resulted in a record-breaking $7.4bn in US venture capital raised by the industry last year? It's possible if early-stage funding keeps up January's brisk pace, but it's too soon to tell if February will be a boom or a bust.
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