Biotech VC Funding Rises As Fewer Companies Get More Dollars
Executive Summary
Public company valuations continue to slide as stock market investors shift priorities, but private biotechnology firms are attracting near record-breaking levels of venture capital with one pretty important caveat: More money is being invested in fewer US companies, especially at the earliest stages of business formation.
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