venBio's $315m Pharma-Backed Fund Seeks Broad Range Of Investments
Executive Summary
VenBio has $315m in new cash to invest in a broad array of therapeutics developers now that it has closed its second venture capital fund, which raised $65m more than the VC firm originally intended and reflects big pharma's increasing commitment to backing early-stage life science companies.
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