Start-Up Quarterly Statistics: Financings Finally Rise In Q1, But Deals Stagnate
Executive Summary
Biopharma start-ups finally had an increase in financing activity, following three sequential quarters with a decrease. A review of biopharma start-up dealmaking and financing activity from January through March 2018, based on data from Strategic Transactions.
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