Finance Watch: Alternative Funding Sources Crucial Even Amidst A Biopharma VC Boom
Executive Summary
Private Company Edition: Investments by CIRM, the GHIT fund and the European Investment Bank back early-stage science and treatments for neglected diseases. Also, Versant Ventures raises $700m in two funds. In VC deals, Akero raised $70m, Impel NeuroPharma brought in $67.5m.
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