Finance Watch: Third Rock Raises $770m To Launch Up To 12 New Companies
Executive Summary
The VC firm known for its new company formation efforts will launch 10-12 biopharma, device and diagnostic ventures with its fifth fund. Also, EpimAb raises a $74m series B round, three more drug developers join the IPO queue and Amicus leads recent follow-on offerings.
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