Finance Watch: New Funding Available For Antibacterials, Start-Ups
Executive Summary
Private Company Edition: The Novo Holdings Repair Impact Fund wants to fund another round of antimicrobial resistance efforts. Also, Atlas Venture raised a new $400m fund, Everest closed a $310m series C round and Cognition received a $78.5m grant.
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