Latest Big Rounds Herald A China Biotech Funding Spring?
Executive Summary
Around the turn of the year, four Chinese biotechs including Kelun Biotech and BioRay ramped up funding with deals worth more than $100m, at a time when overall investment sentiment in the sector remains gloomy.
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