BioNotebook: PhaseBio closes $40m Series C round led by AstraZeneca, plus five other VC financings
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Executive Summary
AstraZeneca led a $40m Series C venture capital round that will fund PhaseBio's Phase IIa clinical trials for drug candidates to treat diabetes and heart failure – two key areas of interest for the UK-based big pharma company.
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