Private Company Edition: Panelists at Biocom’s Global Life Science Partnering Conference noted a shift in the types of early-stage drug developers getting venture funding going forward. In recent financings, Synthego closed a $200m series E and Plexium raised $102m.

Private Company Edition: Venture capital mega-rounds continue to add up, including recent financings for Connect Biopharma ($115m) and Synthego ($100m). Also, Civilization Ventures closed a new $35m fund and Triumvira launched with $55m.

Public Company Edition: Two months before the deadline for the company's sNDA, the US FDA has not indicated it will hold an advisory committee meeting for the triglyceride-lowering drug. Also, Seattle Genetics raises $575m, Atara and Ra bring in $150m each and Cara completes $145.5m offering.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging biopharmaceutical companies that have received venture funding. This month’s column covers deals announced September and October 2018.