BioNTech's $270m Series A round was the biggest start-up financing in January, but sizeable rounds also were raised by Centrexion ($67m), Eureka ($60m) and Pandion ($58m).

Gossamer Bio, led by former Receptos CEO Faheem Hasnain and CMO Sheila Gujrathi, revealed $100m in seed and Series A funding during a week in which 17 companies revealed VC rounds totaling $891.2m, giving them good news to discuss during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference.

Emerging Company Profile: Cue Biopharma, a young biotech formed on the basis of research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is developing biologics engineered to selectively modulate disease-relevant T-cells to treat cancer – technology it has called the "next wave" in cancer immunotherapy.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in February 2017.