Tag: investment
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AI-Aided Cancer Analytics Gain $21.5M in Early Funds
A start-up enterprise using artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze tumor biopsy images is raising $21.5 million in seed and first-round venture funding.
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Semiconductor Tech Drug Discovery Company Underway
A drug discovery company with an electronic screening process based on semiconductor technology is starting up and raising $9.25 million in seed funds.
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Infographic – US Biotech Venture Deals Slow in Q1
The rate of new venture deals for biotechnology start-ups in the U.S. slowed in the first quarter of 2022, but total dollars invested remain on track from last year.
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Health Blockchain Start-Up Raises $5.5M in Seed Funds
A new enterprise aggregating and securing a wide range of health care data with blockchain technology is raising $5.5 million in seed funds.
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Cystic Fibrosis Start-Up Raises $111M in New Funds
A developer of new treatments for the inherited lung disease cystic fibrosis emerged from stealth mode, raising $111 million in new venture funds.
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Infographic – Chill Descends on Q1 Venture Funds
The rise in venture funds invested in start-up businesses worldwide over the past two years took a noticeable downturn in the first three months of 2022.
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Infographic – Biotech Index Plunge Continues in Q1
Since the beginning of 2022, the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index, an indicator of investor sentiment in the industry, has declined about 10 percent.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Fund Invests in Two Biotechs
A pharmaceutical industry venture fund is investing in two developers of new treatments for bacterial infections becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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Synthetic Bio Harnessed for Jet Fuel from CO2
A company that captures and converts greenhouse gases to usable materials with synthetic biology is developing a process to produce aviation fuel.
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Infographic – Billion Dollar Start-Ups by Women Jump in 2021
In 2021 the number of new women-owned unicorns rose sharply, although the percentage gained only a little.