Tag: investment
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Precision Cancer Immunotherapy Biotech Underway
A new company is beginning work on a safer form of cancer immunotherapy that avoids toxic off-target effects, and raising $55 million in venture funds.
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Infographic – Stanford, MIT Lead Start-Up Alma Maters
The founders of start-up tech companies in the U.S. raising $1 million or more since 1 Jan. 2020 come from mainly top research institutions.
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Vaccine Spin-Off Raises $168 Million in New Funds
A developer of vaccines, including a leading Covid-19 vaccine, and cancer immunotherapies, is raising $168 million in its second venture round.
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Venture Investor to Back Underserved Tech Entrepreneurs
An investment company is offering training and seed funds to women technology entrepreneurs, and those in LGBTQ, racial, and ethnic minority communities.
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DNA Storage Company Gains $24M in New Funds
A maker of high-density chip devices storing data with nucleic acids similar to DNA is raising $24 million in its second venture financing round.
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Molecular Diagnostics Company Acquired in $1.8B Deal
GenMark Diagnostics, a developer of diagnostics systems using genomic analysis, was acquired by drug maker Roche in a deal valued at $1.8 billion.
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Biotech Manufacturer Gains $525M in New Funds
A company providing specialized lab and manufacturing services for cell and gene therapy developers is raising $525 million in its third venture funding round.
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Microbe Therapy Maker Expands, Adds Venture Funds
A company providing manufacturing services for microbiome drug developers is expanding its facilities, with an infusion of new venture funds.
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Micro Robotic Neuro Therapy Company Underway
A company designing microscale robotic devices to deliver therapies to the central nervous system began work in public on treatments for brain disorders.
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Gene-Edited Transplant Organ Company Raises $125M
A spin-off enterprise from academic labs is raising $125 million for genetically edited pigs to produce organs for human transplantation.