Tag: venture capital
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Engineered Probiotic Maker Gains $2.3M Seed Funding
A developer of genetically-modified bacteria designed to work in the gut is raising $2.3 million more in seed funds to expand its product line.
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Wearable Defibrillator Maker Gains $145.6M
The developer of a patch device that monitors and adjusts heart rhythms to prevent sudden cardiac death is raising $145.6 million in a new venture funds.
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Incubator Seeks Heart, Lung, Blood Device Entrepreneurs
A business incubator in Massachusetts is seeking entrepreneurs and their companies developing medical devices for heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders.
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Crispr Company Raises $45M in Venture Funds
A spin-off enterprise from a pioneering Crispr research lab is raising $45 million in venture funds to develop diagnostics and other applications.
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Infographic – Google Market Value Reaches $1T
Business data research company Statista charts the rise of the company’s market value since 2004, when Google began trading its shares on the Nasdaq exchange.
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Women Founders Again Raise Small Share of Venture Funds
In 2019, only one in five new companies worldwide receiving venture financing was founded or co-founded by a woman, about the same percentage as in 2018.
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New Company Developing Cell-Based Milk
A biotechnology start-up enterprise plans to produce milk directly from mammary cells in the lab without crops, animals, or farms.
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Venture Deals, Dollars Fall in Q4 2019; Biotech Stays Hot
Venture capital deal-making in the U.S. declined in the fourth quarter of 2019, but biotechnology start-ups remained the most sought-after investment targets of any sector.
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UPMC to Invest $1 Billion in Medical Enterprises
UPMC, the medical center affiliated with University of Pittsburgh, plans to invest $1 billion in life science advances, with spin-off companies as part of its strategy.
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New Biotech Aims to Bring Down Drug Prices
A biotechnology company launched yesterday that plans to discover and develop therapies faster and at lower cost than many of today’s new drugs.