Finance Watch: BIO Report Shows Record VC Funding Across Geographies

Private Company Edition: Venture capital for emerging therapeutics companies in the US and in ex-US regions reached all-time highs in 2018. Also, Alphamab raises $60m Series B, three new VC funds launch and FLX changes its name to RAPT.

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The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released new data on financings for emerging therapeutic companies that shows record levels of venture capital investment – not just in the US, but globally.

BIO's 2019 Emerging Therapeutic Company Trend Report defines emerging therapeutics firms as companies with a lead drug in the research...

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