VC Deals Analysis: 2016 Bucks The Trend As Investment Dollars Dip

2016 was the year to break the bull run in venture investment activity, with total deal value and volume failing to surpass that of 2015. However, the IVD sector continued to be the most popular area for investment, and technologies that can help unravel the genomic puzzle behind diseases like cancer were the ones that attracted the big bucks last year and look likely to remain so in 2017.