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Venture cash piling on to beat 1Q total

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Biotechnology companies announced another $242.5m in venture capital funding during the week ended Friday, 25 April, keeping the second quarter on track to beat the $1.1bn that biotech firms raised during the first quarter.

Biotechnology companies announced another $242.5m in venture capital funding during the week ended Friday, 25 April, keeping the second quarter on track to beat the $1.1bn that biotech firms raised during the first quarter.

Drug developers completed $508m worth of venture funding rounds between 1 and 18 April, which means the biotech sector has...

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