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BioNotebook: Bayer invests in Versant's VC fund; corporate venture data; Triphase/Celgene deals

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Bayer HealthCare will invest up to $25m in the fifth venture capital fund raised by Versant Ventures, which may exceed $300m, to finance early-stage therapeutic innovation and extend the company's relationship with the VC firm.

Bayer HealthCare will invest up to $25m in the fifth venture capital fund raised by Versant Ventures, which may exceed $300m, to finance early-stage therapeutic innovation and extend the company's relationship with the VC firm.

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