In 2007, what did Series A venture investments reveal about the state of the health care industry? It was very healthy, thank you. There were quite a few deals to choose from, and numbers demonstrated continued growth in diagnostics fundraising, a resurgence in vaccines, and evidence of pharma's interest in proof-of-concept projects and large-molecule platforms. Medical device investors, meanwhile, remain enamored with concept companies seeking to blend electronics-such as neurostimulation or miniature sensors-with devices.
Christopher Morrison and Tom Salemi
The 14 start-ups on our list of last year’s top Series A financings represent investment and strategic trends that should...
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After a second quarter of declining Elevidys sales following two deaths of DMD patients treated with the gene therapy, Sarepta is cutting costs to fund remaining programs and meet debt requirements.
Plus deals involving Novartis/Sironax, Neuraxpharm/Dizlin, Recursion/RallyBio, MaaT/Clinigen, Future Pak/Theratechnologies, BerGenBio/Oncoinvent, Xoma/Turnstone and more.
Stelara revenues declined 42.7% in the quarter due to biosimilars, but innovative medicines grew 4.9%, surpassing $15bn for the quarter. Although pharma tariffs could be coming, the firm said the impact continues to be hard to predict.
