Venture Funding Deals, August 2016

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa's premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging biopharmaceutical companies that have received venture funding. This month’s column covers deals announced June through July 2016.

Alcresta brings in $49.4m via Series C

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