Arix Says Latest Equity Raising May Be Last For Some Time As Exit Options Loom

Arix Bioscience's £87m equity raising brings to £250m the amount it has raised for incubating life sciences start-ups – but it might be the last for a while if portfolio 'exits' start generating cash, its CEO tells Scrip.

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Arix Aims To Invest In At Least Seven More Start-Ups By End-2018 • Source: Shutterstock

Just two years after its creation, incubator fund Arix Bioscience PLC has built a portfolio of 13 start-ups which could soon offer inflection points to realize the value of its investments through strategic exits.

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