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Building On Successes During Turbulent Times, SR One Closes $600m Fund II

$1.1bn Raised Since Spinning Out Of GSK

 
• By Mandy Jackson

SR One will keep investing in a mix of new companies, early-stage firms and later opportunities with its second fund, raised even as biotech continues to endure challenging financial times.  

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SR One invests in new companies, early- and late-stage biotechs • Source: Shutterstock

The life science venture capital firm SR One has closed its second fund since it was spun out of GSK plc in 2020, bringing in $600m to back early- and later-stage biotechs in the US and Europe that are developing therapeutics across a range of diseases. CEO and managing partner Simeon George told Scrip that the VC firm offers start-ups both capital that can be difficult to find in the current financial environment and access to seasoned experts in the business of drug development.

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