Sharp drop in Global Biotech VC investments

2022 is witnessing a sharp drop in global biotech investments by venture capital funds. Data compiled by Wisdomsmith shows venture capital funds invested $15.8B in biotech and healthcare sector over Jan-Apr’22, as compared to $27B over the same period in 2021. That’s a drop of 41%.   While the drop…

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China’s monthly biotech investments headed towards USD1B+ consistently

Earlier this week we wrote how on 2 consecutive months, China’s biotech sector had witnessed more than USD1B of venture capital investment. That chart ignored another source of risk capital – IPOs. China has been producing around 1 biotech IPO a month consistently. These are typically pre-revenue R&D companies, but…

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China’s supercharged biotech investment momentum continues in May’20

For the second month in a row, China’s biotech companies attracted more than USD1B of venture capital investment. Biotech investments crossed USD1B for the first time in April’20. Hence, May is the second consecutive month where VC/PE investments in biotech have crossed USD1B. In terms of amout invested, China inching…

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