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Stämm Biotech raises $17M for its next-generation, 3D printed bioreactor

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Stämm Biotech , founded in 2014, is developing a desktop-sized bioreactor that looks pretty different from the tanks, tubes and knobs traditionally seen in industrial or even benchtop bioreactors. Instead, it’s developing a unit that 3D prints a dense network of microchannels that pass cells through the nutrients and oxygen they need.

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3D Orthopedic Implant Tech Startup Restor3d Lands $70M Financing

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Restor3d , a North Carolina-based maker of 3D printed personalized orthopedic implants, locked up a $70 million financing — even as investors continue to cool on 3D tech startups. “With this capital, we can accelerate our efforts to transform orthopedic care through 3D printed personalized implants.” .

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Y Combinator’s biotech startups incubate a new generation of therapies and tools

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Medical and biotech had a strong showing at Y Combinator’s latest demo day , with nearly a dozen companies in the space catching my eye. LiliumX is taking the algorithmic approach to generating potential antibody stuctures that could be effective, as many AI-informed biotech companies have before it. Startups take on big pharma.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Big Week For Biotech And AI

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Biotech and AI had another strong week, as the sectors saw two big nine-figure rounds each — including one for $370 million in biotech. Candid Therapeutics , $370M, biotech: Every week there’s a big biotech raise — and this week there’s one that’s really big. Check out last week’s biggest funding rounds here.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Xcimer Energy Leads The Way As Big Rounds Dry Up

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tied) Prolific Machines , $55M, biotech: Unlike in previous weeks, there was no huge biotech round. tied) Restor3d , $55M, 3D technology: Restor3d, a North Carolina-based maker of 3D printed personalized orthopedic implants, locked up a $70 million financing — even as investors continue to cool on 3D tech startups.

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Genesis Therapeutics raises $52M A round for its AI-focused drug discovery mission

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Sifting through the trillions of molecules out there that might have powerful medicinal effects is a daunting task, but the solution biotech has found is to work smarter, not harder. We will be hiring more top notch AI researchers, software engineers, medicinal chemists and biotech talent, as well as building our own research labs.”

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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

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Similarly, clothing brand Under Armour recently produced an ad that used AI-generated 3D models of the British boxer Anthony Joshua, based on videos they took of him in the past. Gen AI helps scientists develop new proteins Another interesting set of use cases can be found, for the time being, in biotech.