TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

That’s why we weren’t very surprised when a slew of investors told us they rarely see a biotech startup that doesn’t incorporate AI in some form or other these days. But despite becoming quite the buzzword, AI’s apparent ubiquity in biotech isn’t actually driving deal flow or higher valuations.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

More posts by this contributor 3 tips for biotech startups seeking non-dilutive capital to weather the downturn Founders in the biotech industry are no strangers to challenges. This is especially true for biotech startups, where investment needs are higher and success timelines can be much longer.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

But the path won’t be easy: Many biotech companies working with psychedelic compounds must complete multiyear clinical trials that can cost over $100 million before winning FDA approval, similar to any other biotech company. The most important factor that can make or break a psychedelic biotech company is its team.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A new Seattle biotech organization will be funded to the tune of $75 million to research “DNA typewriters,” self-monitoring cells that could upend our understanding of biology. The collaboration between the University of Washington, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative and the Allen Institute is already underway.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In the world of biotech, for example, it’s extremely capital intensive to develop multiple products that are all going through clinical trials simultaneously. 5 ways biotech startups can mitigate risk to grow sustainably in the long run by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

When you think of life sciences and biotech hubs in the U.S., Portal Innovations , a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully beyond. As AI pervades biotech, what are investors looking for in 2023?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech. In her latest investor survey, Anna Heim spoke to six biotech investors about where AI creates value, short-term market shifts, and how they’d like to be approached by founders: Robert Mittendorff, M.D, general partner and head of healthcare, B Capital.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Biotech offerings, while more plentiful, are also running well below prior highs. Below, we pick out winners and losers for venture-backed tech and biotech companies, focusing on large- and medium-sized IPOs. Top biotech performers Biotech companies that debuted on public markets this year also saw plenty of ups and downs.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Understanding the Unique Challenges in Recruiting for Biotech and Life Sciences The recruitment process in the biotech and life sciences industry comes with its own set of unique challenges. One of the primary obstacles is the need for more highly skilled and qualified talent.

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Ooda Loop

MAY 29, 2025

in drug clinical trials, per […] The post China’s biotech boom leaves U.S. China has become a linchpin in global drug development, the result of a decade-long national strategy to develop a biopharmaceutical industry. China has surpassed the U.S. playing catch-up appeared first on OODAloop.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Chinas Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday the inclusion of a major US biotech company on its unreliable entity list while stating that the firms discriminatory measures against Chinese enterprises harmed the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 30, 2025

biotech company SpringWorks Therapeutics for an equity value of $3.9 billion deal to buy US biotech firm SpringWorks appeared first on OODAloop. billion deal to buy US biotech firm SpringWorks appeared first on OODAloop. Germany’s Merck KGaA has struck a deal to buy U.S.

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Ooda Loop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

It was winner-takes-all in biotech investing in 2024. In late April San Francisco-based artificial intelligence drug discovery start-up Xaira announced it had raised $1bn in one […] The post Why bigger is not always better in biotech appeared first on OODAloop. While many companies struggled, dozens raised at least $100mn.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Biotech and AI startup Cradle is finding success with its generative approach to protein design, landing big customers and a hefty $24 million of new investment. Many AI companies in biotech train models […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Crunchbase News

MARCH 4, 2025

Eikon Therapeutics , $351M, biotech: Eikon Therapeutics raised one of the biggest biotech rounds thus far in 2025. The round is the second biggest for a biotech startup this year, behind only London-based Verdiva Bio , a company creating treatments for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases that raised a $411 million Series A in January.

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Those 50 companies that raised large rounds in October ranged across many sectors, including AI, data centers, nuclear energy, biotech, semiconductors, fintech, space and robotics. The second-largest sector, healthcare and biotech, raised around $5.6 Still, AI led But AI was still by far the leading sector, with $12.2

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Ooda Loop

JANUARY 17, 2025

Li had been conducting the competitive research biotech entrepreneurs typically undertake before soliciting investment. Li quickly found […] The post The bar has risen: Chinas biotech gains push US companies to adapt appeared first on OODAloop.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 22, 2025

The pharmaceutical sector is a cornerstone of Americas global competitiveness, but without a serious shift in how we treat […] The post Reclaiming Americas Biotech Edge Before Its Too Late appeared first on OODAloop. We need to stop pretending our adversaries are business partners.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 16, 2025

The finding means that building larger AI models for protein design, and feeding […] The post Biotech startup Profluent says it has discovered AI scaling laws for AI models used in protein design appeared first on OODAloop.

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Ooda Loop

MAY 2, 2025

By identifying how these bacteria expel electrons […] The post Electricity-generating bacteria’s survival strategy could reshape biotech and energy systems appeared first on OODAloop. The findings, published in Cell, could enable new developments in clean energy and industrial biotechnology.

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Ooda Loop

APRIL 8, 2025

Congress should invest at least $15 billion to support biotech research over the next five years and take other steps to bolster manufacturing in the U.S., while barring […] The post Chinas Biotech Advances Threaten U.S. China is moving fast to dominate biotechnology, and the U.S.

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Ooda Loop

DECEMBER 27, 2024

From the heart of the English commuter town, UK biotech Autolus will process, manufacture and ship to the US a new Car-T cell therapy to treat the blood cancer acute […] The post UK biotech takes on personalised cancer therapy side effects appeared first on OODAloop.

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

We might even see a pickup as more health and biotech startups incorporate AI as a core focus area, given the technologys rapid advancement and increasing sophistication. Even as venture-backed technology offerings have slowed to a crawl, weve continued to see a steady flow of biotech IPOs, including both AI- and non-AI-focused startups.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

a New York-based biotech that went public on Jan. 31 with some fanfare, has a full portfolio of weight-loss drugs in development, using both the hormones already […] The post Why this newly public biotech could become a force in obesity treatments appeared first on OODAloop. Metsera Inc.,

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

tied) Kailera Therapeutics , $400M, biotech: Yet another big biotech raise last month, as Kailera Therapeutics announced its launch with a $400 million Series A financing co-led by Atlas Venture , Bain Capital Life Sciences and RTW Investments. Seaport Therapeutics , $225M, biotech: Seaport Therapeutics isn’t new to this list.

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Crunchbase News

JANUARY 13, 2025

Related reading: The Weeks Biggest Funding Rounds: Data Storage And Lots Of Biotech Illustration: Dom Guzman Also last week, Palo Alto, California-based Hippocratic AI , which develops a safety-focused large language model for healthcare, safety and accuracy, raised a $141 million Series B valuing the company at $1.6

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

The appetite for genomic data continues to rise in the field of biotech and pharmaceutical research, but cost is still a factor — even sequencing a full genome now costs as little as $1,000. I asked Almogy what he felt were the areas of the biotech and medical industry that will benefit most from this new capability.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Lyon, France-based precision fermentation startup Bon Vivant, which is using biotech techniques to reprogram yeast microorganisms to produce animal-free milk proteins with a substantially lower environmental footprint than traditional dairy, credits clarity of strategy and execution for keeping its investors enthused at a time when raising remains (..)

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Crunchbase News

JANUARY 10, 2025

By Caleb Appleton Having invested in the biotech space since before it had a name, Ive seen life sciences investors steer founders toward a therapeutics pipeline in hopes of securing the payout of a winning drug or medical device.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The biotech didn’t specify what roles and departments got trimmed. The Washington- and Lagos-based genomics startup has been considered the showpiece of Africa’s fledging biotech space since it got into Y Combinator in 2019. Yet, 2022 will be a year to forget for the biotech startup.

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Venture money wasnt concentrated in just one sector, as VCs invested in everything from artificial intelligence to biotech to energy. tied) Retro Biosciences , $1B, biotech: AI can do a lot startup Retro Biosciences thinks it can even help us live longer. billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Dear Sophie, We have a stealth early-stage biotech startup. Budding Biotech. 5 ways biotech startups can mitigate risk to grow sustainably in the long run. ” In a guest post for TC+, he shares five strategies for biotech startups that are trying to stay warm through the winter ahead.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

” Going private: A guide to PE tech acquisitions Biotech proved a surprisingly bright spot in 2022’s startup correction Image Credits: Getty Images The hard science and regulations that govern biotech companies sets them far apart from other startups. biotech deals also set new records in 2022 for both median deal size, $33.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway 5 strategies for biotech startups to outlast a market downturn Image Credits: Getty Images Spinning up a biotech company is a massive undertaking. “The best founders look for a framework to strategically cut burn while keeping their startup’s value drivers functioning.”

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Crunchbase News

APRIL 30, 2025

Other noteworthy merger announcements in recent weeks include: Cancer therapy developer Veraxa Biotech announced last week that it plans to carry out a merger with a biotech-focused SPAC at a pre-money equity valuation of $1.3 billion.

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

While the Boston startup scene is famous for biotech and deeptech talent, the city has lagged other hubs in creation of ultra-high-valuation AI unicorns. Funding to New Jersey startups, for instance, is already up 37% year over year, thanks mostly to AI cloud infrastructure company CoreWeave , which raised a $1.1 billion Series C in May.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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