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The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Data Storage And Lots Of Biotech

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Biotech- and healthcare-related startups led the way as those companies dominate the list, taking a vast majority of spots. Aviceda Therapeutics , $208M, biotech: It may be a new year, but biotech is still raising big. went, of course, to another biotech firm. went, of course, to another biotech firm.

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Biotech proved a surprisingly bright spot in 2022’s startup correction

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Biotech was one of the most fortunate. Those figures fell short of the 1,415 biotech deals struck in 2021 worth a total of $39 billion. Compared to 2020’s more conservative 1,143 biotech deals worth $29.6 biotech deals also set new records in 2022 for both median deal size, $33.5 The sector recorded 1,054 U.S.-based

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Biotech Boom: Executive Search Strategies in Life Sciences

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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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TechCrunch+ roundup: Psychedelic biotech, Gogoro’s SPAC, H-1Bs for Ukrainians

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“In short, it covers just about every aspect of travel IT imaginable,” writes enterprise reporter Ron Miller. 6 questions investors should ask when evaluating psychedelic biotech companies. 6 questions investors should ask when evaluating psychedelic biotech companies. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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China’s first counter-sanction on US biotech industry marks a turning point in tech war

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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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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of February: Saronic And NinjaOne Lead Big Month

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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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LatAm’s Gen-t is working to enrich biotech with Brazilian genomic data

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Improving the diversity of global genomic data could hasten medical breakthroughs — and that’s the goal of Gen-t , a Brazilian startup working to infuse biotech with genetic data from the country’s population. Currently the company is looking for participants 45 years of age or older.

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