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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. Image Credits: Stämm Biotech. Image Credits: Stämm Biotech. The movement itself acts as the stirring motion.

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Unicorn Bio is building the hardware to scale cultivated meat from lab to table

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“Using this legacy hardware to cultivate meat requires one to reengineer the cells. Our approach and core conviction is that it is actually easier, and ultimately better, to design new hardware systems aimed to foster the growth around the cells, rather than trying to fit these cells to existing engineering systems.”

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Non-dilutive biotech capital, long-term angel investing, WayRay’s $80M pitch deck

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3 tips for biotech startups seeking non-dilutive capital to weather the downturn. Most biotech founders who are looking to raise in this environment assume that dilutive capital is their only option, but that’s short-sighted, writes James Coates, Health and Human Performance principal at Decisive Point.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Big Week For Biotech As Tome Raises $213M

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The week was especially good for biotech, which led the way with two big raises. Tome Biosciences , $213M, biotech: A big biotech raise hit high on the list this week. Bicara Therapeutics , $165M, biotech: If Bicara Therapeutics looks familiar, it’s because this isn’t its first time on this list.

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US Series A And B Funding Picked Up in H1. What Does That Mean For Funding In 2024?

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billion — the highest amount invested at this stage in two years — that increase was concentrated in larger fundings and in two leading sectors — healthcare/biotech and AI. Close to two-thirds of these large Series A companies in H1 2024 are in healthcare/biotech. While total funding reached $31.5 Other sectors got short shrift.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Seaport Therapeutics And Zip Top Big Money Week

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Another big week for biotech, as startups in the sector scooped up multiple spots on this week’s list. Seaport Therapeutics , $225M, biotech: Seaport Therapeutics isn’t new to this list. The biotech company focuses on medicines for depression, anxiety and other neuropsychiatric disorders. billion post-money valuation.

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As healthcare goes remote, Equipt Health brings medical hardware to the home

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As healthcare goes remote, Equipt Health brings medical hardware to the home by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch.

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