TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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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Crunchbase News

APRIL 2, 2024

Wonder ’s big $700 million raise may have captured most people’s attention last month, but the story when it came for large deals was really biotech. Mirador Therapeutics , $400M, biotech: It was a huge month for big biotech raises and this was the biggest. Check out the biggest rounds of last month here.

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Crunchbase News

JUNE 21, 2024

Biotech/healthcare and cybersecurity dominated the run of big rounds this week, with a few AI startups also seeing good-sized checks. Marea Therapeutics , $190M, biotech: This big biotech round is actually the combination of two rounds. The top five raises this week came from sectors that have seen good heat recently.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

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.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Understanding the Unique Challenges of Biotech Leadership Recruitment Organizations face some unique challenges when it comes to leadership recruitment in the biotech space. Navigating these unique challenges in biotech leadership recruitment requires a comprehensive understanding of the industry, its trends, and specific needs.

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Ooda Loop

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Starting a biotech company is a daunting journey filled with both challenges and opportunities. Unlike many other industries, the path from idea to market in biotech can be particularly long.

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Crunchbase News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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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Crunchbase News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Of course, biotech and fintech were in there too. tied) Serán Bioscience , $200M, biotech : The big biotech raise this week went to Serán Bioscience. Air Company , $69M, greentech: New York-based Air Company, a carbon conversion technology company, raised a $69 million Series B led by Avfuel.

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Ooda Loop

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The United States’s dominance in biotech innovation is crucial to our national interests and global security. In recent years, China has quickly become a powerhouse, bolstered by its biotech-friendly regulatory reforms and poised to soon surpass the U.S.

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Ooda Loop

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

China is aiming to take the global lead in a promising biotech area by setting its first national standards for “organ-on-a-chip technology”. This milestone marks an important step forward […] The post China sets ‘organ-chip’ standards for skin research as global biotech race heats up appeared first on OODAloop.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Biotech can often, and sometimes literally, fly over our heads. For IndieBio, a science and biotech accelerator run by VC firm SOSV, this unprecedented year offered high stakes and new challenges. Today and tomorrow, the biotech accelerator is hosting its twice-annual demo day.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

“As your technology becomes more dated, you too will have to make similar decisions.” 6 questions investors should ask when evaluating psychedelic biotech companies. 6 questions investors should ask when evaluating psychedelic biotech companies. ” Thanks very much for reading — have a great weekend!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

Are you inspired to use biology as technology? Whether you’re a biotech entrepreneur, a researcher or a scientist tackling the daunting challenges of human and planetary health, this session will help you build a stronger, more successful startup as you take your product to market. Do you science?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Atarraya , creator of Shrimpbox, a sustainable “plug-and-play” shrimp farming technology, is swimming to the surface after being in stealth mode since 2019. That grew into aquaculture farming technology with Russek and his team creating a startup company around it called Maricultura Vigas. million in Series A dollars, and a new U.S.

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Ooda Loop

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Beware: ghosts of biotech’s past. Welcome to Fierce Biotech’s graveyard, a yearly ritual in which we remember the companies that shuttered operations in 2024. We don’t take these closures lightly; each one marks a difficult decision made after funds dry up or a clinical trial misses the mark, and every […]

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Crunchbase News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Arsenal Biosciences , $325M, biotech: The big biotech raise of the week went to South San Francisco-based Arsenal Biosciences. eGenesis , $191M, biotech: Cambridge, Massachusetts-based eGenesis, a biotech firm developing human-compatible engineered organs, closed a $191 million Series D led by Lux Capital.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2023

ImpriMed, a California-based precision medicine startup, builds AI-powered dog cancer treatment technology that helps veterinarians identify the most suitable drugs for individual canine and feline blood cancers.

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Crunchbase News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

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.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Protein biochemist Dr. Jasmin Hume was working in the alternative food space when she saw an opportunity to evolve technology so that our global food industry can reduce its reliance on animals. She started Shiru in 2019, and the company uses a “precision fermentation” process to create plant-based ingredients for food companies.

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

While food delivery led the way, it also was a good week for aerospace, AI, biotech and defense. Metsera , $215M, biotech: It didn’t take Metsera long to get back on this list. In mid-September, self-driving technology company Forterra closed a $75 million Series B led by Hedosophia , Moore Strategic Ventures and XYZ Venture Capital.

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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

JULY 19, 2024

Eight startups raised $100 million or more this week as a biotech and financial services company led the way. Tekion , $200M, automotive: Providing a software platform to the retail automotive industry may not be the sexiest of technology plays, but it obviously can make a valuable company. Notice anything missing?

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Capgemini

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Sustainable technology: A competitive advantage for businesses Greg Bentham 03 Sept 2024 Facebook Twitter Linkedin The strategic imperative of sustainable technology In today’s fast-paced business environment, sustainable technology isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s a strategic imperative. Behavioral r esistance : Change is hard.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Based in Japan, biotech startup Dioseve ’s ambitious goal is to grow human oocytes, or eggs, from other tissue. Right now, issues it is monitoring include the inheritance effect of the technology—can it not only produce healthy babies, but also avoid health issues in subsequent generations? “We We are really serious about ethics.

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Crunchbase News

JUNE 7, 2024

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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Crunchbase News

JUNE 14, 2024

AI, biotech, space tech and cybersecurity also saw good-sized raises. Santa Ana Bio , $125M, biotech: Biotech bounces back this week with a couple nine-figure rounds. Alzheon , $100M, biotech: Alzheon was the next biotech to raise big this week. Perhaps things are heating up as we head into summer.

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Crunchbase News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Kailera Therapeutics , $400M, biotech: Biotech was even bigger this week than normal. The Boston-based biotech announced its launch this week with a $400 million Series A financing co-led by Atlas Venture , Bain Capital Life Sciences and RTW Investments. Poolside has raised $626 million since being founded in May 2023.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Dear Sophie, We have a stealth early-stage biotech startup. Budding Biotech. Can early-stage biotech startups get H-1Bs? Yes, most definitely!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

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. Machine learning has, of course, accelerated work in many fields, biochemistry among them, but he felt that the potential of the technology had not been tapped.

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Ooda Loop

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For a drugmaker advancing medicines through clinical trials, time is the enemy: the longer the process takes, the more costs rise. Newly formed Dash Bio says it has a solution. Dash aims to help drug companies make faster decisions about which compounds in clinical studies warrant further advancement. The company […]

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Crunchbase News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Philly, as we chronicled in a Superbowl-themed story last year, excels in biotech and healthcare. Other well-funded Michigan startups include autonomous vehicle technology developer May Mobility and battery company Our Next Energy. Well-known startups or one-time startups based in the area include Spark Therapeutics and Dbt Labs.

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And not far off from a billion, Pacific Fusion , a nuclear fusion technology company, raised more than $900 million in a round led by General Catalyst. 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.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

BioNTech’s founding story dates back to the late 1990s, when CEO and co-founder U?ur ahin, his wife and co-founder Özlem Türeci, and the rest of the seven-person founding team began their research. “At that time, mRNA was not potent enough,” ?

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Crunchbase News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Cosm , $250M, entertainment: Entertainment and technology are intersecting more than ever — and Cosm is just the latest example. Altana AI , $200M, supply chain management: Altana AI, a supply chain management startup, locked up a $200 million Series C investment led by the US Innovative Technology Fund that values the company at $1 billion.

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Crunchbase News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Just one startup saw a big raise in the nine figures, and a handful saw $75 million — including a trio of biotech firms. While it’s too early to say venture funding will again increase in the sector this year, it is evident investors see the potential in both quantum technology and its ability to produce big financial returns.

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Crunchbase News

AUGUST 1, 2024

While we saw a lot of the regular sectors like biotech and financial services represented, we also saw some big deals involving supply chain and automotive startups. Element Biosciences , $277M, biotech: Every month there seems to be big biotech raises, and this one’s no different.

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