With shortages in labour and resources in the US healthcare system, medium-sized funds have a unique role to play to bridge the gaps.
Tag: Healthcare
Five tech breakthroughs bringing us closer to beating cancer
Personalised treatment, combination therapies, vaccines and of course AI: pharmaceutical investors are backing a surge of new cancer technologies.
Fewer — but bigger — corporate-backed startup exits in September
The longed-for recovery in startup exits hasn’t yet arrived. But those startups that did get bought or publicly listed in September did so at higher prices.
Pangaea Ventures on the hunt for Asian deeptech with new $85m fund
The Canadian venture firm is opening an office in Asia as Asian corporations flock to invest in its fifth fund and largest fund.
Berger joins Saudi city project Neom as biotech investment director
Berger will lead the biotech investment for the Saudi city project, contributing to the Kingdom’s goal of becoming a global biotech hub.
Korean conglomerate Lotte launches healthcare CVC
South Korean multinational Lotte Holdings has set up a CVC arm to invest in new technology in healthcare and biopharmaceuticals.
Illumina Ventures seeks $300m for third fund
SEC filings show the CVC wants to raise its third nine-figure fund to back biotech startups.
11 women’s health startups to watch
Female-focused health startups have been receiving increased funding in 2024 and a new crop of startups is emerging to address previously underserved areas.
Tveteraas leaves sustainable protein maker Nutreco’s CVC arm
Maarten-Yan Wierenga is serving as interim head of NuFrontiers while Erik Tveteraas joined fungus-based protein developer NoMy as CFO.
Exits for corporate-backed startups rise 34% year-on-year in July
Private equity companies have been active in buying VC-backed companies, sometimes at a significant discount. Digital and life sciences startups dominate the list of exits.
Terumo launches a $75m CVC arm to target medtech startups
The Japanese medical device firm has set up Terumo Ventures, having previously contributed to healthcare-focused VC funds.
The normal venture cycle isn’t fit for the healthcare industry
Healthcare needs value-add more than capital, says Echo Health Ventures CEO Rob Coppedge
US healthcare provider Ochsner Health’s CVC launches $10m fund
Ochsner Ventures’ new fund will target seed stage healthcare and health tech companies in Louisiana
Spanish genome lab ramps up plans for a sequence of spinouts
The National Centre for Genomic Analysis, based in Barcelona, Spain, is preparing to launch a new spinout and is planning for several more following a revamp of its operations.