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Digital Chemistry Start-Up Gains $43M in Early Funds

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A company, spun-off from academic labs that designs and produces new chemicals with artificial intelligence and robotics, is raising $42.7 million in its first venture funding round. . . . → Read More: Digital Chemistry Start-Up Gains $43M in Early Funds

Infographic – Digital Health Venture Funds Remain Stuck

Bar chart: Digital health venture funding worldwide, by quarter

Global venture funding for digital health start-ups remains mired at low levels, as the number of investment deals in the second quarter of 2023 dropped to its lowest level in eight years. . . . → Read More: Infographic – Digital Health Venture Funds Remain Stuck

Cancer Immunotherapy Biotech Issues $80M IPO

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A biotechnology company designing immunotherapies for solid tumor cancers with a patient’s white blood cells is raising $80 million in its initial public offering or IPO. . . . → Read More: Cancer Immunotherapy Biotech Issues $80M IPO

Infographic – U.S. Life Science Venture Activity Keeps Falling

Bar chart: U.S. life science venture investments by quarter

Investments in life science start-ups in the U.S. show continued declines into the second quarter of 2023, reaching levels not seen in four or five years. . . . → Read More: Infographic – U.S. Life Science Venture Activity Keeps Falling

Venture Fund to Back Life Science A.I. Start-Ups

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A new venture fund says it’s investing in health and life science start-ups implementing advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, that promise to transform the field. . . . → Read More: Venture Fund to Back Life Science A.I. Start-Ups

Infographic – Venture Funds Continue Slide in Q2

Bar chart: Global venture capital investment dollars by quarter to Q2 2023

Venture capital funding for start-ups worldwide continued dropping in the second quarter of 2023 with dollar volumes down by double digits from just the first quarter of the year. . . . → Read More: Infographic – Venture Funds Continue Slide in Q2

A.I.-Enhanced Sensors Start-Up Gains $10.5M in Early Funds

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A company developing area sensors for smart homes that combine WiFi technology with machine learning algorithms is raising $10.5 million in venture funds. . . . → Read More: A.I.-Enhanced Sensors Start-Up Gains $10.5M in Early Funds

Synthetic DNA Company Gains $10M in Venture Round

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A company using a process it says can produce synthetic genes with greater accuracy for research and clinical applications is raising $10 million in its first venture round. . . . → Read More: Synthetic DNA Company Gains $10M in Venture Round

Weather Balloon Data Company Raises $6M in Seed Funds

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A company creating a network of long-range high-altitude balloons to expand the scope of global weather forecasting is raising $6 million in seed funds. . . . → Read More: Weather Balloon Data Company Raises $6M in Seed Funds

Biotech Start-Up to Discover Cystic Fibrosis Therapy

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A new biotechnology company is advancing research to find a comprehensive treatment for cystic fibrosis, and staked to a €2 million seed investment from its founder. . . . → Read More: Biotech Start-Up to Discover Cystic Fibrosis Therapy