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2005 Finance/Funding Articles

  • Seed capital conundrum

    NEWS
  • December 2005
  • Venture capitalists and angels are pulling back from seed rounds, just as biotech startups need more money than ever to get off the ground.

  • Nanobiotech booster shots

    NEWS
  • November 2005
  • The US National Cancer Institute has completed its funding for nanobiotech projects, but the debate about its value to startups lingers.

  • Nice PIPEs

    NEWS
  • October 2005
  • Fledgling biotechs and their original investors are increasingly looking at PIPEs to fill the funding void.

  • Mad about medtech

    NEWS
  • October 2005
  • Life science investors are once again smitten with medical device startups. But, biotech entrepreneurs and investors should keep things in perspective.

  • A capital idea

    NEWS
  • September 2005
  • The buzz is growing about reverse mergers as an alternative path to capital markets in the US.

  • Easy act to follow

    NEWS
  • August 2005
  • Despite a faltering biotech IPO market, secondary offerings are still going strong for startups with good news and impeccable timing.

  • BIO's big gamble

    NEWS
  • June 2005
  • The Biotechnology Industry Organization is pushing hard to force the US government to change the rules on certain grants for biotechs. Not everybody views this as a wise pursuit.

  • UK on a quest for early-stage financing models

    NEWS
  • March 2005
  • Several UK universities have given exclusive rights to finance their startups to specialist seed investors, but this monopoly may not be the only way to finance early-stage biotech startups.

  • Tobacco money reinvested in biotech

    NEWS
  • February 2005
  • Tobacco settlement funds could bridge the gap in seed funding needed to encourage biotech startup in the US states, particularly in Pennsylvania.

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