Tag Archive for: fundraising

Hot topic: JPM 2026 – Deal or no deal – and does it matter?

JPM 2026 was touted as the event that would usher in the best year in biotech in a long time.  But when it happened there was a distinct lack of mega-deals to shout about.  The elephant, you might say, was not in the room.  Does this bode ill for 2026? Or is news of such […]

Weekly roundup: Huge fundraisings, patents approved, award winners and more. Next up Genesis 2025!

What an incredible few days at Jefferies & London Life Science Week! 🎉 A huge thank you to Jefferies, the BioIndustry Association (BIA), MedCity, and London & Partners for hosting this goliath event. It gets bigger, better and more impactful every year, and we’re proud to be part of it. We are glad so many […]

Sofinnova Partners closes €650M ($750M) Capital XI, greatly exceeding initial target to back early-stage healthcare deals

Total capital raised across Sofinnova’s platform reaches €1.5Bn over the past year Sofinnova Capital XI is actively investing in early-stage biotech and medtech companies across Europe and the US PARIS, France – November 17, 2025 – Sofinnova Partners (“Sofinnova”), a leading European life sciences venture capital firm based in Paris, London, and Milan, today announced the close of […]

Optimum Strategic Communications to Host 17th Annual Healthcare Investor Conference

How can companies with promising science secure the capital they need to develop drugs What does pharma need to fill their pipelines as they look to negotiate looming patent cliffs London, UK, 7 October 2025: Optimum Strategic Communications (Optimum), the specialist life sciences communications consultancy, will be hosting its 17th Annual Healthcare Investor Conference on Thursday […]

CONNECTA Therapeutics to Advance CTH120 into Phase II Pediatric Development for Fragile X Syndrome with EIC Accelerator Support

CTH120 is a first-in-class neuroplasticity modulator with strong Phase I safety and tolerability data Awarded a €2.5M European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator grant to prepare for Phase II development in pediatric Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) patients CONNECTA leads innovation in neurodevelopmental therapies as a unique European biotech advancing a clinical-stage FXS program Barcelona, Spain – […]