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North America Biotechnology Venture Funding History

Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:30:00 PM PDT | VentureDeal


Menlo Park, California  --  It's no secret that the Biotechnology industry has seen rapid growth in venture capital investment in recent years.

The chart below shows quarterly funding activity for the industry from Q1 2008 to Q2 2015:





The rise in funding can be generally attributed to a favorable exit environment for investment, due to two factors.

One, big Pharma is looking to restock its dated pipeline of blockbuster drugs and is looking for the best candidates to acquire.

And two, the IPO environment for promising clinical stage biotechs, when not shut due to macro market concerns, has been extremely favorable to firms.

As Biotechnology companies continue to take advantage of advances in information technology and genome sequencing, the industry has a bright future ahead of it.

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