Funding and Investments

GSK announces it will invest $95 million to launch a US-based non-profit research institute, Altius, to research technologies and approaches in understanding gene control.

Syncona and Kite Pharma announced separate investments into T-cell therapies to fight cancerous tumors.

Dalton Pharma Services announced it was awarded funding from ISTPCanada for its project to develop vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza type 3.

Unum Therapeutics raised $12 million in Series A funding for its development of antibody-coupled T cell receptors (ACTRs) for the treatment of nonspecific tumor cells.

OCE and OBI partner with CQDM on $3 million inter-provincial drug discovery innovation programs.

Gene therapy, immune-oncology, and digital healthcare technologies offer investors promise for innovation investments.

Lilly1s Cyramza is the first FDA-approved treatment for advanced gastric cancer after prior chemotherapy.

Life-sciences companies continue upward momentum in 2014.

Frenzy cools as investors seeking a quick return turn elsewhere.

Caution should be taken when planning to crowdfund a biopharmaceutical startup.

The JOBS Act and FDASIA show early signs of accelerating drug development.

Early-stage companies are now embraced by buyers of new issues.

Pharmaceutical companies have stepped up gene therapy development in the wake of the approval of Glybera in 2012.

Biotech companies raise most money in 13 years.

Early-stage companies are finding alternatives to venture capital.

A handful of therapeutics have performed extremely well in 2012, but as a whole, life-sciences are still down from 2010.

A handful of therapeutics have performed extremely well in 2012, but as a whole, life-sciences are still down from 2010.

Collaborative R&D models coincide with new ways to fund translational research.

Better news about the global economy buoys life-sciences funding.

Industry announces plans for year ahead at annual JPMorgan Global Healthcare Conference.

Greater emphasis on focus and efficiency for companies as market demands value in 2012.

Volatile Markets Take a Toll on Life-Sciences Initial Public Offerings

The UK?s Technology Strategy Board has partnered with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to invest as mush as £9 million ($14.2 million) in grant funding with the aim of bringing proof-of-concept ideas to pilot technology demonstration for healthcare.

Strong pipelines, approvals, and deals drive up market cap.

On Apr. 29, 2011, a federal appeals court has lifted a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell (ESC) research. The move was celebrated by researchers hoping to use such cells for research, but it is likely that the decision will be appealed. Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent cells derived from embryonic tissue in a process that usually results in the destruction of the embryo. The ban on funding did not apply to stem cells derived from adult tissue.