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    VC investment in sciences down 22% in first quarter

    by Amy Gillentine Published: May 8,2012

    Tags: first quarter, investment, life sciences, venture capital

    Venture capital funding in life sciences – including biotechnology and medical device manufacturing – decreased 22 percent from the fourth quarter of 2011 in the first quarter of 2012, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. Venture capitalists invested $1.5 billion during the that quarter. Deal volume was also down, dropping 11 percent during the same period. When [...] [...]

    Venture capitalists favor biotechnology over medical devices

    by Amy Gillentine Published: February 3,2012

    Tags: biotechnology, life sciences, medical devices, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, software, venture capital

    Venture capital funding in the life sciences sector, which includes the biotechnology and medical device industries, increased 21 percent during 2011, according to a new PricewaterhouseCooper’s  report, “Zigzagging Upward.” Venture capitalists invested a total of $7.5 billion in 785 life sciences deals during the year, topping 2010 performance despite a drop from the third to [...] [...]

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