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03
Jun
The Middlemen’s Middlemen: How Fund-of-Funds Make Money by Investing in People Who Invest in Other People

The Middlemen’s Middlemen: How Fund-of-Funds Make Money by Investing in People Who Invest in Other People

Venture capital, like most human activities involving large sums of money and delayed gratification, has developed a hierarchy. At the
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02
Jun
Vintages and Valuations: Why Timing Is Everything in Biotech VC

Vintages and Valuations: Why Timing Is Everything in Biotech VC

In venture capital, your returns depend less on genius and more on calendar luck. Especially in biotech. Venture capitalists like
4 min read
01
Jun
The Last Cheques in Europe

The Last Cheques in Europe

Biotech, we were told, had entered its age of austerity. The days of bloated valuations and preclinical moonshots were over.
6 min read
31
May
The Venture Winter: Rethinking Biotech's Funding Future Amidst Scarcity

The Venture Winter: Rethinking Biotech's Funding Future Amidst Scarcity

The pronouncement that "It’s Never Been Harder to Make It in Venture Capital," as captured by Bloomberg,
5 min read
30
May
Rethinking Biotech Financing

Rethinking Biotech Financing

At the recent Capital for Cures gathering in Milan, a curated group of biotech innovators, investors, and family office leaders
4 min read
29
May
The QALY: Health Economics’ Favorite Yardstick—or a Misguided Ruler?

The QALY: Health Economics’ Favorite Yardstick—or a Misguided Ruler?

If you’ve ever wondered how governments decide which new drugs to fund and which to reject, chances are the
4 min read
28
May
How Europe Can Compete in the Global Biotech Race: Lessons from the Capital for Cures Event Series

How Europe Can Compete in the Global Biotech Race: Lessons from the Capital for Cures Event Series

If biotech were a footrace, Europe would be the competitor with flawless running shoes, world-class muscle tone—and one leg
3 min read
27
May
The Mansion House Accord: Reinvigorating UK Investment or Merely Rebadging the Status Quo?

The Mansion House Accord: Reinvigorating UK Investment or Merely Rebadging the Status Quo?

In July 2023, the United Kingdom government launched the Mansion House Compact, a voluntary commitment by nine of the country’
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26
May
Whither ESG? The Curious Case of Pharma's Forgotten Acronym

Whither ESG? The Curious Case of Pharma's Forgotten Acronym

Ah, ESG! Not long ago, you could hardly sip your oat milk latte—or endure a quarterly earnings call—without
3 min read
25
May
Health Economics: Pharma’s Favorite Crystal Ball

Health Economics: Pharma’s Favorite Crystal Ball

Health economics is to pharma what a crystal ball is to a fortune teller—draped in mystique, full of promise,
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