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Jun
China’s Biotech Startups: Between Hype and Hard Truths

China’s Biotech Startups: Between Hype and Hard Truths

Conflicting Narratives in a Growing Sector China’s early-stage biotech and drug development startups have been riding a seesaw of
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11
Jun
Biotech IPOs: A Tale of Two Continents

Biotech IPOs: A Tale of Two Continents

Biotech IPOs: A Tale of Two Continents Not long ago, biotech firms queued eagerly for public markets, buoyed by cheap
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10
Jun
Don’t Bet on PME: A Tale of Public Market Equivalents and Their Limitations

Don’t Bet on PME: A Tale of Public Market Equivalents and Their Limitations

You’re sitting across from a General Partner (GP) at a biotech-focused venture capital (VC) fund. They’re presenting their
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09
Jun
Biotech Venture Capital’s Hard Reset

Biotech Venture Capital’s Hard Reset

The global biotech venture capital boom of the late 2010s has decisively given way to a sobering downturn. After a
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08
Jun
Real-World Evidence (RWE): A Detailed Examination of Its Role in Modern Healthcare

Real-World Evidence (RWE): A Detailed Examination of Its Role in Modern Healthcare

Real-World Evidence (RWE) has become one of the most discussed innovations in healthcare decision-making, promising to bridge the gap between
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07
Jun
EuroQol EQ-5D: The Swiss Army Knife of Health Metrics (or a Rusty Spoon?)

EuroQol EQ-5D: The Swiss Army Knife of Health Metrics (or a Rusty Spoon?)

The EuroQol EQ-5D is a bit like the IKEA flatpack of health economics—ubiquitous, relatively simple to use, but occasionally
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06
Jun
The Deal That Wasn’t: Inside Biotech’s Ghost Round Epidemic

The Deal That Wasn’t: Inside Biotech’s Ghost Round Epidemic

In the spring of 2025, biotech startups find themselves navigating an increasingly treacherous fundraising landscape. While headlines boast of massive
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05
Jun
The Long and Short of Family Office Investing

The Long and Short of Family Office Investing

Family offices are often portrayed as paragons of “patient capital,” stewards of dynastic wealth with investment horizons stretching across generations.
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04
Jun
Royalty Strategies in Biotech: Evolution, Key Players, and the Capital for Cures Approach

Royalty Strategies in Biotech: Evolution, Key Players, and the Capital for Cures Approach

Biotech companies often face a critical funding gap: bringing a new therapy from lab to market is exceedingly expensive, yet
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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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