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Paras Sharma

@paras_biotech

In life science venture capital

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linkhttps://www.genesyscapital.com/ calendar_today08-06-2010 05:41:50

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Biotech Q1 2024: A PIPE Dream
40 PIPEs raised $5.7B (for comparison VC did $5.5B)
'median performance was 11.6%'

Also - 'Certain Biotech Investors Get an Early Look at Results. Is That Fair?' wsj.com/finance/invest…

Table from William Blair

Biotech Q1 2024: A PIPE Dream 40 PIPEs raised $5.7B (for comparison VC did $5.5B) 'median performance was 11.6%' Also - 'Certain Biotech Investors Get an Early Look at Results. Is That Fair?' wsj.com/finance/invest… Table from William Blair
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Life Sciences VC Q1 2024: 'capital efficiency' gets thrown around a lot but few practice it.

Even though capital raise trending upwards (Q1 24>Q1 23) but Deal Count going down. So, more money to less companies - Mega rounds still happening.

Graph from PitchBook

Life Sciences VC Q1 2024: 'capital efficiency' gets thrown around a lot but few practice it. Even though capital raise trending upwards (Q1 24>Q1 23) but Deal Count going down. So, more money to less companies - Mega rounds still happening. Graph from PitchBook
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Biotech investors are receiving a cumulative influx of $90B+ of cash from recent public M&A deals, increasing market liquidity

Biotech investors are receiving a cumulative influx of $90B+ of cash from recent public M&A deals, increasing market liquidity
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Biotech Q1 2024 report:
- Only 25% deal value went to pre-clinical companies
- Small molecules heavily funded despite IRA overhang
- Series C (late stage) required existing investor saving

Link to report - oppenheimer.com/news-media/202…

Biotech Q1 2024 report: - Only 25% deal value went to pre-clinical companies - Small molecules heavily funded despite IRA overhang - Series C (late stage) required existing investor saving Link to report - oppenheimer.com/news-media/202…
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Biotech M&A recently - target companies for acq in Obesity were pvt & RadioPharma were pub

Obesity
Inversago ($1.1B: Novo) Genesys Co-creation
Carmot ($2.7B: Roche)
Versanis ($1.9B: Lilly)

Radiopharma
$PNT ($1.4B: Lilly)
$RYZB ($4B: BMS)
$FUSN ($2.4B: AZ) Genesys Co-creation

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Great outcome for a Canadian IP and for bold vision held by the entrepreneurial academician - John Valliant, who first started CPDC as a centre of excellence in 2008 at McMaster University and later spun off Fusion Pharma in 2014

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