Chinese Nucleic Acid Drug Developers Dominate October VC/PE Funding
Executive Summary
Sirius Therapeutics’ $60m series B signified venture capital firms’ reviving interest in Chinese developers of nucleic acid drugs. Meanwhile, Angitia Biopharmaceuticals’ $46m series B extension round underscored investors’ attention to the musculoskeletal diseases area.
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