Private Company Edition: In recent weeks, 19 companies disclosed venture capital funding of $20m or more, including FogPharma with a $178m series D round and Apogee’s $169m launch. Also, Avalon BioVentures spun out of Avalon Ventures with a $135m fund.

In Scrip’s new column tracking clinical trial developments, NewAmsterdam, CatalYm, Verve, Bellerophon and Almirall announced new trials or changes to existing ones, while CROs Parexel and PPD announced new programs and CTI appointed a new exec.

Private Company Edition: The flood of venture capital into health care and life science firms continues with Perceptive closing a $1.1bn credit fund and Sanofi investing $50m in Jeito Capital. Also, Ambrx closed a $200m crossover round as biopharma remains on track for a record funding year.