Emerging Company Profile: Harvesting blood and tissue samples from patients treated with PD-1 immunotherapy, OncoResponse is developing antibodies it believes can transform cold solid tumors into hot.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging biopharmaceutical companies that have received venture funding. This month’s column covers deals announced August and September.

Private Company Edition: Morphic raises $80m to take its first two integrin inhibitors into the clinic for fibrosis and inflammatory bowel disease. Also, Hillhouse has a new $10.6bn private equity fund for health care and other investments, and Atreca closes a $125m Series C.

But Q4 was the third sequential quarter with a decrease in financing totals. A review of biopharma start-up dealmaking and financing activity from October through December 2017, based on data from Strategic Transactions.