Private investment

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  Despite the bad news for the UK life sciences industry this week that international investment dropped nearly 50% in 2022, both private and […]

News round-up for 10-14 July by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. Despite the bad news for the UK life sciences industry this week that international investment dropped nearly 50% in 2022, both private and public funding activity has continued apace in the wider drug discovery sector, including within the UK itself, with investment into […]

It’s not easy being the new kid on the block. DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to the CEOs of two drug discovery start-ups to find out how they have overcome the challenges of launching a new company in a competitive market. It’s a challenging time to launch a new company in the life sciences sector. High […]

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  The theme of DDW’s news review this week is money. Although Clarivate has reported a recent drop in investment in the industry, it […]

News round-up for 22-26 May by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. The theme of our news review this week is money. Although Clarivate has reported a recent drop in investment in the industry, it is good to see companies raising money through funding rounds and investing in new facilities, as well as government support […]

The first quarter of 2023 has seen deal flow continue for UK life science and biotech companies at all stages of development, new data from the UK BioIndustry Association and Clarivate shows. As global macro-economic headwinds, suppressed public markets and political uncertainty weighed on investor confidence, venture investment remained steady, with private UK biotechs securing […]

Investment in UK biotech has fallen from £4.5 billion in 2021 to just £1.8 billion in 2022, mirroring the global economic downturn impacting all sectors.  However, venture capital investment in the sector was the third-best year recorded for the UK, with £1.2 billion raised, new analysis from the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) and Clarivate shows.   […]

After a disappointing start to the year, the last few months have seen a boost to fundraising for UK biotech companies. DDW’s Diana Spencer unpacks the Q3 figures and annual predictions from the BioIndustry Association1.  While 2021 was the highest year on record for investments into UK biotech and life sciences companies, it looks unlikely […]