This year, U.S. VC funding into the life sciences sector has cooled: Q1 softness was followed by a decade low in VC transactions in Q2. Despite the moderation in dealmaking volume, investors continued to deploy sizable...more
Q4 2024 marked the conclusion of a turnaround year for life sciences venture investment. After two consecutive years of declining activity and macroeconomic uncertainty, the dust has settled, and investment is back on the...more
This report series examines quarterly trends in life sciences venture investment. Key findings for Q2 2023 include:
• Life sciences VC deal value in Q2 2023 totaled $6.7 billion across 384 deals, representing a slight...more
The objective of an intellectual property due diligence investigation is to provide an evaluation of the quality of the IP assets that cover the company’s commercial products and services. For life sciences companies, their...more
This report series examines quarterly trends in life sciences venture investment. Key findings for Q3 2022 include:
• The industry generated $6.2 billion in deal value across 352 deals in Q3, exhibiting further quarterly...more
This report series examines quarterly trends in life sciences venture investment. Key findings for Q2 2022 include:
• The industry generated $8.8 billion in deal value across 362 deals in Q2, a material decline from Q1, as...more
This edition of Orrick’s life sciences publication series breaks down the key drivers of venture investment in the life sciences industry during Q1 2022, which saw some disruptions following a record year in 2021.
Key...more