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Tapping Belgium

V-Bio plans to infuse capital into Belgian life sciences sector with new fund

December 2, 2016 9:44 PM UTC

V-Bio Ventures plans to use its first fund to fuel the creation of spinouts from the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), a government-funded translational life sciences research institute based in Belgium.

Founded in 2015, V-Bio announced the final close of V-Bio Ventures Fund 1 at €76 million ($81 million) on Dec. 1. The firm raised €63 million ($67.2 million) in a first close last year. ...