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Financing Europe’s Next Act

An analysis of the financing landscape for European biotechs finds platforms, first-in-class assets drive money magnets’ fund-raising

July 10, 2021 1:23 AM UTC

As Europe emerges from the COVID pandemic, having been at the forefront of innovation that is paving the way out, it’s faced with the question of how to chart a path forward. Can Europe create a next act that sets it up to be as important to public health in the post-pandemic world as it was during the crisis?

This analysis examines the state of innovation leading up and into the pandemic, focusing on Europe’s innovative “money magnets” — a class of 86 companies drawing investor attention and poised to shape the next wave of European biotech. It asks two principal questions:...