Biotech / MedTech

Insilico Medicine closes $255M Series C led by Warburg Pincus to further develop AI and drug discovery

Proceeds from the funding will be used to progress Insilico Medicine's current therapeutic programs into human clinical trials, initiate multiple new programs for novel and difficult targets, and further develop its AI and drug discovery capabilities, the company added. 

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Bot MD secures $5M Series A amid pandemic-driven demand for MedTech

Fresh capital will be used to expand in other Asia-Pacific countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and the Philippines and improve the platform to include new features based on accelerated demand driven by the pandemic. 

Daiwa VC fund manager DCI Partners launches $135M fund to accelerate drug discovery

Tokyo-based DCI Partners, a venture fund manager of Daiwa Securities Group, has announced the launch of Daiwa Taiwan-Japan BioVenture Investment Limited Partnership II, a $135 million (JPY 14 billion) investment fund intended for drug discovery.

Cancer,

In Singapore, AI helps cancer patients find clinical trials

Next, the startup is expanding across Southeast Asia.

OmniFoods, OmniPork

Alternative meat startups are making slow progress across Southeast Asia

By the end of this year, shoppers in Southeast Asia will finally get some plant-based pork.