Several venture firms globally have raised or are raising funds this year in the $200 million to $400 million range dedicated to life sciences, biotech, and medicine, while others have raised large, diversified funds with big chunks dedicated to those fields.
The fundraising builds off a rebound in life-sciences investing last year, when $367.6 million in venture money was invested in healthcare services, up 41 percent from 2010; $2.82 billion went to medical devices and equipment, up 17 percent from 2010; and $4.82 billion went into biotechnology, up 24 percent from 2010.
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