Funding news on the Biotech desk

The latest funding news

1. Sep 28 Biossil Hits $1B Valuation with $153M OpenAI-Led Round 2
2. Sep 24 Reports: NIH grant process slowed under Trump 2
3. Sep 20 Trump directs OMB to draft order creating NIH grant approval board 4
4. Aug 21 Seeking Alpha: “Jupiter Neurosciences announces pricing of $2M registered direct offering” 2
5. Aug 20 Australia releases consultation paper on low carbon liquid fuel demand mechanism 2
6. Aug 4 DiCaprio and Bezos launch effort to save threatened species 4
7. Jul 22 sandiegouniontribune.com: “San Diego biotechs outperform San Francisco but cant raise money – San Diego Union” 2
8. Jul 6 Colorado attorney general announces $12 million in opioid prevention grants 1
9. Jun 18 Endoscopic robotics company Channel Robotics raises $4.6M 1
10. Jul 8 dsm-firmenich Awards €250K for 5 Longevity Research Projects Targeting Asia Pacific Aging 2
11. Jul 7 Bayer Foundation award honours 15 women entrepreneurs 2
12. Jun 30 Xellar raises $50M Series A financing 1
13. Jul 14 Cayman court orders Apple Tree partner to forfeit fund oversight 2
14. Jul 13 Biotech venture funding hits $9.1B in first half of 2026 2
15. Jun 24 White House requests $87.6 billion from Congress, mostly for Iran war 16
16. Jun 18 IQVIA buys lab assets Charles River agreed to sell earlier this year 3
17. Mar 17 PillSafe Secures Seed Funding for Wirelessly Connected Adherence System 1
18. Mar 13 Ottawa to announce $550M in funding for Canadian research projects 4
19. Mar 11 Seeking Alpha: “Cathie Wood buys the dip in gene-editing firm CRISPR Therapeutics” 1
20. Feb 24 TED Audacious Project raises $1B from donors in 2 days 2
21. Feb 19 wwmt.com: “Advocates push for more funding to help schools prepare for heart emergencies” 2
22. Feb 17 SpendRule Exits Stealth with $2M to Tackle Hospital Spending Inefficiency 2
23. Feb 18 Wellgistics Health invests in mental health AI startup 2
24. Feb 18 Lifespan Vision Ventures co-leads Sift Biosciences $3.7M pre-seed round 3

Who is named most?

1. Donald Trump 3
2. Congress 3
3. White House 2
4. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2
5. Peter Thiel 2
6. Founders Fund 2
7. National Institutes of Health 2
8. Office of Management and Budget 2

Counted over the 28 events listed above. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.