venBio Rings In 2013 With Two Company Launches
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
New venture firm venBio, which closed its inaugural $200 million fund in 2010, has begun the new year by unveiling two start ups with very different business propositions.
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