China vaccine developer Abogen raises $700m
Suzhou Abogen Biosciences, a Chinese vaccine developer targeting COVID-19, has raised $700 million in Series C funding featuring Temasek Holdings, Loyal Valley Capital, and Lilly Asia Ventures.
Invesco Developing Markets Fund, GL Ventures, Yunfeng Capital, and Boyu Capital also participated. They were joined by Youshan Capital, Gaorong Capital, Firstred Capital, Octagon Capital, Kaiser, 5Y Capital,...
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