In this month’s Funding Focus, host Carli Reyes unpacks the deals, policies, and investments shaping the future of biotech and drug discovery. From billion-dollar pharma bets to government-backed strategies, we explore how capital is accelerating science on a global scale.

What you'll hear:

• Novo Nordisk’s $550M partnership with Replicate Bioscience to advance self-replicating RNA therapies.
• The UK’s £1.12B industrial strategy to position Britain as Europe’s biotech hub by 2030.
• Phenomic AI’s $20M Series A, fueling the convergence of imaging and AI in oncology drug discovery.
• The bigger picture: how public and private funding are converging into a global biotech ecosystem.

We'll also share behind-the-scenes context and a look ahead at September — from the next wave of AI-biotech partnerships to new government R&D packages that could reshape where startups take root.

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🔗 References:

• Novo Nordisk & Replicate Bioscience partnership: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/novo-nordisk-seeks-new-obesity-diabetes-drugs-with-replicate-bioscience-2025-08-28/
• UK Life Sciences Industrial Strategy: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/biotech-growths-missing-link-appetite-for-risk-09q8zt0qw
• Phenomic AI $20M Series A: https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/funding-roundup-phenomic-ai-20m-series-a