Big pharma participation in venture capital financing has become increasingly important as other investors hesitate to fund the biopharmaceutical sector based on macroeconomic unease. With even health care-focused VC firms holding off on new investments so that they can support existing portfolio companies through the financing downturn, corporate venture capital funds and pharma firms, such as Eli Lilly and Company, have provided significant backing in recent years.
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