Investors from China continue to show exceptional interest in young life science companies based in Europe.
Investments made by Chinese VCs have significantly grown 17-fold over the last five years (from EUR 34m in 2017 to EUR 592m in 2021).
The top investor were Morningside Group investing EUR 225m in fourteen deals, followed by Tencent Holdings (EUR 194m) in seven deals and the Ally Bridge Group (EUR 92m) in three deals.
The observed trend indicates increasing interest in European healthcare technologies by Chinese VCs.
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