Emerging company profile: UK-based NeoPhore, founded in 2017, is developing novel cancer therapies based on DNA-repair technology. The company hopes to follow on from Keytruda's success after Merck's drug won a groundbreaking FDA approval last year based on biomarkers rather than tumor location.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa's premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging biopharmaceutical companies that have received venture funding. This month’s column covers deals announced June through July 2016.

David Chiswell has worked tirelessly to build up the British biotech industry for over 30 years. Now, as CEO of Kymab, he is looking to the future of the industry and how to find the stars of the future.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Tech Transfer Deals column provides a monthly update on technology transfer deals, reporting licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced March through April 2016.