New Fund Expands Options for Cash-strapped Biotech...

Ottawa (Dec. 16, 2009) – The new Tandem fund of $300 million announced last week presents a much-needed financing option for Canada’s biotechnology industry. The Fund received investments from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), and Export Development Canada (EDC), contributing $80 and $75 million respectively to the Fund.”The fact that biotech firms are able to apply for funding from this new source...