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University of Pennsylvania fund backs peptide startup Peptaris
Original: Penn's new $10M fund backs peptide-discovery startup Peptaris with $250K
The University of Pennsylvania has launched a $10 million fund and made its first known commitment: a $250,000 investment in Peptaris, a startup working on peptide discovery. The move signals the university's push to commercialize life-sciences research through early-stage venture capital. The fund is expected to back additional campus spinouts, though further investments have not yet been announced.
Why now: News of a new $10 million university venture fund making its first startup investment is drawing attention from the biotech and academic commercialization communities.
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