The value of venture capital (VC) invested in the life sciences industry in the United States generally increased from 2009 to 2022. In 2022, VC investments in U.S. life sciences companies amounted to approximately 43 billion U.S. dollars, a significant decrease from the previous year. The value of VC invested in the life sciences industry in the U.S. stood at approximately nine billion U.S. dollars in 2009, amounting to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 15 percent.
Value of venture capital invested in life sciences industry in the United States from 2009 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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NVCA. (March 20, 2023). Value of venture capital invested in life sciences industry in the United States from 2009 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/360543/vc-invested-in-life-sciences-industry-usa/
NVCA. "Value of venture capital invested in life sciences industry in the United States from 2009 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/360543/vc-invested-in-life-sciences-industry-usa/
NVCA. (2023). Value of venture capital invested in life sciences industry in the United States from 2009 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/360543/vc-invested-in-life-sciences-industry-usa/
NVCA. "Value of Venture Capital Invested in Life Sciences Industry in The United States from 2009 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/360543/vc-invested-in-life-sciences-industry-usa/
NVCA, Value of venture capital invested in life sciences industry in the United States from 2009 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/360543/vc-invested-in-life-sciences-industry-usa/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Value of venture capital invested in life sciences industry in the United States from 2009 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], NVCA, March 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/360543/vc-invested-in-life-sciences-industry-usa/