"Facebook pioneer Peter Thiel invests in coronavirus antibodies
Paypal founder Peter Thiel joins AbCellera in Canada. The German VC investor Christian Angermayer and Uma Thurman are also there."
"Leading biotech investors and Peter Thiel's (52) Founders Fund are investing $105 million in the Canadian biotech start-up AbCellera. The sponsors also include the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly"
"Thiel became aware of the biotech company through the German venture capital investor Christian Angermayer . Angermayer's Presight Capital is also among the new investors."
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"The strategy of the venture fund is actually to follow Thiel & other leading venture capitalists in their investments. .. Presight Capital co-founder Fabian Hansen gave the impetus and proposed the investment idea to the Founders Fund founder, who is a friend of Angermayer"
"In addition to AbCellera, rivals Regeneron, Amgen and Vir Biotechnology are also said to be working on corona antibodies."
"The round of financing was led by the biotech special fund OrbiMed and the previously invested DCVC Bio. DCVC's managing partner, John Hamer, once headed the Monsanto venture fund, which has now been taken over by German pharma& agrochemical group Bayer"
"The "Pulp Fiction" star is said to have gone to a dinner with biotech and venture managers with Angermayer - out of interest and in order to open up new access for Presight in the scene with her celebrity."
"US actress Uma Thurman (L) listens as Christian Angermayer (R), founder, Apeiron Investment Group, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on October 18, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California."
AbCellera en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AbCellera
"The company is best known for its leading role in the Pandemic Prevention Platform, a project of DARPA's Biological Technologies Office"
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"George Bush argued for the approval of the deal..
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