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Cephalon

Last cheque observed Feb 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series EVentureFashionFood And BeverageBiotechnology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque5722days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch Cephalon

Cephalon highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series E and Venture: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $24M

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
FashionFood And BeverageBiotechnology
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2011

    1 round

  2. Feb
    SymBio PharmaceuticalsSeries E · JP · symbiopharma.com$24MSole investor
  3. 2003

    1 round

  4. Feb
    TransTech PharmaVenture · US$25MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals$225MMar 2011
Gemin X Pharmaceuticals$525MMar 2011
Ception Therapeutics$250MFeb 2010
Salmedix IncUndisclosedMay 2005

Quick answers about Cephalon

What does Cephalon invest in?

Cephalon invests most often at Series E and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fashion, Food And Beverage and Biotechnology.

How active is Cephalon?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2011.

How big are Cephalon's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Is Cephalon investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2011.

What kind of investor is Cephalon?

Cephalon is a corporate VC based in United States.

When was Cephalon founded?

Cephalon was founded in 1987.

Where does this information on Cephalon come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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