Increasing capital needs and accelerating global innovation are driving a shift in the biopharma funding model to greater diversification in sources of capital.
Capital intensity is rising faster than traditional funding models
- Cell & gene therapy, personalized medicine, and medtech platforms require large, staged commercial investment
- Funding needs persist well beyond regulatory approval
Royalty and revenue financing are underrepresented
- Royalties remain <10% of total life-sciences funding
- Synthetic royalties are the fastest-growing non-dilutive instrument, but still small at scale