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Quaker In the News: 2008
July 29, 2008 Quaker BioVentures Promotes Dr. Geeta Vemuri to Partner
June 12, 2008 Industry Veteran David R. King Joins Quaker BioVentures
April 28, 2008 Quaker BioVentures Closes Second Fund with $420 Million in Total Commitments.
Quaker In the News: 2007
May 25, 2007 Quaker BioVentures Excited by Addition of Apax Exec
May 18, 2007 New Quaker BioVentures Partner Returns to Roots
Quaker In the News: 2006
June 09, 2006 Philadelphia Business Journal: Women only 8 percent of angel investors, study reports
April 08, 2006 New Scientist: Biotech, the View From Here
March 23, 2006 BioWorld Today: Quaker Bioventures: Southeast Region Will Be Next Big Biotech Region
March 01, 2006 MedAdNews: Biotech Buyout 2005 featured increased biotechnology-to-big-pharma consolidation.
February 24, 2006 South Florida Business Journal: Florida Biotechs See More Opportunities
February 23, 2006 Sun-Sentinel: Biotech Results Hard to Quantify
February 22, 2006 The Palm Beach Post: Bush finds eager audience at BioFlorida conference
February 1, 2006 Venture Capital Analyst: Quaker Sees Mid-Atlantic Biotech Bounty
January 25, 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer: Start-ups and downs


Quaker In the News: 2005
December 19, 2005 IDD: Investments on the Rise
December 2, 2005 NJBiz: Merck's Pain Channels Big Pharma's Woes
November 14, 2005 Dow Jones Venture Wire Professional: Life Sciences VC Firm Quaker BioVentures Promotes Two Partners, One VP
November 14, 2005 Quaker BioVentures Promotes Key Members of Investment Team
October 28, 2005 Philadelphia Business Journal: Garden State Life Sciences invests $4.1M in two firms
October 21, 2005 New Jersey Economic Development Authority News: EDA-Supported Garden State Life Sciences Venture Fund Leverages over $90 million in Total Investments for NJ Companies
October 12, 2005 Healthcare Corporate Finance News: Biopharmas Dominate Third Quarter Health Care Venture Capital Market, According To Healthcare Corporate Finance News
August 01, 2005 Genetic Engineering News: Twenty-Five Years of Biotech Trends
July 01, 2005 Private Equity International: Biotechnology Trials and Tribulations
June 30, 2005 Scrip: Quaker finds rich pickings in tight geographical focus
June 24, 2005 Philadelphia Business Journal: Venture capital available; more local funds desired
June 24, 2005 Philadelphia Business Journal: Public efforts aim to boost early-stage fundaing growth
June 23, 2005 Los Angeles Times: Lure of Products Leads Drug Firms to Biotechs
June 20, 2005 Bio World Today: How BIO Prepares, Pays for Industry's Biggest Meeting
June 20, 2005 Philadelphia Inquirer: Local faces in dynamic biotech field
June 10, 2005 Philadelphia Business Journal: Pa. will welcome back home-grown biotech executives
May 16, 2005 NJBiz: One Man’s Path to Pharmaceutical Progress
May 3, 2005 The Patriot News: Biotech firms need aid, panel told
May 1, 2005 Venture Capital Journal: Top of Mind: P. Sherrill Neff
April 1, 2005 LifeSciTech: NJ Life Sciences Venture Fund to Invest in Innovation
March 1, 2005 NJ Tech News: Smart Money
March 1, 2005 PharmaVoice: Cautious Capital
January 29, 2005 Philadelphia Inquirer: Venture funds favoring firms in life sciences
January 1, 2005 The 2004 Private Equity Fund Technology Handbook: Technically Speaking: A Q&A with Quaker BioVentures


Quaker In the News: 2004
November 5, 2004 CNBC Closing Bell: Sherrill Neff comments on biotechnology industry
November 1, 2004 Harvard Business Review: Biotechnology - The Next Stage of the Revolution
November 1, 2004 Business Expansion Journal: New Jersey Expands Existing Programs, Creates New Initiatives
October 8, 2004 Philadelphia Business Journal: States step up within Quaker BioVentures' $280M fund
October 7, 2004 The Star-Ledger: Pa.-Jersey land mass proves fertile ground for biotech jobs
October 1, 2004 Venture Capital Journal Fund Profile: Quaker Raises Inaugural Biotech Fund
September 23, 2004 BioAdvance Ventures Announces Closing of $26 Million Early Stage Life Sciences Fund
September 13, 2004 Private Equity Week: Quaker to Fuel Mid-Atlantic
September 8, 2004 Philadelphia Inquirer: Phila venture capital firm bursts onto biotech scene
September 7, 2004 Quaker BioVentures Closes Inaugural Fund with $280 Million Under Management
September 7, 2004 Triangle Tech Journal: Regional biotech fund closes at $280 million
September 6, 2004 Private Equity Week: Quaker, NJ Launch State Fund
September 1, 2004 Medical Device Daily: NJ invests in Quaker fund
August 31, 2004 EDA, Quaker BioVentures Will Partner in New Venture Fund to Invest $40 Million in NJ-based Emerging Biotech Companies
August 9, 2004 Pensions & Investments: BioVentures beats odds to raise institutional cash
July 23, 2004 Triangle Business Journal:Tom Amick selected to Adivsory Board
July 9, 2004 VentureWire Professional: Quaker BioVentures Names Former J&J Exec to Advisory Board
July 7, 2004 Quaker BioVentures Appoints Biotechnology Industry Veteran to Advisory Board
May 24, 2004 BioWorld Financial Watch: Dramatic Shift in VC, Biotech Talent Pool from West to East
May 1, 2004 Venture Capital Analyst: Quaker BioVentures Nears $250M Close on FirstFund

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