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# 💊 $40M For Drug Discovery. $100M+ VC Funding.
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/40m-for-drug-discovery-100m-vc-funding/
- Published: 2024-09-02T11:30:40.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-04T08:47:37.000Z
- Description: Daily Impact Deals #171 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases.
- Author: QS
- Tags: Deals

[**Kamusta**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino%5Flanguage?ref=newsletters.qs.com) 🏝️

📈 **Today's Global Economic Update:** India's economy [grew by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter, slower than the previous year's 7.8%](https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/press%5Frelease/NAD%5FPR%5F30082024.pdf?ref=newsletters.qs.com) and below market expectations, primarily due to reduced government spending amid general elections. 

💊 **Deal of the Day:** Noetik Inc., a drug discovery company, raised a [$40M Series A](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/08/noetik-closes-40m-series-a-financing.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to expand their clinical trials.

**What's New?** 
**🌍 Climate.** Agriculture  
**🩺 Health.** Drug discovery and biotherapeutics  
📅 **Economics.** Euro area interest rate, US employment data, balance of trade + more

## **🌍** Climate

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 🌱 **AGRIM**, an Indian B2B platform for agricultural inputs, raised a [$17.3M Series B](https://entrackr.com/2024/08/agritech-startup-agrim-raises-17-3-mn-in-series-b-round/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Asia Impact to strengthen its technology and expand operations.

## **🩺** Health

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💊 **Noetik Inc.**, a California-based drug discovery company, raised a [$40M Series A](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/08/noetik-closes-40m-series-a-financing.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Polaris Partners to expand their clinical trials.

🧬 **ThinkCyte**, a Japanese Biotherapeutics company, raised a [$32M Series C](https://www.cnhinews.com/news/article%5F2c7ca389-7072-5d0e-9a4b-64a491b52fa7.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Japan Green Investment Corp to drive the global expansion of VisionSort.

## **📅** Economic Calendar

Euro Area Interest Rate, US Employment Data, Balance of Trade + More

### Tuesday, September 03rd 2024

[🇺🇸 ISM Manufacturing PMI, August](https://www.ismworld.org/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇦🇺 Australia GDP Growth Data, Q2](https://www.abs.gov.au/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Wednesday, September 04th 2024

[🇨🇦 Canada Balance of Trade Data, July](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇨🇦 Canada BoC Interest Rate Decision](https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US JOLTs Job Openings, July](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇦🇺 Australia Balance of Trade Data, July](https://www.abs.gov.au/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Thursday, September 05th 2024

[🇺🇸 ISM Manufacturing PMI, August](https://www.ismworld.org/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, September 06th 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany Balance of Trade Data, July](https://www.destatis.de/DE/Home/%5Finhalt.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇨🇦 Canada Employment Data, August](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Employment Data, August](https://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇨🇳 China Balance of Trade Data, August](http://www.customs.gov.cn/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Monday, September 09th 2024

[🇦🇺 Australia Westpac Consumer Confidence Data, September](http://www.westpac.com.au/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Tuesday, September 10th 2024

[🇬🇧 UK Employment Data, July](http://www.ons.gov.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Wednesday, September 11th 2024

[🇬🇧 UK GDP Data, July](http://www.ons.gov.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Core Inflation Data, August](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Inflation Data, ](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[August](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Thursday, September 12th 2024

[🇪🇦 Euro Area ECB Interest Rate Decision](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US PPI Data, ](https://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[August](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, September 13th 2024

[🇺🇸 US Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Preliminary), September](http://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇨🇳 China Retail Sales Data, ](http://www.stats.gov.cn/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)[August](http://www.bls.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

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