Historically, Q2 has often been one of the strongest quarters for biopharma financing, but 2025’s figures suggest a more cautious investment climate. Biopharma companies raised $16.02 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a modest increase from the $13.11 billion brought during Q1. While the uptick signals some recovery from Q1, the sector is still pacing well behind the highs of recent years.

Biopharma dealmaking in June 2025 reached $35.07 billion, the highest monthly total of the year so far and one of the strongest single-month performances in recent years. The June surge helped push first-half 2025 deal value to $138.31 billion, outpacing the first half of 2024 and exceeding full-year totals from several pre-2020 years.

Historically, Q2 has often been one of the strongest quarters for biopharma financing, but 2025’s figures suggest a more cautious investment climate. Biopharma companies raised $16.02 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a modest increase from the $13.11 billion brought during Q1. While the uptick signals some recovery from Q1, the sector is still pacing well behind the highs of recent years.

Biopharma companies raised $7.38 billion across 99 transactions in June 2025, up from $5.55 billion in May and $2.4 billion in April. For the first half of the year (H1), total financings reached $28.74 billion, down 59% from the $70.32 billion raised during the same period in 2024. Although lower than the record-setting levels of 2020 and 2021, the current total aligns more closely with recent years, including $26.57 billion in the first half of 2022 and $30.57 billion in 2023.