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onths after being rocked by sexual harassment allegations, biotech’s largest investment fund is in process of raising $1 billion from investors, its largest offering to date, while the founder who was at the center of the controversy remains a partner at the firm.
Legendary biotech financier Sam Isaly said late last year that he would retire following publication of a STAT investigation in which six former OrbiMed employees said he regularly sexually harassed the firm’s female employees, particularly executive assistants.
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