10
May
2013
Posted in I - Series E, Q - 4Q12, R - WEST, X - Device (Ophthalmology), XX - CA
OptiMedica (Sunnyvale, CA), a commercial-stage medical device company focused on laser technology for cataract surgery, closed a $35M Series E financing. Participants include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Alloy Ventures, DAG Ventures, BlackRock Private Equity Partners and Bio*One Capital.
09
May
2013
Posted in I - Series C, Q - 4Q12, R - WEST, X - Cardiology, XX - CA
iRhythm Technologies (San Francisco, CA), a commercial-stage medical device company that focused on cardiac rhythm monitoring, closed a $1.5M Series C financing. Participants include the California HealthCare Foundation.
08
May
2013
Posted in I - Series F, Q - 4Q12, R - WEST, X - Mitochondrial, XX - CA
Edison Pharmaceuticals (Mountain View, CA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing small molecules to treat mitochondrial disease, closed a $20M Series F financing. Participants include Mitsui & Co. Global Investment.
07
May
2013
Posted in I - Series A, Q - 4Q12, R - NORTH EAST, X - Pain, XX - CT
New Haven Pharmaceuticals (New Haven, CT), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on a slow release aspirin product, closed a $6.6M Series A. Participants include Connecticut Innovations and private investors.
06
May
2013
Posted in I - Series D, Q - 4Q12, R - INTERNATIONAL, X - Oncology
Kiadis Pharma (Netherlands), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for blood cancers, closed a $12.8M Series D financing. Participants include Life Sciences Partners, DFJ-Esprit, Alta Partners, Quest for Growth and NOM.
03
May
2013
Posted in I - Series C, Q - 4Q12, R - NORTH EAST, X - Antibody, X - Arthritis, X - Fibrosis, XX - MA
Synovex (Boston, MA), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on inhibiting the progression of fibrotic diseases such as arthritis, closed a $3.5M Series C financing. Participants were not identified.
02
May
2013
Neurovance (Cambridge, MA), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing a norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin triple uptake inhibitor to treat ADHD, closed a $7M Series A financing. Participants include Novartis Venture Fund and H&Q Life Sciences Investors.
02
May
2013
Posted in I - Series B, Q - 4Q12, R - WEST, X - Diabetes, X - Peripheral Neuropathy, XX - CA
Cebix (San Diego, CA), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a modified insulin C-peptide for the treatment of complications associated with diabetes such as peripheral neuropathy, closed a $30.9M Series B financing. Participants were not identified.
01
May
2013
Qinec (United Kingdom), a Health IT company developing tools for web-based medical practice management, closed a $2.5M Series B financing. Participants include Amadeus Capital Partners and Archimedia Investments.
01
May
2013
Biophyti (France), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of nutraceuticals and drug candidates derived from active natural substances to treat metabolic disorders and age related diseases, closed a $2.6M Series B financing. Participants include Metabrain Research, Seventure Partners and CM-CIC Capital Prive.
30
Apr
2013
Posted in I - Series B, Q - 4Q12, R - INTERNATIONAL, X - Antibody, X - Autoimmune, X - Diabetes, X - Oncology
Innovent Biologics (China), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of monoclonal antibodies targeting various diseases, closed a $25M Series B financing. Participants include Lilly Asia Ventures, Fidelity Biosciences and Fidelity Growth Partners Asia.
30
Apr
2013
Posted in I - Series B, Q - 4Q12, R - SOUTH EAST, X - Cardiology, XX - NC
Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals (Chapel Hill, NC), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company utilizing its proprietary nitroxyl chemistry platform to discover and develop novel therapeutics to treat cardiovascular disease, closed a $28M Series B financing. Participants include OrbiMed Advisors, Osage University Partners, New Enterprise Associates and The Aurora Funds.
29
Apr
2013
Posted in I - Series C, Q - 4Q12, R - WEST, X - Device (Diabetes), XX - CA
Intarcia Therapeutics (Hayward, CA), a clinical stage medical device company focused on developing a subcutaneous device to continuously deliver diabetes therapeutic exenatide, closed a $160M Series C financing, in addition to a $50M debt financing, totaling $210M for the round. Participants include New Enterprise Associates, New Leaf Venture Partners, Venrock, The Baupost Group, and Farallon Capital Management.