Groove Biopharma (Seattle, WA) a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on microRNA therapeutics for cancer, fibrosis and infectious disease, closed a $6M Series B financing. Participants include Amgen Ventures, Versant Ventures, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, ARCH Venture Partners, OVP Venture Partners and WRF Capital.

Atox Bio (Israel) a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on small molecules for the treatment of severe bacterial infections, sepsis, necrotizing soft tissue infections and intra-abdominal infections, closed a $3.25M Series A financing. Participants include Esperante.

Excelimmune (Woburn, MA) a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on a recombinant polyclonal antibody platform for the treatment of infectious disease, closed a $12M Series C financing. Participants were not identified.

Affinium Pharmaceuticals (Austin, TX) a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on small molecule antibiotics targeting staph and MRSA infections, closed a $15M Series B financing. Participants include SV Life Sciences, Genesis Capital Partners, Forward Ventures and Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund.
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Theraclone Sciences (Seattle, WA) a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on monoclonal antibodies for infectious disease and inflammation, closed a $10.6M Series B, bringing the total round to $41M. Participants include Arch Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, MPM Capital, Healthcare Ventures, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Amgen Ventures and Zenyaku Kogyo.

Excelimmune (Woburn, MA) a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on a recombinant polyclonal antibody platform for the treatment of infectious disease, closed a $10.5M Series B financing. Participants were not identified.

Indel Therapeutics (Canada) a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on antibiotic resistance, closed a $1.4M Series B financing. Participants include Morningside Ventures, MAD Ventures and Quantum Pacific Capital.

Aduro Biotech (Berkeley, CA) a clinical-stage therapeutic immunotherapy vaccine company focused on cancer and infectious disease, closed a $19.2M Series B financing. Participants include Morningside Ventures.

Ascletis (Chapel Hill, NC) a clinical-stage specialty biopharma focused on cancer and infectious disease therapeutics, closed on a $50M tranche of a $100M committed Series A financing. Participants include Hangzhou Binjiang Investment Holding Co.

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals (New Haven, CT) a clinical-stage small molecule drug discovery company developing antiinfectives against community acquired pneumonia, chronic bronchitis and complicated skin infections, closed a $20M Series E financing. Participants have included Warburg Pincus, ABS Ventures, Axiom Ventures, EuclidSR Partners, MedImmune Ventures, Oxford Bioscience Partners, SR One and Vox Equity Partners.

Arsanis (Austria) a development stage biopharma focused on fully human monoclonal antibodies against severe infectious diseases, closed a $10M A financing. Participants include OrbiMed Advisors, Polaris Venture Partners and SV Life Sciences.

Excelimmune (Woburn, MA) a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on a recombinant polyclonal antibody platform for the treatment of infectious disease, closed a $4.5M Series A financing. Participants were not identified.

Complix (Belgium) a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical focused on alphabody therapeutics for autoimmune and infectious diseases, closed a $6.2M Series A financing. Participants include Vesalius Biocapital, LRM and CRP Santé.