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Feb
2010
Posted in I - Series E, Q - 4Q09, R - NORTH EAST, X - CF, X - Hemophilia, X - Muscular Dystrophy, XX - NJ
PTC Therapeutics (South Plainfield, NJ) a clinical-stage small molecule company focused on CF, hemophilia and muscular dystrophy, closed a $50M Series E financing. Participants include The Column Group, Delphi Ventures, CSFB Private Equity, HBM BioVentures and Novo Ventures.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb
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05
Feb
2010
Posted in I - Series A, Q - 4Q09, R - NORTH EAST, X - Biomarker, X - Device (Diagnostic), XX - MA
On-Q-lty (Waltham, MA) a development stage molecular diagnostics company incorporating microfluidics and biomarker panels to predict response to cancer therapy based on DNA repair pathways in tumors, closed a $5M Series A financing, bringing the total round to $26M. Participants include Atlas Venture, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Physic Ventures and Northgate Capital.
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05
Feb
2010
Posted in I - Series B, Q - 4Q09, R - NORTH EAST, X - Epigenetics, X - Oncology, X - Therapeutic Platform, XX - MA
Epizyme (Cambridge, MA) a development-stage biopharma company focused on histone methyltransferases inhibitors in oncology indications, closed a $8M Series B financings, bringing the total round to $40M. Participants include New Enterprise Associates, Bay City Capital, Amgen Ventures, Astellas Venture Partners, MPM Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 [...]
04
Feb
2010
Posted in I - Series B, Q - 4Q09, R - NORTH EAST, X - Opthalmology, XX - NJ
Ophthotech (Princeton, NJ) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on ophthalmic therapies for wet and dry age-related macular degeneration, closed a $30M Series B financing. Participants include Clarus Ventures, SV Life Sciences, Novo Ventures and HBM BioVentures.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb
03
Feb
2010
Posted in I - Series D, Q - 4Q09, R - NORTH EAST, X - Anticoagulant, X - Aptamer, XX - NJ
Regado Biosciences (Basking Ridge, NJ) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with an aptamer platform drug-antidote pairing system focused upon the anticoagulant market, closed a $40M Series D financing. Participants include Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Domain Associates, Quaker Bioventures, Aurora Funds and Caxton Advantage Life Sciences Fund.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb
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Jan
2010
Posted in I - Series F, Q - 4Q09, R - NORTH EAST, X - Biologics Mfg., X - Oncology, XX - MA
BioVex (Woburn, MA) a clinical-stage biologics company focused on metastatic melanoma, head and neck, pancreatic and colo-rectal cancer, closed a $30M Series F bringing the entire round to $70M. Participants have included Morningside Venture, Ventech, MVM Life Science Partners, Sectoral Asset Management, Ysios Capital Partners, Forbion Capital Partners, Credit Agricole Private Equity, Harris & Harris [...]
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Jan
2010
Posted in I - Series B, Q - 4Q09, R - NORTH EAST, X - Antiinfective, X - Asthma, X - COPD, X - Influenza, X - RSV, X - Respiratory, XX - MA
Pulmatrix (Lexington, MA) a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment and prevention of infectious (COPD, asthma, and cystic fibrosis) and progressive respiratory (influenza, ventilator acquired pneumonia and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)) diseases, closed a $30.2M Series B financing. Participants include Arch Venture Partners, Novartis Ventures Funds,Polaris Venture [...]