Sequoia Pharmaceuticals (Gaithersburg, MD) drug developer focused on the treatment of drug-resistant HIV infections, has raised $35M in Series C funding. The deal was led by Wellcome Trust and existing investors Healthcare Ventures, Sofinnova Partners and Aberdare Ventures. The round was also joined by MedImmune Ventures.

VIRxSYS Corporation (Gaithersburg, MD), who is developing genetic therapies for HIV and cancer, closed a $20M Series G round of financing, the company has raised a total of $87M to date. The financing will be used to support research and clinical programs including VRX496, a gene-based immunotherapy for the treatment of HIV. Phase II clinical [...]