Hutchison MediPharma (China) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on inflammatory bowel disease and oncology, closed a $12.5M Series B financing. Participants include SB China Venture Capital and Mitsui & Co.

NovImmune (Switzerland) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of inflammation and immune related disorders, closed a $20.8M Series B financing. Participants include BZ Bank Aktiengesellschaft.

Cara Therapeutics (Shelton, CT) a clinical-stage small molecule company focused on pain and inflammation, closed a $15M Series D financing. Participants include Rho Ventures, Alta Partners, Ascent Biomedical Ventures, CT Innovations, Devon Park BioVentures, Mitsubishi International and MVM Life Science Partners.

Femta Pharmaceuticals (San Diego, CA) a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of inflammation and autoimmune disease, closed a $2.2M Series A financing. Participants include Latterell Venture Partners.

DecImmune Therapeutics (Boston, MA) a development-stage biopharmaceutica focused on inflammation and autoimmunity, closed a $1M Series A financing. Participants include Astellas Venture Management, Amgen Ventures and HealthCare Ventures.

Tobira Therapeutics (Manalapan, NJ) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on antivirals for HIV and inflammation, closed a $31M B financing. Participants include Novo Ventures, Domain Associates, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners and Canaan Partners.

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals (Seattle, WA) a clinical-stage small molecule company focused on isoform-selective phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, closed a $40M Series C financing. Participants include Quogue Capital, Alta Partners, Amgen Ventures, Frazier Healthcare, Three Arch Partners and Latterell Venture Partners.

Reata Pharmaceuticals (Irving, TX) a clinical-stage small molecule company focused on inflammation modulation in chronic kidney disease, closed a $78M Series D financing. Participants include CPMG and Novo Ventures.

Noxxon Pharma (Germany) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of aptamers for the treatment of inflammation and hematological indications closed a $40M Series D financing. Participants include NGN Capital, TVM Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Seventure Partners, VC Fonds Technologie Berlin, Dow Venture Capital, Fcp Medical BioHealth-Trends, IBG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt [...]

TPP Global Development (United Kingdom) a preclinical-stage drug development company focused on acquiring and developing early-stage intellectual property in the CNS, inflammation and oncology sectors, closed a $12.2M Series A financing. Participants include Scottish Venture Fund.

Action Pharma (Denmark) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and inflammation, closed a $6.3M Series C financing. Participants include Sunstone Capital, Global Life Science Ventures, SLS Invest and InnovationsKapital.

Bind Biosciences (Cambridge, MA) a preclinical-stage nanoparticle platform company focused on increased efficacy and reduced toxicity of currently marketed drugs, closed a $12.4M Series C financing. Participants include Polaris Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, NanoDimension, DHK Investments and Endeavour Vision.

Logical Therapeutics (Waltham, MA) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankalosing spondylitis and other inflammatory diseasea, closed a $16.9M Series C financing. Participants include SV Life Sciences, Burrill & Company, Novo Ventures and Novitas Capital.