Sensors for Medicine and Science (Germantown, MD) a commercial-stage device company focused on implantable, long- term continuous glucose monitoring, closed a $54.1M million in Series D financing. Participants include Delphi Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, HealthCare Ventures, Anthem Capital and Greenspring Associates.

NovaSom (Glen Burnie, MD) a commercial-stage medical device company focused on the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, closed a $35M Series F financing. Participants include Safeguard Scientifics, TPG Biotech and Quaker BioVentures.

Ocimum Biosolutions (Gaithersburg, MD) a commercial-stage integrated genomics company focused on sample data analysis and management, closed a $8M Series C financing. Participants have included International Finance Corp. and Kubera Partners.

OpGen (Gaithersburg, MD) a commercial-stage genomics device company focused on optical mapping combining strain typing and sequencing, closed a $17M Series B round financing. Participants include jVen Capital, CHL Medical Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Mason Wells Biomedical and Versant Ventures.

OriGene Technologies (Rockville, MD) a commercial-stage gene-based reagent product company focused on cDNA and shRNA clone collections, purified human proteins, monoclonal antibodies, human tissues, multiplex assay products, antigen standards and IHC slides, closed a $16M Series B financing. Participants include IDG-Accel, SBI Ven Capital, TH Venture Capital Enterprise, Zero2IPO, Morningside and President International Development Corp..

Zyngenia (Rockville, MD) a pre-clinical stage biotherapeutics company focused on multi-specific antibodies for oncology and autoimmune disorders, closed a $10M Series A financing. Particpants include New Enterprise Associates.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb

GlycoMimetics (Gaithersburg, MD) a clinical-stage small molecule glycobiology company focused on cancer, inflammation and infectious disease, closed a $38M Series C financing. Participants include Genzyme Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Novartis Venture Fund, Anthem Capital Management and Alliance Technology Ventures.
A more detailed company profile recently appeared on Life Science Deal Flow [HERE].

Arginetix (Baltimore, MD) a preclinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the small molecule inhibition of arginase for pulmonary arterial hypertension, closed a $4.6M Series B financing. Participants include Quaker BioVentures, MedImmune Ventures, Red Abbey Venture Partners, Maryland Health Care Product Development Corp. and Acidophil.

Sleep Solutions (Glen Burnies, MD) a commercial-stage medical device and diagnostics company focused on obstructive sleep apnea, closed a $20M Series F financing. Participants include Quaker BioVentures, Johnson & Johnson Dev Corp., TPG Growth, MedVenture Associates, Emergent Ventures and Lava Ventures.

Profectus BioSciences (Baltimore, MD) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical focused on the development of vaccines for chronic viral infections, closed a $5M Series C financing. Participants include Cross Atlantic Capital Partners.

Zephyr Technology (Annapolis, MD) a commercial-stage device company focused on real-time monitoring of human of physiological and biomechanical conditions, closed a $2M Series B financing. Participants include Motorola Ventures.

GetWellNetwork (Bethesda, MD) a commercial stage telemedicine provider of interactive patient care solutions, closed a $10M Series C financing. Participants include Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., Valhalla Partners, Grosvenor Funds, Point Judith Capital and Village Ventures.