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.

Igencia (Burlingame, CA) a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery of tumor antigens and in vivo antibody screen platforms for various oncologic indications, closed a $24M Series B financing. Participants include The Column Group, OrbiMed and 5AM Ventures.

Ablexis (San Francisco, CA) a development-stage biotechnology company focused on a transgenic mouse antibody drug discovery platform, closed a $12M Series A financing. Participants include Third Rock Ventures and Pfizer Venture Investments.

Bind Biosciences (Cambridge, MA) a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on differential medicinal nanoengineered delivery of targeted therapeutics and controlled drug exposure to diseased tissue for various cancers, closed an $11M Series C financing. Participants have included DHK Investments, ARCH Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures, NanoDimension and Polaris Venture Partners.

Aquapharm Biodiscovery (United Kingdom) a preclinical-stage discovery and development company focused on a marine based platform for the identification antimicrobial compounds, closed a $6.4M Series C financing. Participants include Aescap Venture, Tate & Lyle Ventures, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and NESTA.

F-star Biotech (Austria) a development-stage based biopharma company focused upon an antibody design platform, with product and indication(s) to be identified, closed a $10.8M Series A financing, bringing the total round to $25.8M. Participants include MP Healthcare Venture Management, Merck Serono Ventures, Atlas Venture, Aescap Venture, Novo Ventures and TVM Capital.

arGEN-X (Netherlands) a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on a monoclonal antibody platform with potential indications in autoimmunity, oncology and bone disease, closed a $4.5M Series A financing, bring total round proceeds to $18.3M. Participants have included Credit Agricole Private Equity, Forbion Capital Partners, Life Science Partners, KBC Private Equity, BioGeneration Ventures, Erasmus MC Biomedical Fund, [...]

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.
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Molecular Partners (Switzerland) a preclinical-stage developing DARPins, a potential new class of protein therapeutics focused on ophthalmology indications, closed a $45M Series B financing. Participants include Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, Index Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., BB Biotech Ventures and EndeavourVision.

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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.
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