CryoXtract (Arlington, VA) a development-stage device company focused on an automated biobanking frozen sample aliquotter, closed a $3M Series A financing. Participants include Allied Minds.
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Intrexon (Blacksburg, VA) a commercial-stage synthetic biology company focused on modular DNA control systems to enhance capabilities, improve safety and lower cost in human therapeutics, protein production, industrial products, agricultural biotechnology and animal science next generation synthetic biology company, closed a $100M Series E financing. Participants have included Third Security, New River Management, NewVa [...]

PixelOptics (Roanoke, VA) a commercial-stage developer of dynamic electronic focusing eyeglasses, closed a $35M Series D financing. Participants include Safeguard Scientifics, Delphi Ventures, Carlyle Group, Longitude Capital and Stark Investments.

Kerederm (Blacksburg, VA) a development-stage medical device company focused on the use of germicidal phototherapy to prevent and treat skin and nail infections, closed a $2.5M Series A financing. Participants include NewVa Capital Partners.
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Intrexon (Blacksburg, VA) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on modular inducible cancer immunotherapeutics, closed a $10M Series C bring the total round financing to date of $35M. Participants include New River Management.