Sotera Wireless (San Diego, CA) a clinical-stage medical device company focused on vital signs monitoring, closed a $12.2M Series D financing. Participants include EDBI, Cerner Capital, Sanderling Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Intel Capital and West Health Investment Fund.

Chimerix (Durham, NC) a clinical-stage pharma company developing broad spectrum antiviral agents focusing on CMV and BK viruria, closed a $45M Series F financing. Participants include Pappas Ventures, Morningside Group, Sanderling Ventures, Canaan Partners, Alta Partners, Asset Management Co., Frazier Healthcare Ventures and New Leaf Venture Partners.

Cylene Pharmaceuticals (San Diego, CA) a clinical-stage small molecule company focused on multiple myeloma, closed a $12M Series D financing. Participants include Sanderling Ventures, HBM BioVentures, Novartis Venture Fund, BioVentures Investors, Lilly Ventures, Mitsui & Co. and Morningside Venture Investments.

Cylene Pharmaceuticals (Sa Diego, CA) a clinical-stage small molecule company focused on broad spectrum anti-proliferative activity against diverse cancer set of cancers, closed a $12M Series D financing. Participants include Sanderling Ventures, HBM BioVentures, Novartis Venture Fund, BioVentures Investors, Lilly Ventures and Morningside Venture Investments.

Lineagen (Salt Lake City, UT) a development stage content-based biomarker discovery company focused on diagnostic tests for autism, multiple sclerosis and COPD, closed a $5M Series A, bringing the total round to $10.8M. Participants include PrairieGold Venture Partners, vSpring Capital, Sanderling Ventures and Mesa Verde Venture Partners.

Gemin X Pharmaceuticals (Malvern, PA) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on chronic lymphocytic leukemia, melanoma, small cell lung cancer, lymphoma, myeloma and glioblastoma multiforme, closed a $8M Series E financing. Participants include Caxton Advantage Life Sciences Fund and Sanderling Ventures.

Gemin X Pharmaceuticals (Canada) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing focused on modulating apoptotic therapeutics for hematological and solid tumors, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, melanoma, small cell lung cancer, lymphoma, myeloma and glioblastoma multiforme, closed a $16M Series D financing. Participants include Caxton Advantage Life Sciences Fund and Sanderling Ventures.

Neomend (Irvine, CA) a commercial-stage developer of sealant and adhesion-prevemtion products focused on the application to visceral pleura for open thoracotomy, closed a $30M Series D financing. Participants include Clarus Ventures, Sanderling Ventures, Novo Ventures, Vivo Ventures and Prospect Venture Partners.

CalciMedica (La Jolla, CA) a preclinical-stage small molecule company focused on autoimmune and inflammatory via the inhibition of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channels, closed a $5M Series C financing, bringing the total round up to $9M. Participants include Biogen Idec, Sanderling Ventures and SR One. Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb

Endocyte (West Lafayette, IN) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical focused on folate-receptor targeted receptors in ovarian, NSCLC and breast cancers and renal cell carcinoma, closed a $26M Series B financing. Participants include Sanderling Ventures, Burrill & Co., American Bailey Ventures, Blue Chip Venture Co. and Triathlon Medical Ventures. Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb.