National Cancer Institute Fast Tracks Gene-Analysis Platform
Compendia Bioscience, an Ann Arbor, MI, company focused on oncology drug development, has received a $2.4 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Fast Track Award […]
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Apollo Endosurgery Secures $11.5M Series A Round
Austin, TX-based Apollo Endosurgery, an early stage company developing devices for surgical procedures conducted through natural orifices, has secured $11.5 million in Series A financing. […]
Imalux Closes $5.1 Million Series C Financing
Imalux, a Cleveland, OH-based firm specializing in imaging technology, has closed a Series C round of $5.1 million, including conversion of $2.5 million of bridge […]
BioForce Nanosciences Completes Series A Financing
BioForce Nanosciences, an Ames, IA-based nanotechnology firm, has completed a $3.45 million Series A financing. The money will go toward expanded sales and marketing for […]
Vermillion Closes $20.6 Million Equity Financing
Vermillion (formerly Ciphergen Biosystems), a Fremont, CA-based molecular diagnostics firm, has closed a $20.6 million equity financing with new and existing investors. The financing, which […]
Pittsburgh Partnership Backs Three Up and Comers
The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), a public/private partnership founded in 2001 to grow Southwestern Pennsylvania’s life sciences industry, has added two local companies — […]
DiagnoCure Acquires Cancer Tests for $3 Million
DiagnoCure, a Quebec City company that sells cancer diagnostics, has acquired Worcester, MA-based Catalyst Oncology and its lead prognostic tests for breast, colon and potentially […]
Three Pittsburgh Firms Split $350K
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), a regional organization dedicated to nurturing startup life sciences companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania, has invested $350,000 in three local firms […]
GeneNews Secures $2 Million for Prostate Tests
GeneNews (formerly ChondroGene), a Toronto-based molecular diagnostics firm, has secured $2 million in funding through an agreement with an Asian Biomedical consortium. GeneNews’ most advanced […]
Breast-Cancer Detection Firm Seeks Series C Funding
Infrared Sciences, a Stony Brook, NY-based company focused on early breast-cancer detection, is seeking $5 million in fourth-round financing, to further advance its Sentinel BreastScan […]