Marrone Organic Innovations raises $10M for green pesticides
Marrone Organic Innovations, a Davis, Calif.-based based maker of natural pesticides and weed killers, has wrapped up a $10 million second round of funding and expects a second closing of $1 million later this month. The round was led by Stuart Mill Venture Partners and… Continue Reading
Biotech pesticide maker AgraQuest raises $20M
Davis, Calif.-based AgraQuest, an ag-biotech firm developing new forms of pesticide, raised $20 million in what appears to be its tenth major fundraising. The U.K.’s Loudwater Trust and existing investors, including TPG Ventures, participated in the round.
AgraQuest derives novel, organic pesticides from natural microorganisms, which… Continue Reading
Life sciences briefing: Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007
Featured companies: AgraQuest, BridgeHealth, CardioMems, Collegium Pharmaceutical, Emergin, Entegrion, gDiapers, Precision Therapeutics, PregLem
UPDATED: Expanded items on Entegrion, Collegium, and gDiapers. Added CardioMems item. New items posted on AgraQuest (link), BridgeHealth (link) and Precision Therapeutics (link).
Entegrion draws $4.7M for bleeding control — Entegrion, a Research Triangle Park, N.C.,… Continue Reading