Pearl Therapeutics gathers $8M to treat breathing disorders

Pearl Therapeutics, a Redwood City, Calif.-based developer of inhaled drugs to treat respiratory diseases like COPD and asthma, just landed $8 million in venture debt from Oxford Finance and Silicon Valley Bank to expand its product line.

The company licensed particle-based technology from San Carlos, Calif.-based… Continue Reading

Pearl Therapeutics ups its first round funding

Pearl Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, has upped its first round of funding to $33.5 million after an additional $18 million investment, according to VentureWire.

New investor Nektar Therapeutics joins all of the company’s previous investors including Clarus Ventures, New Leaf Ventures and 5AM Ventures in this… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007

Featured companies: Cyntellect, Lectus Therapeutics, NeoMatrix, Nexstim, Pearl Therapeutics, Proteon Therapeutics, SupplyScape

(UPDATED at 10am PT: See below.)

Airway-disease specialist Pearl Therapeutics raises $15.5M — Redwood City, Calif.-based Pearl Therapeutics, a drug-formulation company focused on respiratory disease, raised $15.5 million in a first funding round. Investors included New Leaf… Continue Reading