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» Vaperma, for removing water from ethanol, raises CDN $21.5M

RNAi developer Protiva raises $3.3M

David P. Hamilton | July 10th, 2007 |

Protiva, a Vancouver, B.C.-based developer of drugs based on the new technology of RNA interference, raised $3.3 million in debenture financing. Investors included GrowthWorks Capital, BDC Capital, the Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund and Kinetic Capital.

Protiva is currently embroiled in litigation against two other biotechs, including Sirna Therapeutics, another RNAi company acquired by Merck last December, and Tekmira Pharmaceuticals.

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Kleer raises $28M for wireless audio transmission

Chris Morrison | April 3rd, 2008 |

Kleer, a Cupertino, Calif. company that says it can provide better audio quality with less power consumed for wireless short-range transmission, has raised a large $28 million funding, its second. Portable media like MP3 players as well as in-home broadcasting are the markets that Kleer is targeting, and the company is also considering international [...]

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Vaperma, for removing water from ethanol, raises CDN $21.5M

Chris Morrison | November 8th, 2007 |

Vaperma is a Quebec City, Canada based company that makes dewatering systems for ethanol producers.
Water is a by-product of ethanol production, and must be removed before the product is finished. Vaperma’s specialized membranes can selectively drain the water away, a method the company says is cheaper than distillation columns or chemical dryers.
The CDN $21.5 million [...]