Xoft raises $25M for targeted cancer treatment
Xoft, a Sunnyvale, Calif. company with an X-ray radiation treatment used for breast cancer and endometrial cancer, has raised a fifth round totaling $25 million, according to VentureWire.
The treatment uses targeting technology and tools to pinpoint the area being irradiated, limiting the damage done to… Continue Reading
CardioKinetix raises $14.5M for catheter-based heart treatment
CardioKinetix, a Redwood City, Calif. life sciences startup working on a heart-failure treatment that could potentially help over a million patients, has raised a third round of funding, according to VentureWire.
The company’s procedure uses a catheter to strengthen parts of the heart, and protect areas… Continue Reading
Xoft raises $33.2M for breast cancer treatment
Xoft, a Fremont Ca. developer of a treatment to reduce the recurrence of breast cancer, said it has raised $33.2 million in a fourth round of financing, and plans to treat its first patients.
See statement here.
The company says its Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System “uses a… Continue Reading