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-science briefing: Friday, April 4, 2008
TODAY’S HEADLINES:
IlluminOss Medical gets $11M for bone-fracture devices (peHUB)
Contract researcher Crown Bioscience takes in funding (release)
IlluminOss Medical gets $11M for bone-fracture devices — East Providence, R.I.-based IlluminOss Medical, a medical-device startup, raised $11 million in a second funding round, peHUB reports. Backers included New Leaf… Continue Reading
Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007
Featured companies: Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Aviir, deltaDot, Origen Therapeutics
Heart-diagnostic maker Aviir raises $11.3M — Palo Alto, Calif.-based Aviir, a biotech developing cardiovascular diagnostics based on Stanford research, raised $11.3 million of an expected $25 million second funding round, PE Hub reports. The news is presumably from one… Continue Reading
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