CyberHeart raises $3.6M for cardiac radiosurgery
CyberHeart, a company that develops radiosurgical equipment for non-invasive cardiac surgeries (radiosurgery is used to treat benign and malignant tumors), has brought in $3.6 million of a targeted $8.1 million round of debt, rights and securities according to a filing with the SEC. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., the company is backed by Emergent Medical Ventures, Mitsubishi, Venture Select and United Investments.
Life sciences briefing: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008
TODAY’S HEADLINES:
CyberHeart pumps in $9M for cardiac-arrhythmia treatment (release)
Incubator ForSight launches third device company with $6M funding (release)
Primera Biosystems raises $21M for molecular diagnostics (release)
Biogen Idec, PDL BioPharma take stakes in Ophthotech (release)
Technitrol acquires medical-device component maker Sonion for $385M (release)
DLJ Merchant Banking takes control of dentristy-product maker Den-Mat (release)
SV Life Sciences appoints Hamish Cameron as venture partner (release)
CyberHeart pumps in $9M for cardiac-arrhythmia treatment – CyberHeart, a Menlo Park, Calif., startup developing a non-invasive treatment… Continue Reading
U-Systems raises $16.5M for breast ultrasound systems
U-Systems, a San Jose, Calif., maker of ultrasound systems for breast imaging, raised $16.5 million in a fifth round of funding. The company, founded in 1997, markets its systems for the early detection of breast cancer, particularly in women with dense breast tissue.
Although based in Silicon Valley, the company has strong ties to Taiwan. Siemens Venture Capital led the round, joined by Sycamore Ventures, MDS Capital, Radius Ventures, Kinetic Capital, United Investments of Taiwan, President… Continue Reading