Neuromodulator Innovative Metabolics picks up $5.5M

Neuromodulator Innovative Metabolics picks up $5.5M

Innovative Metabolics, a Boston developer of neuromodulation systems for “chronic disease,” raised $5.5 million in a first funding round, VentureWire reports (subscription required). The round was led by Morgenthaler Ventures, which was joined by Foundation Medical Partners.

Although the company apparently still wants to keep a… Continue Reading

EnteroMedics plans $86M IPO for obesity-control implants

EnteroMedics, a St. Paul, Minn., developer of obesity-treatment implants, filed to raise up to $86.25 million in an IPO. Its S-1 filing with the SEC is here.

The company is developing a neuromodulation implant called VBLOC that is designed to intermittently disrupt signals sent along the… Continue Reading