Total: $313.95M

Company

Location

Date

Amt. (M)

Details


Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics Holding NV

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

10/6

€15 ($20.75)

Amsterdam raised $20.75M in an equity offering with Advent Venture Partners, Gilde Healthcare Partners, Credit Agricole Private Equity and Forbion Capital Partners

aTyr Pharma Inc.

San Diego

10/26

$23

aTyr raised $23M in a Series C round led by Domain Associates and including Alta Partners, Polaris Venture Partners and Cardinal Partners

Cerenis Therapeutics SA

Toulouse, France

10/22

$13.9

Cerenis raised $13.9M in a second close of its Series C led by IRDI-IXO; other investors were Strategic Investment Fund and all previous investors

Convergence Ltd.

Cambridge, UK

10/5

$35.4

Convergence raised $35.4M after being spun out by GlaxoSmithKline plc; investors were Apposite Capital, New Leaf Venture and SV Life Sciences

ContraFect Corp.

New York

10/27

$14.2

ContraFect closed a $2.2M Series A financing, led by Equity Source Partners LLC, and a $12M Series B financing, led by Maxim Group LLC

Dicerna Therapeutics Inc.

Watertown, Mass.

10/22

$4

Dicerna raised $4M in a second closing of its Series B round, raising a total of $29M from existing investors Oxford Bioscience Partners, Skyline Ventures, Abingworth and Domain Associates and new investor SR One

Dipexium Pharmaceuticals LLC

New York

10/20

$1.4

Dipexium raised $1.4M in an offering of its Class A Member Interests in a multiple-closing transaction starting July 23

Innovacell Biotechnologie AG

Innsbruck, Austria

10/7

€4.3 ($6)

Innovacell received $6M through its shareholders

Metabolic Solutions Development Co.

Kalamazoo, Mich.

10/22

$23.5

Metabolic Solutions raised $23.5M in a Series D round led by Hopen Life Sciences with support from Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund

Noxxon Pharma AG

Berlin

10/13

$2.8

Noxxon raised another €2M ($2.8M) in a Series D round, bringing the total raised to €35

Pathwork Diagnostics Inc.

Redwood City, Calif.

10/7

$30

Pathwork closed a $30M Series C financing led by Alta Partners, with participation from existing investors Abingworth, Advent Venture Partners, Novus Ventures, Propsect Venture Partners and Venrock

Pearl Therapeutics Inc.

Redwood City, Calif.

10/19

$69

Pearl raised $69M in a Series C financing; investors were Vatera Healthcare Partners, Clarus Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners and 5AM Ventures

Prolong Pharmaceuticals LLC

South Plainfield, N.J.

10/13

$30

Prolong secured $30M in funding from an undisclosed investor

Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

La Jolla, Calif.

10/29

$10

Regulus received a $10M equity investment from partner Sanofi-Aventis Group SA as part of their microRNA-based drugs for fibrosis deal

Synosia Therapeutics

Basel, Switzerland

10/13

$30

Synosia raised $30M in a third round with partner UCB leading the financing with a $20M investment; other investors were Versant Ventures, 5AM Ventures, Novo A/S, Aravis Venture, Investor Growth Capital and Swiss Helvetia Fund


Notes:

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ND = Not disclosed.