Health and Healthcare

Biotech & Medical Venture Deals Roundup

by Adam Rubenstein

Claros Diagnostics (Woburn, MA) is developing a handheld disease monitoring device that allows anyone to perform laboratory-quality blood tests in any setting, has closed a $7.8M Series A financing. The round was led by Oxford Bioscience Partners along with, Accelerated Technologies Partners, and Commons Capital.

Ovalis (Mountain View, CA) a developer of catheter-based products for repairing cardiac defects, has raised around $6.6 million in Series B funding. Return backers include Abbott Labs, De Novo Ventures and Latterell Venture Partners.

Kolis Scientific (Morrisville, NC) is developing an outpatient-based treatment for a common ophthalmic condition, has closed a $15.1M Series A financing led by Quaker BioVentures, De Novo Ventures and Spray Venture Partners.

iBalance Medical (Boulder, CO) a developer of axial knee realignment systems, has expanded its Series A round to a total of $13.5M. Return backers include Sutter Hill Venture Partners and Skyline Ventures.

EyeGate Pharma (Waltham, MA) a pharmaceutical company pioneering the use of iontophoresis technology to deliver therapeutics for ocular indications, announced that it has closed on a $2M extension of its Series B, bringing the total of the financing to $12M. This funding comes from the Nexus Group, the round was originally led by Innoven Partenaires and Ventech.

Symphony Medical (Laguna Hills, CA) develops proprietary biopolymer and cellular-based biologic therapies to effectively treat chronic and post-operative atrial fibrillation and other cardiac conduction abnormalities, has raised $5M, bringing the aggregate investment in all rounds into Symphony Medical to $17 million. The only participants in the round were Domain Associates, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., Morgenthaler Ventures and Triathlon Medical Ventures.

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