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Past deals in Healthcare
TECLens
Series A in 2025
TECLens, LLC is a development stage company based in St. James, New York, focused on designing and manufacturing medical contact lenses for myopia treatment. Established in 2013, the company has developed a non-invasive therapy involving the use of its product, the CXLens (Corneal Crosslinking Lens), which is worn for just half an hour in a doctor's office. This innovative lens features real-time ultrasound sensing and a high oxygen concentration environment to ensure precise targeting and stability during treatment. TECLens aims to address various vision issues, including progressive myopia in children and vision problems in adults, such as hyperopia and low-order myopia. Its technology is designed to improve patients' eye health and potentially reduce the long-term risks associated with traditional corrective lenses.
Citryll
Series B in 2024
Citryll is a private pharmaceutical company based in Oss, The Netherlands, founded in 2015. The company focuses on developing drugs aimed at treating autoimmune diseases and other human health conditions. Citryll's innovative approach involves the manipulation of the formation, function, and clearance of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) that are influenced by the protein citrullination pathway, specifically through the action of Peptidylarginine Deiminase (PAD) enzymes. This research supports medical professionals in addressing various serious conditions, including lupus, vasculitis, pulmonary fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and organ damage resulting from sepsis.
Cala Health
Series C in 2024
Cala Health, Inc. is a bioelectronic medicine company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in developing wearable neuromodulation therapies aimed at treating chronic diseases. The company's flagship product, Cala Trio, is a non-invasive prescription therapy designed to provide transient relief from hand tremors in adults with essential tremor. By integrating advancements in neuroscience and technology, Cala Health focuses on delivering individualized peripheral nerve stimulation. In addition to its work on essential tremor, the company is also developing therapies for other neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, as well as applications in psychiatry, cardiology, and autoimmune disorders.
G.I. Windows
Series B in 2024
G.I. Windows, Inc. is a clinical-stage company based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, specializing in the manufacture of medical devices that utilize surgical anastomotic technology. Founded in 2012, the company aims to revolutionize surgical procedures by developing less invasive techniques for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. G.I. Windows is focused on creating innovative solutions that not only enhance patient outcomes but also contribute to cost reduction in the healthcare system. Through its commitment to advancing surgical technology, the company seeks to establish a new category in healthcare, enabling the development of procedures that are novel and less invasive.
TRex Bio
Series B in 2024
TRexBio is a biotechnology company that leverages cutting-edge computational biology tools, a focus on human tissue, and expertise in immunobiology to develop therapeutics for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Its 'deep biology' discovery engine maps human tissue Treg behavior to disease processes, identifying and characterizing novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The platform supports the development of a portfolio of therapies that modulate the immune system to restore tissue immune homeostasis.
SpectraWAVE
Series B in 2024
Spectrawave is a medical device company that develops optical diagnostic and therapeutic devices. It enhances the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and primarily operates in the diagnostic equipment, medical business/industry. The Waltham, Massachusetts based company was founded in 2017.
HistoSonics
Series D in 2024
HistoSonics, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Plymouth, Minnesota, specializing in non-invasive tumor ablation systems. The company has developed the Edison Platform, which employs advanced imaging and proprietary sensing technology to deliver precise sonic beam therapy. This innovative platform utilizes histotripsy and focused sound energy to liquefy and destroy targeted tissues at the sub-cellular level, enabling personalized treatments. HistoSonics' technology allows physicians to monitor the treatment in real time, offering a safe alternative to traditional interventional and surgical methods, minimizing undesirable side effects often associated with these approaches. Incorporated in 2009, HistoSonics aims to enhance treatment outcomes through its pioneering non-invasive solutions.
Loci Orthopaedics
Series A in 2024
Loci Orthopaedics Limited, based in Upper Newcastle, Ireland, specializes in developing innovative medical technologies to address significant unmet clinical needs in orthopedics. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on creating surgical implants, particularly the InDx implant, which is designed to treat arthritis in the thumb base joint. This implant uniquely mimics the natural motions of the thumb joint, offering a less invasive and easier insertion method compared to existing surgical options. Additionally, Loci Orthopaedics is known for its Osteoanchor surface architecture, which is based on evidence-based designs, enabling clinicians to effectively address challenges in orthopedic extremities.
Asceneuron
Series C in 2024
Asceneuron develops effective therapeutics for orphan tauopathies and Alzheimer’s disease. By focusing on areas of high unmet medical need, Asceneuron aspires to become a leading biotech company specialized in small molecule drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases. Tauopathies are currently untreatable neurodegenerative diseases that rapidly progress towards debilitating conditions. The appearance of deposits of the microtubule-associated tau protein as e.g. neurofibrillary tangles in neurons of the brain is a common feature of tauopathies that is shared with Alzheimer’s disease. Neuronal tau deposits are known to be a major contributor to neurodegeneration and mutations in the tau gene are causative of the tauopathy fronto-temporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17). Due to increasing life expectancy, Alzheimer’s disease is viewed as one of the largest healthcare problems of this century, imposing a major economic burden on societies in the Western and developing world. Current treatment options provide limited benefits supporting the urgent need for more efficacious and better tolerated medicines that address symptomatic relief as well as disease progression.
Neuroene Therapeutics
Grant in 2024
Neuroene Therapeutics is a startup biotechnology company developing novel Vitamin K-based therapeutics for neurological disorders such as epilepsy. The company originated from collaborative research between Medical University of South Carolina investigators C. James Chou, Ph.D., and Sherine Chan, Ph.D., who cofounded and continue to lead Neuroene Therapeutics.
Flindr Therapeutics
Series A in 2024
Flindr Therapeutics, a private biotech company develops next-generation precision oncology treatments.
Tempo Therapeutics
Series A in 2024
Tempo Therapeutics develops materials that are immune stealth, minimally invasive, and precision-engineered for regenerative medicine. It provides power to regenerative medicine, providing materials that evade the typical host immune rejection response to build synthetic tissue hybrids from skin to bone to heart to brain.
Nanobiotix
Post in 2023
Nanobiotix SA develops nanomedicine programs for the treatment of cancer. The company provides NanoXray that offers a solution for cancer therapy based on a technology that is designed to allow destruction of cancer cells by inert particles. Its products include magnetic particles and laser activated nanoparticles for the treatment and diagnostic of cancer.
Aro Biotherapeutics
Series B in 2023
Aro Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, focused on developing a novel protein drug platform known as Centyrins. Established in 2017, the company aims to enhance treatment options for oncology and immunology by creating small, non-antibody protein scaffolds. These Centyrins can be engineered as multi-specific therapeutics, enabling innovative mechanisms of action. They are designed to improve efficacy and safety profiles for patients suffering from cancer and other serious diseases, while also facilitating the targeted delivery of complex drug payloads, including nucleic acids. Aro Biotherapeutics is committed to advancing its wholly-owned pipeline of Centyrins, contributing to the field of genetic medicines.
RefleXion Medical
Venture Round in 2023
RefleXion Medical Inc. is a medical equipment company specializing in the development of biologically-guided radiotherapy systems for cancer treatment. Its flagship innovation, the RefleXion X1 machine, is designed to deliver advanced radiation therapies such as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The company's biologically-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) technology utilizes positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging data to allow tumors to continuously signal their location during treatment, enabling the possibility of treating multiple tumors in a single session, especially in cases of metastasized cancers. This real-time adaptation to the biological characteristics of tumors represents a significant advancement in radiation oncology. RefleXion Medical, incorporated in 2009 and based in Hayward, California, has established strategic partnerships with Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited and HealthMyne Inc. to further its mission in cancer treatment innovation.
Nanobiotix
Post in 2023
Nanobiotix SA develops nanomedicine programs for the treatment of cancer. The company provides NanoXray that offers a solution for cancer therapy based on a technology that is designed to allow destruction of cancer cells by inert particles. Its products include magnetic particles and laser activated nanoparticles for the treatment and diagnostic of cancer.
ROME Therapeutics
Series B in 2023
ROME Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing innovative therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Established in 2019, the company utilizes the repeatome—a previously overlooked segment of genetic material—to create novel treatment options. By identifying multiple drug targets and advancing several discovery programs, ROME Therapeutics aims to tap into this unexplored area of biology. The organization has assembled a team of experts in oncology, immunology, virology, and machine learning to lead its research and development efforts, which are designed to provide healthcare professionals with effective new treatments for patients suffering from these conditions.
Arialys Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2023
Arialys Therapeutics is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company that specializes in neuroscience, particularly in the development of precision medicines aimed at blocking pathogenic autoantibodies in the brain. The company investigates the role of the immune system in central nervous system (CNS) health and disease, focusing on the characterization and prevalence of pathogenic auto-antibody activity. Arialys Therapeutics aims to provide advanced therapies for various CNS disorders, including neuropsychiatric conditions linked to autoimmune diseases, thereby contributing to the healthcare industry's efforts to address complex neurological challenges.
Solenic Medical
Series A in 2023
Solenic Medical, a medical device company that develops a non-invasive treatment for infected metallic implants in the body. The company leverages the properties of alternating magnetic fields (AMF) generated from external coils to eradicate biofilm on the surface of medical implants. This non-invasive treatment addresses a major complication of various surgeries, such as knee and hip replacements, as well as in trauma-related implants such as plates and rods. Its AMF technology has the potential to completely replace the very expensive and risky two-step revision surgical procedure, which is the current standard of care for chronic infections on medical implants. Rajiv Chopra and David Greenberg founded it in College Station, Texas in 2019.
HistoSonics
Convertible Note in 2022
HistoSonics, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Plymouth, Minnesota, specializing in non-invasive tumor ablation systems. The company has developed the Edison Platform, which employs advanced imaging and proprietary sensing technology to deliver precise sonic beam therapy. This innovative platform utilizes histotripsy and focused sound energy to liquefy and destroy targeted tissues at the sub-cellular level, enabling personalized treatments. HistoSonics' technology allows physicians to monitor the treatment in real time, offering a safe alternative to traditional interventional and surgical methods, minimizing undesirable side effects often associated with these approaches. Incorporated in 2009, HistoSonics aims to enhance treatment outcomes through its pioneering non-invasive solutions.
Pulmocide
Series C in 2022
Pulmocide Ltd, a company focused on the discovery and development of a new generation of inhaled medicines for the treatment of serious viral and fungal infections of the respiratory tract.
SonoThera
Series A in 2022
SonoThera is a biotechnology company focused on developing non-viral genetic therapies using ultrasound technology. The company aims to create genetic medicines that address the root causes of human diseases, particularly for conditions that currently have limited or no effective treatments. By leveraging ultrasound-guided nonviral gene therapy, SonoThera seeks to enhance treatment options and improve health outcomes for millions of patients.
RefleXion Medical
Venture Round in 2022
RefleXion Medical Inc. is a medical equipment company specializing in the development of biologically-guided radiotherapy systems for cancer treatment. Its flagship innovation, the RefleXion X1 machine, is designed to deliver advanced radiation therapies such as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The company's biologically-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) technology utilizes positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging data to allow tumors to continuously signal their location during treatment, enabling the possibility of treating multiple tumors in a single session, especially in cases of metastasized cancers. This real-time adaptation to the biological characteristics of tumors represents a significant advancement in radiation oncology. RefleXion Medical, incorporated in 2009 and based in Hayward, California, has established strategic partnerships with Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited and HealthMyne Inc. to further its mission in cancer treatment innovation.
TRex Bio
Series A in 2022
TRexBio is a biotechnology company that leverages cutting-edge computational biology tools, a focus on human tissue, and expertise in immunobiology to develop therapeutics for cancer and inflammatory diseases. Its 'deep biology' discovery engine maps human tissue Treg behavior to disease processes, identifying and characterizing novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The platform supports the development of a portfolio of therapies that modulate the immune system to restore tissue immune homeostasis.
Verana Health
Series E in 2022
Verana Health, Inc. is a digital health company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in transforming healthcare data into actionable insights. Founded in 2008 and formerly known as Digisight Technologies, the company connects healthcare providers with patients through innovative solutions. Its flagship product, SightBook, is a mobile application that enables users to test their vision and share results with their physicians in real-time, facilitating timely appointments and treatments. Verana Health manages data from over 20,000 healthcare providers and 70 electronic health record systems, leveraging its AI-enhanced platform, VeraQ™, to create a robust healthcare data ecosystem. By utilizing advanced analytics on curated datasets, Verana Health supports life sciences partners in improving clinical research and enhancing patient care outcomes.
V-Wave
Series C in 2021
V-Wave Ltd. is a private company that develops percutaneous implantable therapeutic devices for patients suffering from chronic heart failure. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Caesarea, Israel, with additional offices in the United States, V-Wave has created a proprietary interatrial shunt designed to alleviate symptoms associated with both preserved and reduced ejection fraction heart failure. This biocompatible implant regulates left atrial pressure, addressing a key factor in the deterioration of heart failure. The device aims to enhance patients' quality of life by reducing hospitalizations and improving exercise capacity. V-Wave's team consists of experienced engineers and medical scientists dedicated to advancing treatment options for individuals who continue to experience debilitating symptoms despite optimal medical care.
Mauna Kea Technologies
Post in 2021
Mauna Kea Technologies is a global medical device company dedicated to enhancing the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases through real-time in vivo microscopic visualization. Its primary product, Cellvizio®, is an advanced imaging platform that enables optical biopsies, allowing physicians to examine tissues at a cellular level during standard medical procedures. This technology aids in the early detection of pathologies and informs therapeutic decisions. The company markets Cellvizio products and accessories for medical diagnostics and research in France and over 40 countries worldwide, generating revenue primarily from these sales.
FlexDex
Venture Round in 2021
FlexDex Inc. is a company focused on developing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) devices. Its innovative platform technology allows for the translation of a surgeon's hand, wrist, and arm movements from outside the patient into precise movements of an end-effector inside the body, thereby enhancing the functionality of MIS instruments and endoscopes. The company collaborates with distributors to serve healthcare professionals both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2010 and based in Brighton, Michigan, FlexDex aims to improve surgical outcomes through its advanced medical device technology.
Ribon Therapeutics
Series C in 2021
Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, focused on developing novel cancer therapies that target monoPARP proteins, which are essential regulators of cancer survival mechanisms. Established in 2015, Ribon is leveraging insights from its scientific founders and an experienced management team to create a proprietary drug discovery platform aimed at understanding the molecular actions and biological functions of monoPARPs. This platform enables the development of small molecule inhibitors designed to disrupt cancer cells' abilities to withstand stress, potentially leading to innovative treatments for cancer and other diseases. The company is supported by notable life science investors, positioning it for growth in the biopharmaceutical sector.
Pulmocide
Series C in 2021
Pulmocide Ltd, a company focused on the discovery and development of a new generation of inhaled medicines for the treatment of serious viral and fungal infections of the respiratory tract.
TechsoMed
Series B in 2021
TechsoMed is an Israeli medical device company focused on developing ultrasound-based real-time monitoring systems specifically for thermal ablation procedures. This technology addresses the high failure rates associated with these minimally invasive treatments, which are used in various applications, including tumor destruction, heart arrhythmia management, and blood pressure regulation. By providing real-time monitoring and control of tissue destruction, TechsoMed's system enhances the effectiveness of ablation procedures, offering significant benefits to patients, physicians, and insurance companies. The integration of their imaging and analysis unit with standard ultrasound devices allows physicians to better predict the progression of tissue destruction, thereby improving treatment outcomes in a market that has significant growth potential.
Paige
Series C in 2021
Paige, founded in 2017 by Thomas Fuchs and colleagues from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, specializes in computational pathology products that enhance cancer diagnostics. The company has developed a platform utilizing advanced deep learning algorithms to improve diagnostic stratification and cancer detection, particularly for breast and prostate cancers. This innovative technology aims to empower patients and their care teams to make informed treatment decisions by providing pathologists with critical insights for more accurate diagnoses. Paige's user-friendly platform minimizes the burden on IT resources while ensuring patient safety and data privacy. As a pioneer in the field, Paige has achieved FDA breakthrough designation for its computational pathology products, positioning itself at the forefront of transforming pathology workflows and increasing diagnostic confidence.
Taza Aya
Grant in 2020
Taza Aya specializes in non-thermal plasmas that use in a variety of industries and applications to remove and kill pathogens in the air. The company's headquarters are in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Datavant
Series B in 2020
Datavant, Inc. is a health data platform company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in aggregating and analyzing biomedical data using machine learning to enhance the efficiency of drug development. It focuses on improving the clinical trial process by employing artificial intelligence and organizing healthcare data to derive actionable insights for trial design and interpretation. By facilitating secure and accessible data connectivity, Datavant enables over 60 million healthcare records to be exchanged among thousands of organizations, including more than 70,000 hospitals and clinics. The company serves the clinical development and commercial pharmaceutical sectors, as well as researchers, and aims to improve patient outcomes while protecting patient privacy through its innovative platform.
V-Wave
Series C in 2020
V-Wave Ltd. is a private company that develops percutaneous implantable therapeutic devices for patients suffering from chronic heart failure. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Caesarea, Israel, with additional offices in the United States, V-Wave has created a proprietary interatrial shunt designed to alleviate symptoms associated with both preserved and reduced ejection fraction heart failure. This biocompatible implant regulates left atrial pressure, addressing a key factor in the deterioration of heart failure. The device aims to enhance patients' quality of life by reducing hospitalizations and improving exercise capacity. V-Wave's team consists of experienced engineers and medical scientists dedicated to advancing treatment options for individuals who continue to experience debilitating symptoms despite optimal medical care.
G.I. Windows
Series A in 2020
G.I. Windows, Inc. is a clinical-stage company based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, specializing in the manufacture of medical devices that utilize surgical anastomotic technology. Founded in 2012, the company aims to revolutionize surgical procedures by developing less invasive techniques for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. G.I. Windows is focused on creating innovative solutions that not only enhance patient outcomes but also contribute to cost reduction in the healthcare system. Through its commitment to advancing surgical technology, the company seeks to establish a new category in healthcare, enabling the development of procedures that are novel and less invasive.
Vor Biopharma
Series B in 2020
Vor Biopharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing engineered hematopoietic stem cell (eHSC) therapies for cancer treatment. The company's lead product candidate, VOR33, is designed specifically for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is currently in preclinical development. VOR33 eHSCs are engineered to lack CD33, a protein commonly expressed by AML cells, allowing for selective targeting of the cancer without harming normal cells. This innovative approach seeks to minimize the toxicities associated with traditional immunotherapies, which often affect both cancerous and healthy tissues. By protecting healthy stem cells from depletion while generating functional immune cells, Vor Biopharma aims to enhance therapeutic outcomes for patients with hematological malignancies.
HistoSonics
Series C in 2020
HistoSonics, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Plymouth, Minnesota, specializing in non-invasive tumor ablation systems. The company has developed the Edison Platform, which employs advanced imaging and proprietary sensing technology to deliver precise sonic beam therapy. This innovative platform utilizes histotripsy and focused sound energy to liquefy and destroy targeted tissues at the sub-cellular level, enabling personalized treatments. HistoSonics' technology allows physicians to monitor the treatment in real time, offering a safe alternative to traditional interventional and surgical methods, minimizing undesirable side effects often associated with these approaches. Incorporated in 2009, HistoSonics aims to enhance treatment outcomes through its pioneering non-invasive solutions.
RefleXion Medical
Series D in 2020
RefleXion Medical Inc. is a medical equipment company specializing in the development of biologically-guided radiotherapy systems for cancer treatment. Its flagship innovation, the RefleXion X1 machine, is designed to deliver advanced radiation therapies such as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The company's biologically-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) technology utilizes positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging data to allow tumors to continuously signal their location during treatment, enabling the possibility of treating multiple tumors in a single session, especially in cases of metastasized cancers. This real-time adaptation to the biological characteristics of tumors represents a significant advancement in radiation oncology. RefleXion Medical, incorporated in 2009 and based in Hayward, California, has established strategic partnerships with Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited and HealthMyne Inc. to further its mission in cancer treatment innovation.
OrthoSpin
Series B in 2020
OrthoSpin is developing innovative robotic external fixation system that will improve patient treatment and allow a real-time review to reduce complications and improve clinical outcomes. Dynamic external fixators are mainly used for trauma, bone lengthening and congenital deformities correction. Those systems are cumbersome, painful and require high maintenance. With OrthoSpin’s smart system, physicians are assured that the prescribed course of treatment is being followed. The Company’s proprietary software program allows physicians to chart patient progress and, if required, to easily change the treatment schedule.
Mauna Kea Technologies
Post in 2019
Mauna Kea Technologies is a global medical device company dedicated to enhancing the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases through real-time in vivo microscopic visualization. Its primary product, Cellvizio®, is an advanced imaging platform that enables optical biopsies, allowing physicians to examine tissues at a cellular level during standard medical procedures. This technology aids in the early detection of pathologies and informs therapeutic decisions. The company markets Cellvizio products and accessories for medical diagnostics and research in France and over 40 countries worldwide, generating revenue primarily from these sales.
ProteKt Therapeutics
Venture Round in 2019
ProteKt Therapeutics is a drug development company aiming to develop potent and selective oral inhibitors of the kinase PKR for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases. The company has raised a $4M pre-A round and graduated from the FutuRx accelerator in 2019.
TechsoMed
Venture Round in 2019
TechsoMed is an Israeli medical device company focused on developing ultrasound-based real-time monitoring systems specifically for thermal ablation procedures. This technology addresses the high failure rates associated with these minimally invasive treatments, which are used in various applications, including tumor destruction, heart arrhythmia management, and blood pressure regulation. By providing real-time monitoring and control of tissue destruction, TechsoMed's system enhances the effectiveness of ablation procedures, offering significant benefits to patients, physicians, and insurance companies. The integration of their imaging and analysis unit with standard ultrasound devices allows physicians to better predict the progression of tissue destruction, thereby improving treatment outcomes in a market that has significant growth potential.
Cala Health
Series C in 2019
Cala Health, Inc. is a bioelectronic medicine company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in developing wearable neuromodulation therapies aimed at treating chronic diseases. The company's flagship product, Cala Trio, is a non-invasive prescription therapy designed to provide transient relief from hand tremors in adults with essential tremor. By integrating advancements in neuroscience and technology, Cala Health focuses on delivering individualized peripheral nerve stimulation. In addition to its work on essential tremor, the company is also developing therapies for other neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, as well as applications in psychiatry, cardiology, and autoimmune disorders.
Vor Biopharma
Series A in 2019
Vor Biopharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing engineered hematopoietic stem cell (eHSC) therapies for cancer treatment. The company's lead product candidate, VOR33, is designed specifically for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is currently in preclinical development. VOR33 eHSCs are engineered to lack CD33, a protein commonly expressed by AML cells, allowing for selective targeting of the cancer without harming normal cells. This innovative approach seeks to minimize the toxicities associated with traditional immunotherapies, which often affect both cancerous and healthy tissues. By protecting healthy stem cells from depletion while generating functional immune cells, Vor Biopharma aims to enhance therapeutic outcomes for patients with hematological malignancies.
Ribon Therapeutics
Series B in 2019
Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, focused on developing novel cancer therapies that target monoPARP proteins, which are essential regulators of cancer survival mechanisms. Established in 2015, Ribon is leveraging insights from its scientific founders and an experienced management team to create a proprietary drug discovery platform aimed at understanding the molecular actions and biological functions of monoPARPs. This platform enables the development of small molecule inhibitors designed to disrupt cancer cells' abilities to withstand stress, potentially leading to innovative treatments for cancer and other diseases. The company is supported by notable life science investors, positioning it for growth in the biopharmaceutical sector.
CuraSen Therapeutics
Series A in 2018
CuraSen Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that develops orphan drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
OrthoSpin
Venture Round in 2018
OrthoSpin is developing innovative robotic external fixation system that will improve patient treatment and allow a real-time review to reduce complications and improve clinical outcomes. Dynamic external fixators are mainly used for trauma, bone lengthening and congenital deformities correction. Those systems are cumbersome, painful and require high maintenance. With OrthoSpin’s smart system, physicians are assured that the prescribed course of treatment is being followed. The Company’s proprietary software program allows physicians to chart patient progress and, if required, to easily change the treatment schedule.
Zebra Medical Vision
Series C in 2018
Zebra Medical Vision Ltd. is a company that develops an imaging analytics platform aimed at enhancing patient care in healthcare institutions. Founded in 2014 and based in Shefayim, Israel, the platform utilizes advanced learning and computer vision algorithms to assist clinicians in identifying patients at risk of various diseases. This technology supports healthcare providers in implementing effective risk management and preventative care strategies. Zebra Medical Vision also supplies tools and datasets for machine-learning researchers, facilitating the rapid development of decision support tools and diagnostic solutions. The company has established strategic partnerships with organizations such as USARAD Holdings and TELUS Ventures, and has secured a total of $52 million in funding from notable investors, including Khosla Ventures and Nvidia. Its AI-driven products are FDA cleared and are utilized in hospitals across multiple regions, including the U.S., Europe, Australia, India, and Latin America, positioning Zebra Medical Vision as a leader in the field of medical imaging and analytics.
NeuroVision Imaging
Series C in 2018
NeuroVision Imaging LLC is a neuroscience company that specializes in developing digital imaging and diagnostic solutions for Alzheimer’s disease and eye care. The company focuses on creating diagnostic tests and biomarkers to detect and monitor amyloid pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease, utilizing a novel retinal imaging technology currently employed in various global clinical trials. NeuroVision Imaging also offers data aggregation services, analysis, biostatistics, and the application of machine learning algorithms to extensive datasets of images and biomarker information to enhance the understanding and predictive capabilities related to neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Sacramento, California, and serves clients both in the United States and internationally.
Pulmocide
Series B in 2017
Pulmocide Ltd, a company focused on the discovery and development of a new generation of inhaled medicines for the treatment of serious viral and fungal infections of the respiratory tract.
Protagonist Therapeutics
Series C in 2015
Protagonist Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing peptide-based product candidates to meet unmet medical needs in hematology and gastroenterology. The company is advancing several key products, including PTG-300, an injectable hepcidin mimetic in Phase II clinical trials for treating beta-thalassemia-related anemia, and PTG-200, an antagonist peptide that has completed Phase I trials aimed at moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease. Additionally, PN-943, an oral integrin antagonist, is in Phase I trials for inflammatory bowel disease. Protagonist also explores both oral and injectable peptide candidates for various gastrointestinal conditions. The company has established a collaboration with Janssen Biotech for the development and commercialization of PTG-200. Founded in 2006, Protagonist Therapeutics is headquartered in Newark, California.
Cala Health
Series A in 2014
Cala Health, Inc. is a bioelectronic medicine company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in developing wearable neuromodulation therapies aimed at treating chronic diseases. The company's flagship product, Cala Trio, is a non-invasive prescription therapy designed to provide transient relief from hand tremors in adults with essential tremor. By integrating advancements in neuroscience and technology, Cala Health focuses on delivering individualized peripheral nerve stimulation. In addition to its work on essential tremor, the company is also developing therapies for other neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, as well as applications in psychiatry, cardiology, and autoimmune disorders.
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