Access Vascular Inc. (AVI) closed a $22 million series C funding round that it plans to use principally to increase production capacity for its Mimix hydrophilic biomaterial vascular access devices. The company’s catheters are designed to evade identification as foreign bodies, reduce bacterial adhesion and eliminate catheter-related thrombus development.
Immuone Ltd. raised £2 million (US$2.4 million) to fund expansion of its operations to meet growing demand for its 3D human lung model. The company is hoping that its model will replace animal testing which is not always accurate at predicting the impact of drugs on humans. The funding came from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, Mercia’s EIS funds and Pioneer Group.
Sofinnova Partners hauled in $200 million in investment for its digital health fund as investors’ appetite for companies developing solutions for health care using digital technology continues to grow.
Phasev Inc. has raised $15 million in a funding round that will allow the company to further develop its machine learning (ML) technology that aims to revolutionize clinical trial design, execution and analysis. The funding round was led by Viola Ventures and Exor Ventures and included participation from Lionbird and a group of prominent angel investors.
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