Heartseed Inc. raised ¥2 billion (US$14.3 million) in a series D round to continue the phase I/II Lapis trial of its allogeneic induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cardiomyocytes for heart failure. The lead asset, HS-001, is an investigational cell therapy consisting of clusters of purified heart muscle cells (cardiomyocyte spheroids) derived from iPSCs that are designed to restore heart muscle and function in patients with advanced heart failure.
Reddress Ltd. secured $26 million in a series D financing aimed at further advancing its autologous, point-of-care wound management solution. The funds will be used to grow uptake of its Actigraft product suite, pursue global partnerships and expand its blood-based technology to treat more conditions.
Varmx BV has raised €30 million (US$32 million) in an extension to its series B to fund preparations for the pivotal trial of VMX-C001, a modified recombinant factor X that acts as a universal antidote to reverse the effects of direct oral anticoagulants. The drug is intended for use in patients suffering severe spontaneous bleeding or needing emergency surgery.
With venture capital quite scarce, Australian med techs often question whether it makes sense to try to commercialize their products in their home market or whether they should partner to go offshore, but there are other options, said presenters at the Ausmedtech 2023 conference in Adelaide May 24.
Moon Surgical SAS secured a new $55.4 million round of financing to strengthen the development and commercialization of its Maestro robotic system for laparoscopic surgery.
In its bid to become, as Chairman and CEO David Hallal said, the “world’s most indispensable cell and gene therapy technology company,” Elevatebio LLC disclosed a $401 million series D round with support from new and existing investors. At the same time, the company’s Life Edit Therapeutics Inc. affiliate inked a potential billion-dollar collaboration focused on gene editing therapies.
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