Brightflow SAS raised €16.5 million (US$18 million) in a series A financing round that will go towards developing its right ventricular mechanical circulatory support system. The company is working towards bringing the first long-term fully percutaneous implantable pump for right-sided heart failure to the market, Sophie Humbert, CEO at Brightflow, told BioWorld.
Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Billiontoone, Discure Technologies, Ionopticks, Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Viome.
Candid Therapeutics Inc. launched with ex-China control of two bispecific T-cell engager antibodies that it plans to develop for autoimmune diseases. The San Diego-based company will start off with a pocketful of cash, having raised over $370 million for the development of the in-licensed candidates.
Orsobio Inc. has closed an oversubscribed $67 million series B financing, the proceeds of which will be used to accelerate development of its mitochondrial protonophore portfolio for the treatment of obesity and associated metabolic disorders.
Candid Therapeutics Inc. launched with ex-China control of two bispecific T-cell engager antibodies that it plans to develop for autoimmune diseases. The San Diego-based company will start off with a pocketful of cash, having raised over $370 million for the development of the in-licensed candidates.
Biopharma financing activity surged in the first eight months of 2024, reaching $77.5 billion, a 91.25% increase from the $40.52 billion raised during the same period in 2023. August saw a slight dip in funding, with $3.48 billion raised compared to $3.71 billion in July.