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Four Biopharma Companies Raise Big Bucks in Series B Financing Rounds

It takes money to develop new, innovative treatments and this morning, multiple companies have announced significant fundraises. A summary of each financing round is below.

April 7, 2021
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

NIH to Back First Phase II Trials for COVID-19 Therapy Targeting Viral Proteases

The $3.1 million NCATS grant will help the company test SPI-1005 in two trials, both OK’d by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last August.

April 7, 2021
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Mark Zipkin
Deals

LumiraDx, a Next-Generation Point of Care Diagnostics Testing Company to List on Nasdaq via Merger with CA Healthcare Acquisition Corp

LumiraDx’s innovative diagnostic testing Platform has been in development since 2014 and is designed to offer a broad menu of tests with lab-comparable performance at a low cost and with results in less than 12 minutes at the point of care

April 7, 2021
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InDex Pharmaceuticals gets patent for additional DIMS compounds granted in Europe

InDex Pharmaceuticals Holding AB announced that a patent covering 19 compounds from the company’s DIMS platform has been granted by the European Patent Office.

April 7, 2021
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Aarskog Syndrome Treatment Market: Increasing Frequency of Aarskog Syndrome in Males to Drive the Market

Aarskog syndrome is a rare genetic condition leading to short stature, multiple facial, other limb & genital abnormalities. Aarskog syndrome majorly affects males, and clinical symptoms vary on a case-to-case basis.

April 7, 2021
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Hypermetropia Treatment Market: Increasing Incidences of Vision Loss is Expected to Drive the Market

Hypermetropia is a form of refractive error, wherein parallel rays of light coming from infinity are focused behind the light sensitive layer of the retina, when the eye is at the rest.

April 7, 2021
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RNA Sequencing Market: North America to Capture Major Share of Global Market

RNA Sequencing is a technique that utilizes next-generation sequencing to reveal the presence along with the quantity of RNA in a biological sample at a given moment, analyzing the continuously changing cellular transcriptome.

April 7, 2021
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Sporothrix Schenckii Infection Treatment Market: Osteoarticular sporotrichosis segment to dominate global market

Skin-related issues are one of the frequently occurring issues worldwide. One such issue is Sporotrichosis.

April 7, 2021
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Product Miniaturization and Multi-Parameter Applications Drives Capnography Market: Fact.MR

Investments towards research for lifestyle-associated and infectious respiratory ailments supports the widened scope of applications for capnography devices.

April 7, 2021
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Non-Invasive Drug Treatment to Remain Most Preferred Radiation Proctitis Treatment Approach: Fact.MR Study

High reliance on chemotherapy and other radiation based cancer treatment approaches are accentuating prevalence of radiation proctitis, prompting patients to opt for advanced therapeutic approaches

April 7, 2021
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