Companies will participate in a customized mentorship program and compete for $250K in Prizes on Oct. 13 in Carlsbad, Calif. LOS ANGELES — BioTools Innovator, the first accelerator focused on life science tools and diagnostics to advance cutting-edge research and improve human health, announced that 14 companies have been selected to participate in its annual […]

Edinburgh, UK – Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £1.6m funding to progress the development and qualification of its novel cell analysis platform, Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). The fundraising round by Cytomos was led by existing investor Archangels with participation from Scottish Enterprise and Old College Capital. Cytomos […]

Second round of funding from existing investors will further drive company expansion and commercial growth of its AI-enabled drug discovery technology CAMBRIDGE, UK: Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced it has secured further investment from existing investors Kester Capital, a leading UK mid-market private equity firm. Typically investing in high potential, innovative […]

BEIJING — On June 15, 2022, MegaRobo Technologies Ltd. announced that it has closed a ~US$300mm Series C financing, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Asia Investment Capital, and GGV Capital, and co-invested by Sinovation Ventures (existing shareholder), Pavilion Capital, Starr Capital, U-Member Capital, RedView Capital, Harvest Capital and Taihe Capital. The proceeds will help MegaRobo continue its […]

Armed with the world’s largest virus-bacteria interactome repository, Phase Genomics to engineer a predictive engine for the development of new therapies against drug-resistant biothreats SEATTLE —Phase Genomics, Inc., a leading developer of proximity ligation-based genomic solutions, today announced $5.5MM in combined non-dilutive funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institute of […]

Proceeds to accelerate standardization of single-cell spatial genomics research through broader adoption of Vizgen’s MERSCOPE™ Platform CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Vizgen, the life science company dedicated to improving human health by visualizing single-cell spatial genomics information, today announced the closing of $85.2 million Series C financing. The financing was led by Blue Water Life Science Advisors […]

Company’s web-based platform empowers researchers to integrate, process, and visualize biological data in one place, shortening timelines from experiment to results SAN FRANCISCO–LatchBio, a company accelerating the pace of scientific progress by enabling researchers to store and analyze data without touching code or cloud infrastructure, today announced a $28 million Series A round co-led by […]

Emerges from Stealth with $600 Million in Funding NEWARK, California – Today Ultima Genomics emerged from stealth mode with a new high-throughput, low-cost sequencing platform that delivers the $100 genome. Ultima’s goal is to unleash a new era in genomics-driven research and healthcare, and it has secured approximately $600 million in backing from leading investors […]

Financing Led by Medical Excellence Capital and Alexandria Venture Investments Gregory T. Lucier joins Pleno as Chairman of the Board of Directors SAN DIEGO — Pleno Inc., a multi-omic instrument platform company revolutionizing biological target detection for clinical testing and biomedical research, announced the close of $15 million in Pre-Series A financing led by experienced life […]

New funding will be used to advance Ionpath’s MIBI technology in translational research and precision medicine MENLO PARK, Calif. — Ionpath, Inc., a leader in high-definition spatial proteomics, today announced that Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has made a strategic investment in the company. Details of the investment are not being […]