PBS Biotech, a leading provider of cell therapy manufacturing equipment and processes, secures its largest funding round to date to grow its product offerings and capabilities. CAMARILLO, Calif. — Single-use bioreactor manufacturer, PBS Biotech, recently closed a private $10M funding round with BroadOak Capital Partners. The financing will enable the company to expand and industrialize […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Marama Labs, a deep-tech sensor and data analytics company based in Wellington, New Zealand has received NZ$500,000 in funding from Quidnet Ventures, a New Zealand-based venture capital fund with operations in Auckland, NZ, San Francisco and New York.. Marama Labs has developed CloudSpec: the world’s first UV-Vis spectrophotometer that can simultaneously measure absorption, extinction, and scattering spectra of clear and turbid liquids. This […]

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Oxford Biomedical Research, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, has been awarded a $99,203 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Grant by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture [NIFA, award #2021-33530-34397]. This grant, entitled “SIMPLE & RAPID TESTS FOR THE QUALITY OF ANIMAL FEEDS” will support the development of rapid tests to evaluate the […]

BOSTON and LAUSANNE, Switzerland — SOPHiA GENETICS SA, the creator of a global data pooling and knowledge sharing platform that advances data-driven medicine, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 13,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of $18 per share. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions […]

TOKYO — OriCiro Genomics, a pioneer in cell-free synthesis and amplification of genome-scale large DNA for advanced therapy and synthetic biology, today announced that it has raised ¥800 million in Series B financing led by The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) with participation of ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV). OriCiro has also received a ¥200 million […]

Capital Partners to Expand Commercial Activities and Accelerate Product Development CHADDS FORD, Pa. — MOBILion Systems Inc., a pioneer in fast, efficient, highresolution instrumentation for biomarker discovery, diagnostics and biotherapeutic drug characterization, today announced the close of a $60 million Series C financing round. The round was led by D1 Capital Partners with the remaining funds contributed by existing investors […]

The winning technology will detect dangerous contents in drugs and help save lives Ottawa, ON   |   Health Canada The overdose crisis continues to affect communities and families across Canada. Tragically, Canada has experienced higher rates of overdoses since the onset of COVID-19, due in part to the increasing toxicity of the illegal drug supply. […]

Pleasanton, Calif.—Apton Biosystems, Inc., a developer of Super-Res sequencing and single-molecule detection systems for large-scale clinical applications, such as early cancer detection and population sequencing, today announced the close of a $24 million Series-A financing. The financing was led by Kern Capital with participation by new and existing investors including Casdin Capital and Khosla Ventures. […]

Element Biosciences, developer of a new and disruptive DNA sequencing platform, today announced the close of a $276 million Series C financing. New investors Janus Henderson Investors, Logos Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), and T. Rowe Price joined existing investors Fidelity Management & Research Company, Foresite Capital, JS Capital Management LLC, RA Capital Advisors, and Venrock. With this latest investment, Element Biosciences […]