August 15, 2024
HistoSonics Announces Oversubscribed $102 Million Series D Financing to Scale Launch of Non-Invasive Histotripsy Platform
June 25, 2024
Endogenex™ Announces $88 Million Series C Financing to Complete Pivotal Trial of the ReCET™ System in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
May 22, 2024
A top Research Triangle based venture capital investor shares an overview of the life sciences ecosystem in North Carolina.
January 24, 2024
The Robert A. Ingram Fellowship for Excellence in Board Governance
July 25, 2023
Shionogi Further Extends Infectious Disease Innovation Platform with Planned Acquisition of Qpex Biopharma, Inc.
May 18, 2023
Myeloid Therapeutics Announces $73 Million Financing to Advance mRNA-based Immunotherapy Pipeline
May 3, 2023
NewYork-Presbyterian Enrolls First Patient in National Study of Sacral Nerve Stimulation Device for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
April 3, 2023
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we mourn the passing of our partner, mentor, and friend – Robert A. Ingram
December 8, 2022
Cardiosense, Inc., Completes $15.1 Million Series A Financing to Advance Artificial Intelligence Platform for Heart Disease
September 19, 2022
Teleflex to Expand Its Surgical Portfolio with Differentiated Stapling Technology for Bariatric Surgery
May 11, 2022
They’re Back – Will We See the M&A Boon? Hatteras White Paper on Biotech M&A
April 25, 2022
Qvella FAST System and FAST-PBC Prep Cartridge Get CE Marked and FDA Listed for In Vitro Diagnostic Use
February 7, 2022
Huma.AI Adds Post-Market Surveillance Capacity to its Unique AI-Based Healthcare Data Knowledge Platform
January 25, 2022
Aledade Acquires Advance Care Planning Company Iris Healthcare as Part of New Health Services Arm
January 7, 2022
VIGIL NEUROSCIENCE ANNOUNCES PRICING OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
December 3, 2021
Tune Therapeutics Debuts with $40 Million to Fine-Tune the Human Genome
September 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Ally Bridge Group Lead $135 Million Investment in Elligo
August 18, 2021
Vigil Neuroscience Completes $90 million Series B Financing to Advance a Pipeline of Microglia-targeted Medicines to Treat Rare and Common Neurodegenerative Diseases
June 30, 2021
CVRx, Inc. Announces Upsized Pricing of Initial Public Offering
June 23, 2021
RapidPulse Launches With $15 Million Series A Financing for Ischemic Stroke Therapy
June 16, 2021
Veralox Therapeutics Announces Closing Of $16.6 Million Series A Financing And Announces New Board Members
June 1, 2021
Standard Bariatrics Secures $35M in Series B Funding to Accelerate Development and Commercialization of Their First Bariatric Surgical Platform for Sleeve Gastrectomy
May 5, 2021
Business North Carolina’s Power List 2021
April 28, 2021
CROs dMed and Clinipace Merge to Accelerate Customer Success
March 2, 2021
Artizan Biosciences Closes $11 Million Series A-2 Financing and Enters Option and License Agreement with Biohaven Therapeutics
February 18, 2021
FDA approves G1 Therapeutics’ COSELA™ (TRILACICLIB): The first and only myeloprotection therapy to decrease the incidence of chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression
February 18, 2021
Boston Immune Technologies and Therapeutics and BeiGene Enter into an Exclusive Option and License Agreement to Develop Novel TNFR2 Antagonists
October 1, 2020
BIAL Goes Global with New US Research Center and Acquisition of Promising Parkinson’s Disease Programs
August 21, 2020
Kymera Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering
August 19, 2020
Trefoil Therapeutics Begins First Clinical Trial of Regenerative Treatment for Patients with Corneal Endothelial Dystrophies
August 14, 2020
Atsena Therapeutics acquires exclusive rights to Gene Therapy for GUCY2D-associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis
July 9, 2020
Kymera Therapeutics and Sanofi Enter into Strategic Partnership to Advance Novel Protein Degrader Therapies to Patients
June 15, 2020
Shattuck Labs Announces Closing of $118 Million Series B Financing
May 27, 2020
PhaseBio Launches Clinical Trial to Evaluate PB1046 as a Treatment for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
April 28, 2020
AtaCor Medical Secures $25M Financing to Continue Extracardiac Pacing Development
April 23, 2020
Nature Communications Highlights Research by Scientists at Graybug Vision and Johns Hopkins University on Sustained Treatment of Retinal Diseases
March 12, 2020
Kymera Therapeutics Announces $102 Million Series C Financing to Advance its Protein Degrader Pipeline and Platform
March 12, 2020
HealthStream Acquires NurseGrid, #1 Rated and Top Downloaded App for Nurses
February 28, 2020
Graybug Vision Presents Preclinical Results for GB-401, a Potential Sustained-Delivery Treatment of up to Six Months for Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, at the American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting
February 11, 2020
PhaseBio Announces European Regulatory Update for PB2452
February 10, 2020
Trefoil Therapeutics Appoints Thomas M. Tremblay, RN BSN, Vice President, Clinical Development
January 10, 2020
PhaseBio Announces Financing and Co-Development Collaboration with SFJ Pharmaceuticals® for PB2452
January 6, 2020
BioSpace.com selects Qpex to be among Top Life Science Companies to Watch in 2020
January 6, 2020
HistoSonics Robotic Sonic Beam Therapy Platform Wins 2019 Frost & Sullivan Innovation Award
November 18, 2019
Alkermes to Acquire Rodin Therapeutics
November 15, 2019
Sarepta pays StrideBio $48M for preclinical gene therapies
November 13, 2019
NextGen Healthcare Announces Agreement to Acquire Medfusion, Inc.
October 30, 2019
Clearside Biomedical Announces Option Exercise by REGENXBIO for Global License for Use of SCS Microinjector™ in AAV Gene Therapy Delivery
October 22, 2019
410 Medical Secures $8 Million in Series A Financing, Expands Board of Directors
October 22, 2019
Qpex Biopharma and Brii Biosciences Enter Into a Strategic Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Antibiotics for Drug-Resistant Infections in China
October 11, 2019
A twisty career path to improve care for smokers
October 4, 2019
Graybug Vision Initiates Phase 2b (ALTISSIMO) Clinical Trial of GB-102 in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
September 30, 2019
VERTEX AND RIBOMETRIX ESTABLISH STRATEGIC COLLABORATION TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP RNA-TARGETED SMALL MOLECULE THERAPEUTICS
September 18, 2019
Graybug Vision Initiates Clinical Trial in Macular Edema Secondary to Diabetic Macular Edema or Retinal Vein Occlusion
August 20, 2019
Graybug Vision Secures $80 million of Additional Funding to Advance its Potentially Transformative Retina and Glaucoma Clinical Programs
August 20, 2019
GeneCentric Therapeutics Acquires Select ImmunoGenomics
July 16, 2019
Trefoil Therapeutics Raises $28 Million Series A to Advance Engineered FGF-1 for the Treatment of Corneal Diseases
June 18, 2019
G1 Therapeutics Announces Updated Results from Phase 2 Trial of Trilaciclib in Combination with Chemotherapy Showed Statistically Significant Improvement in Overall Survival in Women with Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
June 13, 2019
Qpex Biopharma to Provide First Public Presentations of Preclinical Data on the Novel Ultra-Broad-Spectrum Beta-lactamase Inhibitor QPX7728 for IV and Oral Products at 2019 ASM Microbe Meeting
June 11, 2019
Artizan Biosciences Announces Corporate Progress and Financing
May 15, 2019
Vertex and Kymera Therapeutics Establish Strategic Collaboration to Discover and Develop Targeted Protein Degradation Medicines for Serious Diseases
May 7, 2019
Elligo Health Research Raises $20M to Connect More Physicians and Their Patients to Clinical Research as a Care Option
April 30, 2019
Qpex Biopharma Licenses Polymyxin Antimicrobial Program from Monash University to Address Drug-Resistant Infections
April 30, 2019
G1 Therapeutics Announces Positive Feedback from Trilaciclib End-of-Phase 2 Meeting with FDA; Expects to File NDA in 2020
April 15, 2019
Hatteras Venture Partners Announces First Closing of HVP VI
April 9, 2019
HistoSonics, Non-Invasive Robotics Pioneer, Closes $54 Million Series C Financing Breakthrough medical platform offers vision of personalized tumor treatments with its novel sonic beam therapy
March 28, 2019
StrideBio and Takeda Sign Collaboration and License Agreement to Advance Novel Gene Therapies for Neurological Diseases
March 18, 2019
Full Results from PhaseBio Phase 1 Clinical Trial of PB2452 Published in the New England Journal of Medicine and Presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session
February 27, 2019
Mycovia Pharmaceuticals Initiates Additional Phase 3 Clinical Study Evaluating VT-1161 for the Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
February 5, 2019
Graybug Vision Appoints Frédéric Guerard as Chief Executive Officer Pharmaceutical Industry Veteran and Former Worldwide Business Franchise Head of Ophthalmology at Novartis
January 30, 2019
Standard Bariatrics Names Kurt Azarbarzin as Chairman of the Board of Directors
January 8, 2019
HistoSonics Selected as One of the Hottest Startups at the 2019 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investment Conference
November 19, 2018
CEO Roundtable on Cancer Presents Dr. Charles A. Sanders Life Sciences Award to Jean Becker, Ken Lee and Phil Porter
November 13, 2018
Ribometrix raises $30M to drug upstream RNA with small molecules
November 13, 2018
Kymera Therapeutics Announces $65 Million Series B Financing to Advance Pipeline of Targeted Protein Degraders in Oncology and Immunology
October 25, 2018
Qpex Biopharma Announces Closing of $33 Million Series A Financing and Launch of Company to Address Worldwide Problem of Drug-Resistant Infections
October 25, 2018
Clearside Biomedical Appoints Thomas A. Ciulla, M.D., MBA as Chief Medical Officer
October 22, 2018
G1 Therapeutics to Present Additional Data from Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Trilaciclib in Combination with Etoposide/Carboplatin at European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2018 Congress
July 9, 2018
G1 Therapeutics Expands Executive Leadership Team with Appointment of John Demaree as Chief Commercial Officer and Stillman Hanson as General Counsel
July 09, 2018 — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:GTHX), a clinical-stage oncology company, today announced appointments for two newly created executive leadership roles to support the company’s continued growth. John Demaree joins the company as Chief Commercial Officer and Stillman Hanson has been named General Counsel.
April 18, 2018
Standard Bariatrics closes Series A round of financing
April 18, 2018 — CINCINNATI, OH — Standard Bariatrics, Inc., an innovator of bariatric surgical devices, has raised a Series A round of financing. RiverVest Venture Partners led the round with participation from Hatteras Venture Partners, Queen City Angels/QCA First Fund V, Emergent Medical Partners, Accelerant Fund and North Coast Angels. The size of the round is undisclosed.
March 20, 2018
Elligo Health Research Raises $16M to Improve Access to Clinical Trials
March 20, 2018 — AUSTIN, TX (BUSINESS WIRE) — Elligo Health Research, which improves clinical trial access by engaging the 97 percent of physicians currently not offering clinical research to their patients, announced today $16 million in Series B funding led by Hatteras Venture Partners and Noro-Moseley Partners with participation from FS Healthcare LLC, Excelerate Health Ventures and all existing Series A investors including Shumway Capital.
March 13, 2018
Wildflower Health Receives $8 Million Capital Investment in Funding Round Led by Health Enterprise Partners
March 07, 2018 — SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) — Wildflower Health today announced it has secured $8 million in capital investment to advance its mission of growing healthy families. The funding round was led by Health Enterprise Partners, a growth equity firm specializing in healthcare services and information technology whose investors include some of the largest health systems and health plans across the country.
March 7, 2018
Clearside Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock
March 07, 2018 — ALPHARETTA, Ga. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drug therapies to treat back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 6,538,462 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $13.00 per share.
March 7, 2018
G1 Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Offering of Common Stock
March 07, 2018 — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:GTHX), a clinical-stage oncology company, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,400,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $29.50, for total gross proceeds of $100.3 million.
January 16, 2018
Press Ganey Expands Real-Time Data Collection Capabilities Through Acquisition of Bivarus
January 16, 2018 — BOSTON — Press Ganey today announced the acquisition of Bivarus, which offers real-time patient and caregiver insights through a patented, dynamic consumer feedback platform. The addition of Bivarus’s capabilities complements Press Ganey’s comprehensive suite of solutions designed to help clients improve the overall safety, quality and experience of care for consumers and achieve the goal of zero harm.
December 4, 2017
Qvella Raises US$20M in Series B Financing to Fund Clinical Trials, On-going Research, Team Expansion, and Manufacturing Buildup
December 4, 2017 — TORONTO — Qvella, a leading molecular diagnostics company, today announced it has closed US$20 million in Series B financing. The funding round was co-led by Qvella’s existing investor syndicate—including RA Capital, Whitecap Venture Partners, Hatteras Ventures, and Sands Capital—and new strategic investor bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics.
November 28, 2017
G1 Therapeutics and AstraZeneca Enter Clinical Trial Collaboration in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Nov. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTHX), a clinical-stage oncology company, today announced a clinical trial collaboration with AstraZeneca to evaluate AstraZeneca’s epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Tagrisso® (osimertinib) in combination with G1’s oral CDK4/6 inhibitor G1T38 for the treatment of EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
October 31, 2017
Ribometrix Raises $7.5 Million in Seed Funding to Advance Platform for Discovering and Developing Small Molecule Modulators of RNA to Treat Human Diseases
Oct. 31, 2017 (MARKETWIRED) — DURHAM, NC — Ribometrix, Inc., a biotech company dedicated to discovering and developing small molecule modulators of RNA to treat disease, has raised $7.5 million in seed capital.
September 19, 2017
Sir Andrew Witty Joins Hatteras Venture Partners
Sept. 19, 2017 — DURHAM, NC — Hatteras Venture Partners today announced it has named Sir Andrew Witty a Venture Partner. Mr. Witty will primarily focus on the strategic positioning of Hatteras and its portfolio companies in the ever-changing global health care industry. In addition, Mr. Witty will provide leadership counsel to Hatteras’ portfolio companies.
September 18, 2017
Rodin Therapeutics Advances Synaptic Resilience Strategy With $27 Million In Financing And Expands Board Of Directors
Sept. 18, 2017 — CAMBRIDGE, MA — Rodin Therapeutics, a biotechnology company discovering and developing novel therapeutics to boost synaptic resilience, announced today significant progress in advancing the company’s strategic vision, including the completion of a $27 million financing round, and the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors.
August 4, 2017
Veritas Genetics Acquires Curoverse to Deploy Large-Scale Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Genomics
Aug. 3, 2017 (PRNEWSWIRE) — BOSTON — Veritas Genetics, the genome company, announces the acquisition of Boston-based Curoverse, the preeminent computing and bioinformatics company behind the Personal Genome Project (PGP) at Harvard Medical School, and creator of the open-source platform Arvados. Curoverse software is used by industry leaders such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to manage, process and share petabytes of genomic and biomedical data as well as facilitate AI and machine learning.
June 7, 2017
HistoSonics Technology’s Exciting Preclinical Results to be Presented at the World Conference on Interventional Oncology (WCIO) 2017
June 7, 2017 (PRNEWSWIRE) —ANN ARBOR, MI — HistoSonics, Inc., a venture-backed medical device company developing a new image-guided, robotically assisted, platform therapy that is non-invasive and non-thermal, announced two significant developments today.
May 30, 2017
G1 Therapeutics to Present Clinical Data on CDK4/6 Inhibitor Trilaciclib at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
May 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTHX), a clinical-stage oncology company, today announced that Phase 1b data from the ongoing Phase 1b/2a study of its lead CDK4/6 inhibitor trilaciclib as a first-line combination treatment in patients with extensive stage small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) will be presented in a poster session at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, to be held June 2 – 6 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
May 16, 2017
G1 Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
May 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — G1 Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $15.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $105,000,000.
April 18, 2017
NeuroTronik Announces $23.1 Million Series B Preferred Stock Financing
April 18, 2017 — DUBLIN IRELAND AND DURHAM, N.C., USA — NeuroTronik Limited and NeuroTronik, Inc. today announced closing on a $23.1 million Series B Preferred Stock Financing, tranched in line with project plan milestones. The funding was led by Boston Scientific Group, plc. Other major investors include Hatteras Venture Partners, Synergy Life Science Partners, Lord Baltimore Investment Partners, Mountain Group Capital, and Sovereign’s Capital. The investor group also includes other financial and industry participants.
March 24, 2017
Bivarus Raises $4 Million to Fuel Continued Growth
March 21, 2017 — DURHAM, N.C. — Bivarus, a patient-centered analytics company working with healthcare organizations to measure and analyze the patient experience and employee engagement, announced today it raised $4 million in a Series B from existing investors. Hatteras Venture Partners led this latest financing round. Other participants in the round include Excelerate Health Ventures, Nashville-based NueCura Partners and Boston Millennia Partners.
February 28, 2017
Hatteras Venture Partners Announces Launch of the Venture Capital Multiplier Fund
February 28, 2017 – DURHAM, NC – As announced previously by former Governor McCrory, Hatteras Venture Partners was selected by the State of North Carolina as the manager of the Venture Capital Multiplier Fund, LP (VCMF). The VCMF has $60 million in capital. A portion of the VCMF has been committed to the latest Hatteras venture capital fund, Hatteras Venture Partners V, LP (HVP V).
January 18, 2017
Viamet Reports Positive Results from REVIVE Phase 2b Trial of Oral VT-1161 in Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., January 6, 2017, – Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported positive efficacy and safety results from REVIVE (Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Inhibition: an Oral VT-1161 Tablet Evaluation), a Phase 2b clinical trial of VT-1161 for the treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, or RVVC. RVVC is defined as three or more episodes of acute vulvovaginal candidiasis, or AVVC (commonly referred to as a vaginal yeast infection), in a 12-month period. VT-1161, the company’s lead product candidate, is a highly potent and selective, orally available inhibitor of fungal CYP51.
January 6, 2017
Viamet Reports Positive Results from RENOVATE Phase 2b Trial of Oral VT-1161 in Onychomycosis
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., January 6, 2017, – Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported positive results from RENOVATE (REstoring Nail; an Oral VT-1161 Tablet Evaluation), its Phase 2b clinical trial of VT-1161 in onychomycosis of the large toenail. Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal infection involving the nail, nail bed, and surrounding tissues. VT-1161, the company’s lead product candidate, is a highly potent and selective orally available inhibitor of fungal CYP51.
January 6, 2017
Viamet Reports Positive Results from REVIVE Phase 2b Trial of Oral VT-1161 in Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., January 6, 2017, – Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported positive efficacy and safety results from REVIVE (Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Inhibition: an Oral VT-1161 Tablet Evaluation), a Phase 2b clinical trial of VT-1161 for the treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, or RVVC. RVVC is defined as three or more episodes of acute vulvovaginal candidiasis, or AVVC (commonly referred to as a vaginal yeast infection), in a 12-month period. VT-1161, the company’s lead product candidate, is a highly potent and selective, orally available inhibitor of fungal CYP51.
January 5, 2017
Hatteras Venture Partners Announces the Final Closing of Hatteras Venture Partners V, LP
DURHAM N.C., January 5, 2017 – Hatteras Venture Partners announced today the final closing of Hatteras Venture Partners V (HVP V) with over $150 million in total capital. Hatteras will continue its strategy of building great companies in the human medicine life sciences by investing at the seed and early stage. Like HVP IV, the firm will allocate a portion of HVP V to Hatteras Discovery to expand its successful model of company formation.
December 5, 2016
G1 Therapeutics to Evaluate Trilaciclib (G1T28) in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc. a clinical-stage oncology company, announced today a clinical trial collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. A Phase 2 clinical trial is expected to begin in the first half of 2017 and will evaluate the combination of Genentech’s immune checkpoint, anti-PD-L1 antibody Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) with G1’s CDK4/6 inhibitor trilaciclib (G1T28) as a first-line treatment for patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) receiving chemotherapy.
October 4, 2016
Medfusion Named Inaugural Member of GE Healthcare Centricity Partner Program
CARY, N.C.– Medfusion, a leading provider of patient experience solutions, today announced that GE Healthcare has named the company as the inaugural member of its Centricity™ Partner Program. GE Healthcare’s Centricity™ Partner Program recognizes Centricity software and services partners and enables them to collaboratively test software and services with GE Healthcare solutions.
September 14, 2016
Tumor Ablation Expert Dr. Fred Lee, Jr. Joins HistoSonics as Board Member, Senior Medical Advisor
Ann Arbor, MI – September 13, 2016 – HistoSonics, Inc. (http://www.histosonics.com ) (the “Company”) announced today that noted radiologist and tumor ablation expert Fred Lee, Jr., MD, has joined the Company as Senior Medical Advisor and Board member to advance HistoSonics’ innovative tissue-destruction technology in liver cancer and other solid tumor applications.
August 23, 2016
Spyryx Biosciences Expands Executive Team, Appoints Pulmonary Industry Leader, Alistair Wheeler, MD, MFPM as Chief Medical Officer
Durham, NC; August 18, 2016 – Spyryx Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for respiratory diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF), announced today that Dr. Alistair Wheeler has joined the company in the newly created position of chief medical officer.
July 27, 2016
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Announces Patient Treatment Comparison from the Phase 2 Trial (TANZANITE) in Patients with Macular Edema Associated with Retinal Vein Occlusion
ALPHARETTA, Ga., July 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, today reports additional top-line data from its Phase 2 clinical trial (TANZANITE).
June 22, 2016
Graybug Vision Expands Executive Team with Appointments of Charles P. Semba, MD, and Ward M. Peterson, PhD
Redwood City, CA – June 21, 2016 – Graybug Vision, Inc., a venture-stage pharmaceutical company committed to developing potentially transformative therapies for ocular diseases including wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma, today announced that two prominent industry executives have joined its management team.
June 2, 2016
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
ALPHARETTA, Ga., June 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 7,200,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of .00 per share.
May 11, 2016
G1 Therapeutics Secures $47 Million Series C Financing
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company, announced today the completion of a $47 million Series C financing led by new investor Cormorant Asset Management. Additional new investors include Aju IB Investment, Cowen Private Investments, Franklin Templeton Investments and Rock Springs Capital.
May 6, 2016
Graybug Vision Announces $44.5 Million Series B Financing
REDWOOD CITY, CA–(Marketwired – May 2, 2016) – Graybug Vision, a venture-stage pharmaceutical company committed to developing potentially transformative therapies for ocular diseases including wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma, today announced the closing of a $44.5 million Series B financing.
May 6, 2016
Just Download It: Wyoming Discovers Novel Way to Help Pregnant Mothers
Wyoming is improving its birth outcomes one downloader at a time. An interactive mobile app—Due Date Plus—that the state Medicaid office developed for pregnant women is redefining prenatal education and transforming how Medicaid meets the needs of its pregnant population.
April 26, 2016
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Announces Positive Preliminary Phase 2 Results in Patients with Macular Edema Associated with Retinal Vein Occlusion
Alpharetta, GA (April 26, 2016) – Clearside Biomedical, Inc. today announced that its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating concomitant administration of suprachoroidal ZUPRATA™, Clearside’s proprietary form of triamcinolone acetonide, together with intravitreal aflibercept (EYLEA®), for the treatment of macular edema associated with retinal vein occlusion (RVO), achieved its primary endpoint.
April 25, 2016
Hatteras Venture Partners Earns CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation
CARY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The CEO Roundtable on Cancer has accredited Hatteras Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital investment company in Durham, N.C., with the CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM recognizing its efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members.
March 24, 2016
Bivarus Raises $2 Million to Fuel Expansion Following Strong Growth in 2015
DURHAM, N.C. (Business Wire) March 23, 2016 – Bivarus, a patient-centered analytics company working with healthcare organizations to measure and analyze the patient experience, announced today it raised $2 million in its oversubscribed round of funding. This latest financing was co-led by new investor Hatteras Venture Partners and existing investor Excelerate Health Ventures.
March 7, 2016
TBJ names 2016 Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Each year as a part of its annual Women In Business Awards, Triangle Business Journal selects a female executive who has impacted the Triangle community not only with the work she’s accomplished throughout her career, but also her dedication to the community’s greater good. We call it the Lifetime Achievement Award.
March 2, 2016
Carolina Research Ventures Selects Hatteras as Manager of Investments
March 2, 2016 – Chapel Hill and Durham, NC – Hatteras Venture Partners and Carolina Research Ventures, LLC (CRV) announced today the selection of Hatteras as the manager of CRV’s investment fund. CRV is an early stage venture investment fund created to support companies sourced at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
March 2, 2016
Medfusion Announces Latest Version of Medfusion Plus at HIMSS16
CARY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medfusion, a leading provider of patient experience management (PXM) solutions, today announced it will debut the latest version of its mobile app, Medfusion Plus, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2016 Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS16). This latest product development supports the company’s initiative to empower patients by facilitating access to and transparency of their own health data through mobile devices.
February 5, 2016
Improving Odds for Women in Tech? Take Notes from Biotech
At our entrepreneurial support organization, the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), we often joke about adhering to the proper dress and catering code for our networking events: jeans and beer for tech; suits, wine and cocktails for life sciences.
January 8, 2016
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Announces Positive Topline Data from Phase 2 Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Macular Edema Associated with Non-Infectious Uveitis
ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing innovative first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, today announced positive results from the company’s Phase 2 clinical trial of CLS-TA, Clearside’s proprietary form of triamcinolone acetonide, using suprachoroidal space (SCS™) drug administration for the treatment of macular edema associated with non-infectious uveitis.
December 17, 2015
ORIG3N™ Closes $12.5 Million in Funding Lead by Hatteras Venture Partners and Syno Capital
BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — ORIG3N Inc., a biotechnology company developing breakthrough treatments for rare and genetically inherited diseases and a pioneer in regenerative medicine announces the close of a $12.5 million Series A financing from an investor syndicate co-led by Hatteras Venture Partners and Syno Capital.
December 17, 2015
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Completes $20 Million Series C Financing
ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, today announced the closing of a $20 million Series C financing.
December 4, 2015
5 Mission-Driven Companies That Are Changing The World
When I was a senior in college, my career goals were fairly simple. I wanted to work for a company that was doing something I cared deeply about. So, when I started actually looking for jobs, I limited my search to non-profits, because, well, in my mind: non-profits = world changers, for-profits = EVIL EMPIRES OF EVIL.
October 29, 2015
Startup Qvella gets $20M Series A to develop rapid pathogen detection test
It’s been more than a decade in the making, but Qvella is close to the holy grail of diagnostics–a compact, inexpensive pathogen analyzer that identifies the precise culprit in only 30 minutes. The idea is to enable better infection treatment faster as well as to minimize the overuse of antibiotics, which leads to the development of resistance.
September 1, 2015
Patient engagement platform Medfusion reels in $3 million
CARY, N.C., Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Medfusion, Inc., a patient engagement platform dedicated to facilitating the relationship between doctors and patients, today announced a $3 million investment from two Durham, N.C.-based venture capital firms.
August 25, 2015
Hatteras Venture Partners Announces First Closing of HVP V
August 24, 2015 – Durham, NC – Hatteras Venture Partners announced today the first closing of Hatteras Venture Partners V (HVP V) with more than $90 million in subscriptions towards a final fund target of $150 million. In addition, Hatteras has entered a partnership with Malin Corporation PLC to bolster the firm’s strategic partnering capacity to grow portfolio companies from the seed stage to maturity.
August 11, 2015
G1 Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Two Phase 1b/2a Trials of CDK4/6 Inhibitor G1T28 in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, August 11, 2015 – G1 Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company, announced today that it has initiated two Phase 1b/2a trials of the CDK4/6 inhibitor G1T28 in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). G1T28 is an intravenous (IV) therapy being studied as a bone marrow and immune system chemoprotectant in patients with SCLC who are receiving chemotherapy.
August 6, 2015
Aerie Pharmaceuticals and GrayBug Announce Research Collaboration Focused on Novel Delivery Technologies for Aerie Product Candidates
IRVINE, California & BALTIMORE, Maryland – (BUSINESS WIRE)–Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, and GrayBug, Inc., a venture-stage pharmaceutical company developing microparticle controlled release drug delivery technologies for the treatment of ocular diseases including wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma, today announced a research collaboration and license agreement to deliver certain of Aerie’s preclinical product candidates to both the front and back of the eye using GrayBug’s proprietary technology.
June 30, 2015
Wildflower Health secures $5 million in financing to expand mobile, enterprise platform for maternity and family health
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2015 — Wildflower Health, maker of mobile maternity program Due Date Plus (www.wildflowerhealth.com/programs), today announced a $5 million investment in the company to facilitate its strategic expansion. New investors Easton Capital and Hatteras Venture Partners led the funding round with participation by existing investors Cambia Health Solutions and HealthTechCapital.
May 19, 2015
ORIG3N™ Announces Strategic Collaboration with LabCorp
BOSTON, May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — ORIG3N, Inc., a pioneer in regenerative medicine and provider of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) storage, called LifeCapsule (www.capsule.life), today announced a strategic collaboration order tramadol online c.o.d with Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (LH).
May 18, 2015
NuSirt Biopharma Raises $6 Million in Series C Funding
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NuSirt Biopharma, a company dedicated to improving the lives of those with chronic metabolic diseases, announced it has raised $6 million in Series C financing, of which $2 million has been funded. Hatteras Venture Partners was joined by existing stockholders, including Mountain Group Partners and TriStar Technology Ventures.
May 7, 2015
Spyryx Biosciences Secures $18 Million in Series A Financing
Research Triangle Park, NC, May 7, 2015 – Spyryx Biosciences, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for respiratory diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), announced today that it has secured $18 million in Series A venture capital financing from Canaan Partners, Hatteras Venture Partners and 5AM Ventures.
May 4, 2015
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. and Santen, Inc. Announce Research Collaboration in Glaucoma
Alpharetta, GA and Emeryville, CA (May 4, 2015) – Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, and Santen Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., today announced the expansion of their research collaboration to include the field of glaucoma.
April 29, 2015
Spark Therapeutics and Clearside Biomedical Announce Exclusive Option to License Technology for Potentially Differentiated Delivery of Gene Therapy to the Eye
PHILADELPHIA, Penn., April28, 2015 – Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE) and Clearside Biomedical, Inc. announced today that they have entered into an option agreement under which Spark acquired exclusive rights to license Clearside’s microinjector technology to deliver gene therapies to the back of the eye. Under the agreement, the companies will explore the feasibility of using Clearside’s microinjector technology to deliver viral vectors to the choroid and the retina through the suprachoroidal space (SCS).
April 20, 2015
Contego Medical Closes $5.6 Million in Series B Funding
RALEIGH, N.C., April 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Contego Medical, the first and only provider of the Integrated Embolic Protection™ filter platform for angioplasty balloon and stent delivery catheters, announces the completion of a $5.6 million Series B financing round led by Hatteras Venture Partners, an early stage venture firm with a focus on medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics and related opportunities in human medicine. The round also included Mountain Group Partners, Lookout Capital and Medical Mutual.
March 17, 2015
GrayBug to Participate in 7th Ocular Diseases Drug Discovery Conference
BALTIMORE (March 17, 2015) – GrayBug Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company developing drug delivery therapies and sustained-release compounds for the treatment of eye diseases, today announced that its co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Justin Hanes will deliver the keynote presentation, titled “The Dawn of Nanotechnology in Ocular Therapeutics” at the 7th Ocular Diseases Drug Discovery Conference at the Westin San Diego on Thursday, March 19 at 8:00 a.m.
March 12, 2015
PhaseBio Raises $40 Million Series C Financing Led By AstraZeneca
Malvern, PA, March 12, 2015 — PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading company in the field of biopolymer-based drugs and focused on developing treatments for metabolic and specialty cardiopulmonary disorders, today announced that it has closed a $40 million Series C financing round led by AstraZeneca.
March 10, 2015
GrayBug Raises $1.74 Million in Series A2 Financing
BALTIMORE (March 10, 2015) – GrayBug, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company developing drug delivery therapies and sustained-release compounds for the treatment of eye diseases, today announced the closing of a $1.74 million Series A2 financing round led by new investor Hatteras Venture Partners and existing investor Maryland Venture Fund.
February 13, 2015
ORIG3N™ Closes $3.1 Million in Funding Lead by Hatteras Venture Partners
BOSTON – February 5, 2015 – ORIG3N, Inc., a pioneer in regenerative medicine and provider ofpluripotent stem cell storage, has raised $3.1 million in funding from an investor syndicate that includes Hatteras Venture Partners, Harris & Harris Group, KTB and Mountain Group Capital.
February 9, 2015
Lysosomal Therapeutics Inc. Raises $20 Million in Series A Financing
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Feb. 3, 2015 — Lysosomal Therapeutics Inc. (LTI), a company leveraging its expertise in lysosomal biology to develop novel small molecules for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, announced today it has raised $20 million in Series A financing.
February 5, 2015
G1 Therapeutics Raises $33 Million in Series B Financing
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing small-molecule therapies to address significant unmet needs in oncology, today announced the completion of a $33 million Series B financing round. Lead investors Eshelman Ventures and RA Capital Management were joined by new investors Lumira Capital and Boxer Capital of Tavistock Life Sciences, as well as the company’s existing investors Hatteras Venture Partners, MedImmune Ventures, and Mountain Group Capital.
February 2, 2015
G1 Therapeutics to Present at 17th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing small-molecule therapies to address significant unmet needs in oncology, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Mark Velleca, MD, PhD, will provide a corporate overview at the 17th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference. The presentation will take place on Monday, February 9 at 9:45 a.m. ET at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
October 15, 2014
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Announces Ongoing Results in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial in Patients with Non-infectious Uveitis
Alpharetta, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clearside Biomedical, Inc. today announced the eight-week ongoing observations in patients with non-infectious uveitis.
September 18, 2014
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Completes $16 Million Series B Financing
ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clearside order tramadol online mastercard Biomedical, Inc., today announced the closing of a $16 million Series B financing. The financing included new investor RusnanoMedInvest (RMI) and existing investors Hatteras Venture Partners, Santen Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Mountain Group Capital and Georgia Research Alliance Venture Fund.
September 18, 2014
G1 Therapeutics Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of G1T28-1
RESEARCH PARK TRIANGLE, NC, September 10, 2014 – G1 Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of G1T28-1, a highly potent and selective CDK4/6 inhibitor with broad potential in multiple oncology indications.
September 4, 2014
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Completes $16 Million Series B Financing
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Clearside Biomedical, Inc., today announced the closing of a $16 million Series B financing. The financing included new investor RusnanoMedInvest (RMI) and existing investors Hatteras Venture Partners, Santen Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Mountain Group Capital and Georgia Research Alliance Venture Fund.
August 19, 2014
Edison Partners Announces Investment in Clinverse, Inc.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Aug. 19, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – Edison Partners proudly announced today leading a $9 million growth financing of Clinverse, Inc. Based in Durham, NC, Clinverse is an emerging leader in clinical trial finance, automating millions of dollars in financial transactions for clinical trials across the globe. Edison’s $5 million investment will accelerate the company’s product roadmap, bolster infrastructure, and expand sales and marketing. Co-investors include Hatteras Venture Partners.
June 17, 2014
G1 Therapeutics Completes Leadership Team with Appointment of Raj Malik, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Greg Mossinghoff, Chief Business Officer
RESEARCH PARK TRIANGLE, NC, June 17, 2014 – G1 Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel small molecules for use in cancer therapy and biodefense applications, today announced that Raj Malik, MD, has joined the company as Chief Medical Officer and Greg Mossinghoff has been named Chief Business Officer.
May 20, 2014
G1 Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Mark Velleca as Chief Executive Officer
Research Triangle Park, NC, May 20, 2014 – G1 Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel small molecules for use in cancer therapy and biodefense applications, today announced the appointment of Mark Velleca, M.D., Ph.D. as chief executive officer, effective immediately.
May 14, 2014
Lysosomal Therapeutics Inc. Receives $4.8 Million in Seed Funding
Lysosomal Therapeutics Inc. (LTI), a company leveraging its expertise in lysosomal biology to develop novel small molecules for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, announced today it has raised $4.8 million in seed funding.
April 21, 2014
Clinipace becomes a ‘preferred provider,’ starts acting like a big CRO
On April 9, Morrisville’s Clinipace Worldwide announced a partnership with Massachusetts pharmaceutical company Karyopharm Therapeutics (Nasdaq: KPTI), a development-stage company working primarily on cancer treatments. In this arrangement, Karyopharm chose Clinipace as a “preferred provider” in which Clinipace will manage several clinical programs, including oncology and wound healing.
March 12, 2014
Clinipace Worldwide Expands into Asia with Acquisition of Choice Pharma
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (Business Wire) March 11, 2014 – Clinipace Worldwide, a global digital contract research organization (dCRO), announced today the closing of its merger with Choice Pharma, a Pan-Asian contract research organization. Bringing these organizations together strengthens Clinipace Worldwide’s operational and therapeutic expertise in Asia, a region in high demand by Clinipace’s clients.
January 7, 2014
Industry veteran and oncologist Dr. Seth Rudnick joins G1 Therapeutics as Executive Chairman
Chapel Hill, NC, January 7, 2013– G1 Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has named Seth Rudnick, M.D. as executive chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately. Dr. Rudnick has been serving as the chair of G1’s Scientific Advisory Board for the past year and will continue in this role with the company.
December 19, 2013
Harvard-Spun Curoverse Raises $1.5M to Build Biomedical Big Data Platform
Biomedical big data is receiving a new platform.Curoverse announced Wednesday the Harvard-spun startup has raised $1.5 million to accelerate the development of Arvados, its open-source computational storage platform currently being used at the Harvard Personal Genome Project andHarvard Medical School.
November 21, 2013
UNC Kenan-Flagler Distinguished Alumni Award
The UNC Kenan-Flagler Distinguished Alumni in Healthcare is given out each year at the annual UNC Kenan-Flagler Healthcare Conference to recognize a KFBS alumnus with extraordinary career accomplishments in the healthcare industry.
November 14, 2013
G1 Therapeutics to Present at Southeast BIO Investor & Partnering Forum
Chapel Hill, NC, November 1, 2013 – G1 Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has been selected as a MAIN/Stage presenter at the 2013 Southeast BIO Investor & Partnering Forum to be held November 6-7 at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Christy Shaffer, Ph.D., Executive Chair of G1’s Board of Directors, will present to the audience of potential investors and partners on the afternoon of November 6. Jay Strum, Ph.D., President of G1, will also be in attendance.
October 16, 2013
G1 Therapeutics Raises $12.5M Series A Financing Led by MedImmune Ventures
Chapel Hill, NC, October 16, 2013 – G1 Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has raised a Series A financing of $12.5M that will enable the advancement of its lead clinical candidate through the filing of an Investigational New Drug application (IND) and initial clinical testing. The financing was led by MedImmune Ventures. Co-investors include Hatteras Venture Partners and Mountain Group Capital.
August 12, 2013
“IMPACT: The Art and Science of Making a Difference”
Did you ever meet someone and think-WOW, they are really making a difference-this is IMPACT! Christy Shaffer is one of these individuals. In this age of convergence, IMPACT is not only a reality, but it is a necessary skill for us as individuals, members of our organizations and the entire community. Join WIB and learn what IMPACT is, and how we can develop the skills and attitudes to make a real difference.
July 12, 2013
Molecular diagnostics company GeneCentric collects $2.5 million for cancer tests
Using the genetic properties of tumors to classify them more specifically and determine whether they may respond to anti-angiogenic drugs has netted a two-year-old diagnostics firm a .5 million round.
June 24, 2013
Triangle has become epicenter of global CRO industry
When Jeff Williams was thinking about starting a pharmaceutical services company a decade ago, his first impulse was to locate the business along the coast of Florida so that, during his off hours, he could indulge his passion for the beach.
June 13, 2013
Hatteras leads NeuroTronik Series A financing
Medical device startup NeuroTronik, which was spun out of a Chapel Hill business accelerator just 11 months ago, has raised its first round of outside funding: $13.1 million that is earmarked for continued development of a system to treat heart failure.
May 6, 2013
TiE Atlanta awarded Christy Shaffer the 2013 Venture Capital Entrepreneur Award at the TieCON Southeast conference
TiE Atlanta’s marquee event, TiECON Southeast 2013, celebrated TiE Atlanta’s 15th Anniversary.
March 1, 2013
Robert Ingram wins Life Science Leadership Award at 2013 CED Life Sciences Conference
Former Glaxo chair Robert Ingram won the Life Science Leadership Award Thursday afternoon, a presentation that was part of the 2013 CED Life Sciences Conference at the Raleigh Convention Center.
February 11, 2013
HVP III Portfolio Company Clinipace Worldwide makes Top 40 on FORBES’ Most Promising Companies List
February 6, 2013 – Clinipace Worldwide, a digital clinical research organization (dCRO), announced today announced that the company has been listed at No. 36 on FORBES annual ranking of America’s Most Promising Companies — a list of 100 privately held, high-growth companies with bright futures. Clinipace is a portfolio company of Hatteras Venture Partners III.
January 31, 2013
Santen Pharmaceuticals and Clearside Biomedical Announce Financing and Research Collaboration for Posterior Ocular Disease
January 31, 2013— Santen Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan, Ticker Code 4536JP), and Clearside Biomedical, Inc. announced today that Santen Ltd., the parent company of Santen Inc., has made an investment in Clearside Biomedical Inc. and has also entered into a research collaboration agreement for posterior ocular diseases.
January 7, 2013
SBA Licenses First Fund In Early Stage Capital Initiative
WASHINGTON – Hatteras Venture Partners of Durham, N.C. is the first licensee in the Early Stage Innovation Funds initiative, a part of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) capital investment program.
January 7, 2013
Hatteras Venture Partners Announces the Final Closing of Hatteras Venture Partners IV, LP
Durham, NC – Hatteras Venture Partners announced today the final closing of Hatteras Venture Partners IV (HVP IV) with $125 million in total capital. As a part of the final closing, HVP IV established a subsidiary fund, HVP IV SBIC, that is the first licensee of the US Small Business Administration’s (SBA) newly established Early Stage SBIC Program.
November 6, 2012
Clearside Biomedical Announces First Successful Human Dosing in a Safety and Tolerability Study in Patients with Retinal Disease
ATLANTA, GA – Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a privately held company specializing in the research and development of ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, today announced the successful dosing of patients in a safety and tolerability clinical study using its proprietary ocular microinjection platform to deliver therapeutics to treat retinal disease.
July 16, 2012
Coferon, Inc. Announces $12 Million Series B Financing
STONY BROOK, NY – (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Coferon Inc., a privately held, New York-based biotechnology company, today announced that it has closed on a $12 million Series B financing round led by a trio of new venture investors: Hatteras Venture Partners of Durham, N.C.; MedImmune Ventures of Gaithersburg, MD (the corporate venture arm of AstraZeneca Ltd); and Ascent Biomedical Ventures of New York, N.Y.
May 7, 2012
Clinverse Receives $3.8 Million to Expand Its Financial Technology for Clinical Trials
RALEIGH, NC – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Clinverse, Inc., the global cloud-based ecommerce platform provider for clinical buy legit tramadol online trials, announced today that it has closed a $3.8 million Series B round of funding led by Hatteras Venture Partners of Durham, NC. Vital Financial of Bethesda, MD, also participated in this funding round.
January 5, 2012
Clearside Biomedical Launched With Pipeline and Technology Focused on Drugs Delivered to the Back of the Eye
ATLANTA and DURHAM – (Business Wire) – Ophthalmic startup Clearside Biomedical, Inc. and Hatteras Venture Partners announce today that they have launched the company with a $4,000,000 Series A venture financing to fund the initial development of Clearside Biomedical’s ocular microinjection platform and initial clinical testing of Clearside Biomedical’s lead product for Macular Edema and Retinal Vein Occlusion.
November 15, 2011
PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Clinical Results with its Once Weekly GLP-1 analogue, Glymera for the Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
MALVERN, PA – (Business Wire) – PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today positive results from its Phase I/IIa single and multiple ascending dose clinical study with Glymera™, a recombinant glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue for the treatment of hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes. In a dose dependent manner, Glymera™ demonstrated highly statistically significant reductions in fasting glucose glycemic load following meal tolerance testing, and average daily glucose measured through continuous glucose monitoring following 4 weeks of dosing.
September 27, 2011
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital Leads Series C Funding in Clinipace Worldwide
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (Business Wire) – Clinipace Worldwide, a global digital clinical research organization (dCRO) that has pioneered technology-amplified contract research services, announced today it has closed a $15M Series C round of funding led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital of San Francisco, CA. Existing investors, including Hatteras Venture Partners of Durham, NC, and Brook Private Equity Advisors of Boston, MA, also participated in this most recent round of funding.
August 16, 2011
Hatteras Venture Partners Announces the First Closing of HVP IV, LP
DURHAM, NC – Hatteras Venture Partners announced today the first closing of Hatteras Venture Partners IV (HVP IV) with $74 million in subscriptions towards a final fund target of $125 million. With HVP IV, Hatteras has formally launched “Hatteras Discovery,” an allocation of the fund focused on seed-stage companies and projects in the field of human medicine and life sciences.
March 24, 2011
PerkinElmer Signs Agreement to Acquire CambridgeSoft Corporation and Completes Purchase of ArtusLabs, Inc.
WALTHAM, MA – PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CambridgeSoft Corporation, and has completed the purchase of ArtusLabs, Inc. These acquisitions will enhance the Company’s focus on knowledge management in laboratory settings by expanding its informatics and software offerings, enabling customers to rapidly access and share enterprise-wide data for faster, more informed scientific decisions.
March 11, 2011
Edwards Lifesciences Acquires Embrella Cardiovascular, Inc.
November 2, 2010
Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Dow AgroSciences to Collaborate on Development of Improved Crop Protection Products
September 20, 2010
Boston Scientific to Acquire Asthmatx
August 24, 2010
Inc. Magazine Names Clinipace Worldwide to the Inc. 500 Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
February 23, 2010
Viamet, Novartis Fund Targeting Metalloenzymes in $200M Deal
January 4, 2010
HistoSonics, Inc. Announces Series A Financing
Ann Arbor, MI – HistoSonics, Inc. today announced it has secured $11 million in a Series A financing led by Venture Investors of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Madison, Wisconsin. Venture Investors worked closely with Fletcher Spaght Ventures, Hatteras Venture Partners, Early Stage Partners, and TGap Ventures to assemble an outstanding investment syndicate.
November 9, 2009
Clinipace Acquires Worldwide Clinical Research, Inc. – Company Expands to Enhance its Global Clinical Operations Capabilities and Therapeutic Practice Areas
Morrisville, NC – Clinipace, global technology-driven clinical research organization (CRO), announced today that is has closed its acquisition of Worldwide Clinical Research, Inc. (WWCR), a Midwest-based CRO specializing in the management of clinical studies for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. With the acquisition, Clinipace has changed its name to Clinipace Worldwide, Inc.
October 8, 2009
Hatteras Announces Significant Realizations in HVP II – Trade Sales of B.R.A.H.M.S. and ESBATech Result in Full Return of Paid-in Capital to Limited Partners
RTP, NC – Hatteras Venture Partners announced today that the recent sales of B.R.A.H.M.S. Holdings GmbH to Thermo Fisher Scientific for $470 million and ESBATech AG to Alcon, Inc. for $150 million upfront plus $439 million in clinical milestone payments has resulted in a full return of paid-in capital for Hatteras Venture Partners II, LP (HVP II, formerly Hatteras BioCapital Fund, LP). With this return of capital and the remaining thirteen investments in the fund, HVP II is one of the best performing venture capital funds in its class, as compared to the benchmarks for 2004 venture capital funds.
August 31, 2009
Creating A Medical Device On The (Relatively) Cheap
WSJ.com – Capital efficiency is key for venture-backed start-ups, especially those health care companies engaging in costly clinical trials. SpineAlign Medical Inc., which has launched a medical device in Europe on just $13.6 million, shows that a lot can be done with relatively little capital. SpineAlign, which is developing a treatment for vertebral-compression fractures that commonly occur in osteoporosis patients, has kept outlays low by minimizing fixed costs, contracting out many services and keeping headcount low.
August 14, 2009
Embrella Cardiovascular, Inc. Announces Final Closing of Series B Round
Wayne, PA – Embrella Cardiovascular, Inc., a private company developing the next generation of embolic order tramadol online overnight shipping protection devices for use during coronary procedures, today announced the final closing of its Series B financing round, raising a total of $6.7 million in new capital.
July 23, 2009
SpineAlign Medical Treats First Patient in U.S. with New, Innovative System for Vertebral Compression Fracture Repair
San Jose, CA – SpineAlign Medical, Inc. (formerly SpineWorks Medical, Inc.) announced today the successful treatment of the first patient in its FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) feasibility study. The SpineAlign System is designed for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures and features an innovative nitinol implant designed to achieve vertebral body reconstruction via a transpedicular, minimally-invasive approach.
July 7, 2009
Viamet Pharmaceuticals Secures $18M Financing
Research Triangle Park, NC – Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has secured $18 million in a Series B financing to accelerate the development of its novel metalloenzyme inhibitors and to advance its Metallophile™ Technology platform. The proprietary Metallophile™ Technology is based on Viamet’s world-class expertise in bioinorganic chemistry and metalloenzymes and allows Viamet to rapidly and cost-effectively generate “best-in-class”, novel compounds by optimizing the metal-binding component of existing metalloenzyme inhibitors. The investment was led by the Novartis Option Fund and Lilly Ventures and also included Viamet’s existing investors Intersouth Partners, Hatteras Venture Partners, Lurie Investment Fund, and Astellas Venture Management. As part of the closing of the financing, Lauren Silverman, Ph.D., Managing Director of the Novartis Option Fund and Ed Torres, Managing Director, Lilly Ventures, have joined Viamet’s board of directors.
March 11, 2009
Pathfinder Hires Medical Device Veteran as CEO
Nashville, TN – Pathfinder, a medical device company with first to market products for “Surgical GPS” of the abdomen, announced that it has hired Skip Goode as President and CEO effective immediately. As head of Sales for leading edge companies including Medtronic Surgical Navigation, Accuray, and EndoGastric Solutions, Mr. Goode played a pioneering role in key product launches and sales efforts for innovative capital equipment and disposable tools in the surgical oncology field. Mr. Goode takes the helm in advance of the AHPBA conference where Pathfinder will launch its two FDA-cleared products for pre-operative planning and intra-operative navigation of liver surgery.
October 30, 2008
Pathfinder Lands $5 Million Series A Round
Nashville, TN – Pathfinder Therapeutics, Inc. (PTI), a medical device company focused on the development of “surgical GPS” systems for the abdomen, announced that it has closed on a $5.2 million Series A financing round led by Hatteras Venture Partners of Research Triangle Park, NC. Other investors included Florida Gulfshore Capital, Clayton & Associates, Nashville Capital Network, Lumira, and Vanderbilt University. Concurrent with the financing, Clay Thorp and Bob Morff, PhD, from Hatteras Venture Partners and Richard Molloy from Florida Gulfshore Capital have joined the Board of Pathfinder, and Bob will serve as interim CEO.
October 9, 2008
Craig Rosen, Biopharmaceutical Development Expert, Joins Phase Bioscience as Executive Chairman
Morrisville, NC – Phase Bioscience, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that Dr. Craig Rosen has joined the company as Executive Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
July 15, 2008
SpineWorks Medical, Inc. Announces CE-Mark for SpineAlign Vertebral Body Replacement System
San Jose, CA – SpineWorks Medical, Inc. announced today that it received CE-Mark authorization for commercialization of its SpineAlign™ Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) System in the European Union and all countries recognizing the CE-Mark. The SpineAlign VBR is SpineWorks Medical’s first approved product that was designed for a transpedicular, minimally-invasive approach to vertebral body reconstruction and anterior spinal column support.
May 20, 2008
Hatteras Announces Its Scientific Advisory Board
Durham, NC – Hatteras Venture Partners announced today the establishment of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The Board of internationally renowned scientists and industry experts is focused on helping Hatteras identify trends and opportunities in the fields of biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and related areas of life science innovation.
April 15, 2008
Leading Protein Engineering Executive Joins Phase Bioscience as CEO
Research Triangle Park, NC – Phase Bioscience, Inc., a development stage biotechnology company, announced today the appointment of Christopher Prior, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors.
January 17, 2008
Clinipace Raises $2.6 Million Series B
Research Triangle Park, NC – Clinipace, a clinical research software company based in the Research Triangle Park, announced today that it has closed a $2.6 million Series B financing round led by Hatteras Venture Partners, a life sciences focused venture firm based in Durham, NC, with participation by existing investors Brook Private Equity Advisors of Boston, MA and Emergent Growth Fund of Gainesville, FL.
October 24, 2007
Phase Bioscience Announces Series B Investment from Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, Fletcher Spaght Ventures and Hatteras Venture Partners
Durham, NC – Phase Bioscience, Inc., a development stage biotechnology company, announced today that it has successfully raised an additional $5.4 million in Series B financing, bringing the total Series B round to $6.6 million.
June 7, 2007
Viamet Pharmaceuticals Raises $4 Million Round of Financing
Drug Discovery and Development Company Focused on Metalloenzymes Closes Series A Round Research Triangle Park , NC – Viamet Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology company targeting metalloenzymes in the fields of infectious disease, inflammation and oncology, announced today that it has closed a $4 million Series A financing round.
February 9, 2007
Hatteras Announces Initial Closing of Fund Focused on Early-Stage Companies in the Southeast
DURHAM , NC – Hatteras Venture Partners announced today the first closing of its third venture capital fund, Hatteras Venture Partners III, LP (HVP III). The Fund has secured commitments for $60 million to invest in seed and early-stage companies in biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics and related opportunities in human medicine. The ultimate fund size is expected to be $100 million. HVP III may invest in opportunities throughout the country but will focus on forming and leading companies in the southeastern United States, where the level of National Institutes of Health-funded research is high but the availability of early-stage venture capital is limited.