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. New investor, Fletcher Spaght Ventures (FSV) co-led the round, joining Series B lead investor, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC), which closed on a first tranche of the financing in December 2006 and invested further in this closing. Founding investor, Hatteras Venture Partners (HVP), reinvested in this Series B round from its new fund. Dr. Guy Fish, Vice President, FSV commented that “biopharmaceutical companies highly value the capabilities of PhaseBio’s innovations.”
The company’s technology, in part licensed from Duke University, has the potential to significantly reduce the costs and timelines associated with the purification of therapeutic proteins. In addition, the technology will greatly improve the delivery characteristics of pharmaceutical products. “This is a significant milestone for the company and provides the financial resources needed to continue the development and commercialization of the company’s core technologies,” said Nick Ellis, PhD, President and CEO of Phase Bioscience, Inc.
In conjunction with the financing, Guy Fish, MD, Vice President, FSV and Doug Reed, MD, General Partner, HVP join the Phase Bioscience Board of Directors. “Our new Directors bring invaluable experiences and perspectives to help lead PhaseBio through our next stages of growth,” said Clay Thorp, Chairman of Phase Bioscience and HVP General Partner. Dr. Fish has over twenty years of experience in the life sciences, healthcare and biotechnology sectors. He serves as a Vice President in the Healthcare Practice Group at Fletcher Spaght, the firm’s consulting business. Previously, Dr. Fish held an operating position at Collagenesis, was a senior member of The Boston Consulting Group and served as a securities analyst in the medical devices group of Sanford Bernstein. He holds an MD degree from the Yale School of Medicine and is board certified in Internal Medicine. He received an MBA from the Yale School of Management and an AB degree in Biochemistry from Harvard College. Dr. Reed has had a successful thirteen year record in the venture capital business at the Vector Fund and SR One. In addition, Dr. Reed has held business development positions at Geltex and NPS Pharmaceuticals. He practiced as a radiologist at Yale and the University of Washington and received an MBA from The Wharton School of Business.
About Phase Bioscience, Inc.
Phase Bioscience, Inc. (PhaseBio), located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a privately held biopharmaceutical company molded around an innovative set of technologies that provide new solutions to delivery, production and purification of both protein-based therapeutics and small molecules. Our proprietary Elastin-Like Peptide (ELP) technology enables the Company and its partners to efficiently express and purify proteins and dramatically improve their pharmaceutical attributes. The Company’s deltaPhase process for biologic purification eliminates expensive chromatography and ELP mediated drug delivery can turn a good drug into a great one.
The company’s technology, in part licensed from Duke University, has the potential to significantly reduce the costs and timelines associated with the purification of therapeutic proteins. In addition, the technology will greatly improve the delivery characteristics of pharmaceutical products. “This is a significant milestone for the company and provides the financial resources needed to continue the development and commercialization of the company’s core technologies,” said Nick Ellis, PhD, President and CEO of Phase Bioscience, Inc.
In conjunction with the financing, Guy Fish, MD, Vice President, FSV and Doug Reed, MD, General Partner, HVP join the Phase Bioscience Board of Directors. “Our new Directors bring invaluable experiences and perspectives to help lead PhaseBio through our next stages of growth,” said Clay Thorp, Chairman of Phase Bioscience and HVP General Partner. Dr. Fish has over twenty years of experience in the life sciences, healthcare and biotechnology sectors. He serves as a Vice President in the Healthcare Practice Group at Fletcher Spaght, the firm’s consulting business. Previously, Dr. Fish held an operating position at Collagenesis, was a senior member of The Boston Consulting Group and served as a securities analyst in the medical devices group of Sanford Bernstein. He holds an MD degree from the Yale School of Medicine and is board certified in Internal Medicine. He received an MBA from the Yale School of Management and an AB degree in Biochemistry from Harvard College. Dr. Reed has had a successful thirteen year record in the venture capital business at the Vector Fund and SR One. In addition, Dr. Reed has held business development positions at Geltex and NPS Pharmaceuticals. He practiced as a radiologist at Yale and the University of Washington and received an MBA from The Wharton School of Business.
About Phase Bioscience, Inc.
Phase Bioscience, Inc. (PhaseBio), located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a privately held biopharmaceutical company molded around an innovative set of technologies that provide new solutions to delivery, production and purification of both protein-based therapeutics and small molecules. Our proprietary Elastin-Like Peptide (ELP) technology enables the Company and its partners to efficiently express and purify proteins and dramatically improve their pharmaceutical attributes. The Company’s deltaPhase process for biologic purification eliminates expensive chromatography and ELP mediated drug delivery can turn a good drug into a great one.
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