Haystack Oncology Inc. has launched with a $56 million series A round to commercialize technology using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to detect minimal residual disease (MRD) following surgery for early-stage cancers.
Osler Diagnostics Ltd. has raised $85 million in a series C round, as it embarks on clinical testing to secure regulatory approvals for its portable central lab quality diagnostics system.
Shanghai Easy-Flow Medical Technology Co. Ltd. has completed an angel round to develop its peripheral intervention products. The round, which the company claims to be in the “tens of millions of yuan,” was led by Legend Capital.
Predictive analytics startup Intus Care Inc. scooped up $14.1 million in a series A round led by Deerfield Management. The funds will be used to advance and scale its software platform for geriatric care.
Cresilon Inc. raised $25 million in a series A-4 financing round led by Paulson Investment Co. The funds will be used to commercialize its plant-based hemostatic gel for human applications and bring it to global veterinary markets. Known as Vetigel in animal medicine, the product is used by veterinarians to instantly stop bleeding in dental and surgical procedures and emergency situations in the U.S., U.K., Europe and Canada.
Deepull Diagnostics SL has raised €13 million (US$12.71 million) in a series B round to advance development of a PCR-based rapid diagnostic for the early diagnosis of sepsis and acute infections.
Axoft Inc. emerged from stealth mode with an $8 million seed round led by The Engine, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s venture spinout for early-stage tech startups. The funds will be used to conduct preclinical studies and scale up prototypes of its supple brain implant technology.
Shenzhen Proxinse Medical Technology Co. Ltd. raised an undisclosed amount in a series A financing to develop endoscope-related products. This round of financing was led by Guangdong Technology Financial Group Co. Ltd.
Medical Creations Inc., dba Xtremity, raised $8.1 million in a series B3 financing round to develop a transtibial prosthetic socket, the Xtremitytt. The socket is designed to enable rapid fabrication and adjustments by using a carbon-reinforced polymer that can be shaped and reshaped in the clinic rather than require use of outside facilities.
Genetesis Inc. nearly doubled its total funds raised to $40 million with a $17.5 million series C financing round to support new clinical trials and commercialize its magnetocardiography system, Cardioflux. Mithril Capital led the round with participation from another new investor, Cercano Management, as well existing investors Jobs Ohio Growth Capital, Ohio Innovation Fund and Cincytech.