The identification of new targets in diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – conditions which continue to have significant unmet needs – has taken a small step forward as one company, Violet Therapeutics Inc., plans to put $10.6 million in seed funding toward building out a pipeline based on technologies that elucidate the way cells interact amongst one another.
The identification of new targets in diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – conditions which continue to have significant unmet needs – has taken a small step forward as one company, Violet Therapeutics Inc., plans to put $10.6 million in seed funding toward building out a pipeline based on technologies that elucidate the way cells interact amongst one another.
The identification of new targets in diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – conditions which continue to have significant unmet needs – has taken a small step forward as one company, Violet Therapeutics Inc., plans to put $10.6 million in seed funding toward building out a pipeline based on technologies that elucidate the way cells interact amongst one another.
Tessara Therapeutics Pty Ltd. is developing a technology platform that builds three-dimensional models of the human brain to treat neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease.
After years of aggressive acquisitions, Medtronic plc joined 3M Co., General Electric Co. and Johnson & Johnson in rationalizing its business by splitting into more focused enterprises. Medtronic will separate its patient monitoring and respiratory therapy groups into a new company with projected annual revenue of $2.2 billion and 8,000 employees in the next 12 to 18 months, assuming regulatory and final board approvals.
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.
Recent years have seen progress in treating brain disease, but one major challenge remains: getting therapeutic treatments across the blood-brain barrier. Now, Cranius LLC has raised $19.4 million to advance a device designed to bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver medicines directly and continuously to the brain.
As doctors and public health officials brace for a possible fall coronavirus surge, one of the challenges continues to be predicting who will have a mild, moderate or severe case of COVID-19.
Startup Curimeta Inc. emerged from stealth with $6 million in seed financing led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and BJC Healthcare, a St. Louis-based nonprofit health care system. Cultivation Capital Healthcare Innovation Fund also participated in the round.
Sichuan Jinjiang Electronic Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (JJET) recently completed series A+ and series B rounds, raising a total of ¥700 million (US$101 million) in series A and series B financing.
