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Novozymes acquires PrecisionBiotics Group

Seroba’s portfolio company, PrecisionBiotics Group has been acquired by Novozymes. Based in Cork, Ireland, PrecisionBiotics Group holds a leading position within probiotics for human gut health. Its products include the regular award-winning Alflorex for digestive health and Zenflore for stress reduction. Precision Biotics, which was a spin-out of UCC, has strong affiliations with the world-leading Alimentary Microbiome Ireland SFI Research …
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Shorla Pharma closes $8.3m Series A Funding Round

Shorla Pharma Limited (‘Shorla’), an Irish specialty pharmaceutical company has today announced the completion of a Series A investment of $8.3m. The financing was led by Seroba Life Sciences (‘Seroba’), a European Venture Capital firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with additional investment from Irish and Canadian based family offices and participation from Enterprise Ireland. Shorla has developed innovative oncology drugs …
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Quanta provides compact dialysis systems to NHS to support increased need caused by COVID-19 pandemic

Seroba’s portfolio company, Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd (“Quanta” or the “Company”), a medical technology innovation company, today announced that it has been proudly supporting the ongoing National Health Service (NHS) COVID-19 response for emergency dialysis provision by supplying its next-generation SC+ hemodialysis system to select NHS Trusts in the United Kingdom. Quanta delivered an initial batch of equipment and trained …
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Endotronix announces enrollment of the first patients in the PROACTIVE-HF Pivotal Trial

Seroba’s portfolio company, Endotronix, a digital health and medical technology company dedicated to advancing the treatment of chronic heart failure (HF), today announced the enrollment of the first two patients in the PROACTIVE-HF pivotal trial. The trial is a pre-market investigational device exempt (IDE) study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Cordella™ Pulmonary Artery (PA) Pressure Sensor System (Cordella …
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Fusion Pharmaceuticals announces investment from Canada pension plan investment board

Seroba’s portfolio company, Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals, today announced an investment commitment of up to US$20 million from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). CPPIB joins Fusion’s existing group of top-tier investors adding to the US$105 million Series B announced in April 2019. The financing will primarily be used to expand the use …
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CMS approves coverage for PQ Bypass TORUS 2 IDE Trial

Seroba’s portfolio company, PQ Bypass Inc, a medical device company bringing new advancements to the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), has announced that it has received approval for coverage from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study titled TORUS 2. This approval will affect coverage across all Medicare administrative regions. TORUS …
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Endotronix announces positive data from the SIRONA First-in-Human Trial for the Cordella™ PA Pressure Sensor System

Seroba’s portfolio company, Endotronix, a digital health and medical technology company dedicated to advancing the treatment of chronic heart failure (HF), presented positive first-in-human data of the Cordella™ Pulmonary Artery (PA) Pressure Sensor System (Cordella Sensor). Data was presented at the 2019 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, PA by Prof. Dr. Wilfried Mullens of the Hospital Oost-Limburg …
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PQ Bypass announces unconditional IDE Approval from U.S. FDA for pivotal study

PQ Bypass Announces Unconditional IDE Approval from U.S. FDA to Start TORUS SFA Stent Graft Pivotal Study (TORUS-2) Seroba’s portfolio company, PQ Bypass, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company, today announced it has received full approval of its investigational device exemption (IDE) trial of the company’s TORUS stent graft, a novel stent graft platform designed for the treatment of peripheral …
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FDA approval for Endotronix Pivotal Trial

Seroba’s portfolio company, Endotronix, Inc., a digital health and medical technology company dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced it has received conditional Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin the multi-center PROACTIVE-HF trial of the Cordella™ Pulmonary Artery (PA) Pressure Sensor System (Cordella Sensor). The innovative trial …
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Endotronix enrolls 1st patient in SIRONA II CE Mark Trial

Endotronix, Inc., a digital health and medical technology company dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure, today announced enrollment of the first patient in its prospective, multi-center, SIRONA II trial, in Europe. The 60-patient study will evaluate safety and efficacy of the Cordella™ Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor System (Cordella Sensor) in support of its CE Mark submission. Cardiologist Prof. …
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Seroba Invests in Storm Therapeutics

STORM Therapeutics (“STORM”), the drug discovery company tackling disease through modulating RNA modifying enzymes, has announced that it has raised an additional £14 million bringing its total Series A financing to £30 million. The financing includes funding from Seroba, as a new investor. STORM’s existing investors, Cambridge Innovation Capital, M Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, Taiho Ventures and IP Group also participated …
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Quanta SC+ confirmed as safe and easy to use

Seroba’s portfolio company, Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd (“Quanta” or the “Company”), a pioneering medical technology company developing a personal haemodialysis system (SC+) for patient use in the clinic and the home, today announced that results from its human factors testing (HFT) of SC+ have been published in Hemodialysis International, a leading peer-reviewed journal for the renal community. SC+ was designed …
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Fusion Raises $105m in Series B Financing

Seroba’s portfolio company, Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted alpha-particle radiotherapeutics for treating cancer, today announced the completion of a $105 million Series B financing led by Varian and new investor OrbiMed Advisors. Seroba participated in the round alongside new investors including Perceptive Advisors, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, and Rock Springs Capital, and the existing group of leading international …
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First Patient Dosed in Fusion Phase I trial

Seroba portfolio company, Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on radiotherapeutics (targeted alpha therapeutics) has announced the first patient was dosed in a Phase 1, first-in-human clinical trial of lead product candidate [225Ac]-FPI-1434 in patients with advanced solid tumors. “The entire Fusion team takes tremendous pride in having developed a new targeted alpha therapeutic and in moving it from the …
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Atlantic Therapeutics Raise €28M in Series B Funding

Atlantic Therapeutics, the medical technology company developing garment-based pelvic floor muscle strengthening and nerve stimulation devices treating the cause of bladder leaks, has announced that it has closed €28 million in Series B funding to continue its rapid growth trajectory. Having recently gained FDA clearance for its INNOVO® therapy device, this latest round of funding will enable Atlantic Therapeutics to …
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