Recent Financings Of Private Companies, January 2013
• By Deanna Kamienski, Beth Allan, Andrea Mancini, Amanda Micklus, Maureen Riordan, and Theresa Surprenant
Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Recent Financings of Start-Ups column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding, including companies within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Devices sectors.
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