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Venture capital funding of life science startups, including biotech and medical device enterprises, rose by 21% last year, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
VCs dropped $7.5 billion on 785 life sciences deals during the year, according to a PwC report, "Zigzagging Upward," compiled using data from the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP/National Venture Capital Assn. MoneyTree Report and Thomson Reuters.
Updated February 1, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
The $372 million buyout of Navilyst Medical by AngioDynamics (NSDQ:ANGO) is a reset button that will reinforce the combined operation for the future, AngioDynamics CEO Joe DeVivo told MassDevice this afternoon.
Transcend Medical Inc. closed a second tranche of its series B financing round, bringing its total take to $51 million.
The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company develops ophthalmic devices for minimally invasive glaucoma therapies, and plans to use the newly raised funds for development of additional infrastructure and resources for a U.S. study of its CyPass micro-stent technology, as well as for development of next-generation glaucoma therapies.
