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Versant Ventures launches medtech fund Vensana with $225m

September 4, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Versant Ventures said today that it completed the closing of the Vensana Capital fund, a venture capital and growth equity investment firm dedicated to the medtech sector with more than $200 million in committed capital. Vensana Capital intends to use its $225 million in funding to partner with medtech companies in their clinical development and […]

Filed Under: Biotech, Business/Financial News, Featured, Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Vensana Capital, Versant Ventures

Bayer, Versant close $225m Series A to launch stem cell company

December 12, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Bayer (ETR:BAYN) and Versant Ventures said today that the 2 groups closed a $225 million Series A financing round to launch BlueRock Therapeutics, a regenerative medicine company focused on developing induced pluripotent stem cell therapies. The funds are estimated to support the company for 4 years as it advances cell therapy clinical programs for cardiovascular and degenerative diseases. “Accessing […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Drug-Device Combinations, Funding Roundup, Neurological, Stem Cells, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Bayer, Versant Ventures

Mazzo suspended at Versant Ventures after insider trading indictment | Personnel Moves

October 15, 2014 By Brad Perriello

Mazzo suspended at Versant Ventures after insider trading indictment | Personnel Moves

Versant Ventures and James Mazzo agreed that Mazzo will "suspend any activities" at the venture capital shop following his indictment last month on insider trading charges.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Abbott, AcuFocus Inc., Advanced Medical Optics, Edwards Lifesciences, Hillrom, mazorrobotics, Personnel Moves, Profound Medical Inc., Versant Ventures, Wound Management Technologies

BSX loses $309M judgment in patent war with the family of Dr. Michel Mirowski | Medtech legal news for the week of September 29, 2014

September 29, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Boston Scientific loses $309 million judgment in Mirowski patent war

September 24, 2014 by Brad Perriello

Filed Under: Legal News, News Well Tagged With: Abbott, AcuFocus Inc., Advanced Medical Optics, Allergan, becton dickinson, Boston Scientific, Legal Roundup, Mirowski Family Ventures, NeuroVision Medical Products Inc., Nuvasive, Pershing Square Capital Management, Retractable Technologies Inc., stjudemedical, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Versant Ventures

Ex-Advanced Medical Optics CEO Mazzo indicted in insider trading case

September 25, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Ex-Advanced Medical Optics CEO Mazzo indicted in insider trading case

UPDATED Sept. 25, 2014, with statement from Mazzo.

Filed Under: Legal News, News Well, Optical/Ophthalmic Tagged With: Abbott, AcuFocus Inc., Advanced Medical Optics, Insider Trading, Versant Ventures

HistoSonics pulls in $14M | Medtech funding for the week of May 19, 2014

May 23, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

HistoSonics nears close of $14.2M funding for non-invasive ablation

May 20, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani

HistoSonics nears close of $14.2M funding round for ablation tech

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: 5AM Ventures, Allied Minds, Ceterix Orthopaedics, HistoSonics Inc., iRhythm Technologies Inc., Keystone Heart, Novo A/S, OrbiMed, Versant Ventures

Ceterix Orthopaedics raises $18M for surgical tools

May 16, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Ceterix Orthopaedics raises $18M for surgical tools

California-based Ceterix Orthopaedics plans to boost its marketing efforts with the help of $18 million in new financing.

The company hopes to widen the reach of its surgical tools, which help physicians place stitches in hard-to-reach places while protecting other tissue. Ceterix’s technology is currently in use by more than 100 physicians in the U.S., according to a company statement.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well, Orthopedics, Surgical Tagged With: 5AM Ventures, Ceterix Orthopaedics, Novo A/S, Versant Ventures

DOD hands out $99.6 million in contracts to Hologic, GE, PositiveID | Medtech funding stories for the week of Apr. 7, 2014

April 11, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Hologic, GE, PositiveID land near $100M in Defense contracts

April 7, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani

Hologic, GE, PositiveID lands nearly $100M in Pentagon contracts

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Cytomedix Inc., Deerfield Management, defensedepartment, Delphi Ventures, Domain Associates, Foresite Capital, GE Healthcare, Hologic, PositiveID Corp., reflexion-health, Sequent Medical, Sofinnova Partners, US Venture Partners, Venrock, Versant Ventures

Sequent Medical raises $20M Series D for brain aneurysm device

April 8, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Sequent Medical raises $20M Series D for brain aneurysm device

Sequent Medical said it raised a Series D round worth $20 million from its slate of previous investors, led again by Delphi Ventures.

Domain Associates, US Venture Partners and Versant Ventures also participated, Sequent said.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Delphi Ventures, Domain Associates, Neurovascular repair, Sequent Medical, US Venture Partners, Venture Capital/Private Equity, Versant Ventures

Versant Ventures is raising $250M for medtech VC

October 24, 2013 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Versant Ventures is raising $250M for medtech VC

Medical device investment group Versant Ventures is looking to raise a new $250 million fund, the group’s 5th fund so far.

The funding round should be a short one, although the 1st sale has yet to occur, according to regulatory filings. The group is offering pooled investment fund interests.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Venture Capital/Private Equity, Versant Ventures

MassDevice.com Q&A: James Mazzo on his move to Versant Ventures

July 30, 2013 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com Q&A: James Mazzo on his move to Versant Ventures

James Mazzo has put 35 years into the optics and ophthalmology business, so it was no surprise that he got involved with AcuFocus and its device for treating presbyopia. Mazzo, who stepped down from leading Abbott Medical Optics earlier this year, added another title to his resume that’s more of a departure: He’s the 1st "operating partner" at Versant Ventures.

Filed Under: News Well, Optical/Ophthalmic Tagged With: Abbott, AcuFocus Inc., AdvaMed, Advanced Medical Optics, MassDevice Q&A, Venture Capital/Private Equity, Versant Ventures

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