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Purigen Biosystems Funding Round

Agilent Technologies, 5AM Ventures and Cota Capital participated in a $26.4 million Series B funding round for Purigen Biosystems. The round was recorded on 6/13/2019.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/13/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$26,400,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Agilent Technologies (Lead Investor) (Kevin Corcoran)

5AM Ventures (Andy Schwab)

Cota Capital (Bobby Yazdani)

Roche Venture Fund (Tracy Saxton)

Proceeds Purpose
Purigen will use the proceeds from the financing to expand its scientific and commercial operations, accelerate the launch of its core isotachophoresis (ITP) sample preparation platform, and support the development of new features for future applications.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
5700 Stoneridge Dr. 100
Pleasanton, CA 94588
USA
Email Address
Overview
Purigen Biosystems is redefining nucleic acid sample prep by providing an innovative platform based on the remarkably efficient isotachophoresis technology invented in the lab of Stanford University professor Juan Santiago.
Profile
Purigen Biosystems LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Purigen Biosystems Company Twitter Account
Company News
Purigen Biosystems News
Facebook
Purigen Biosystems on Facebook
YouTube
Purigen Biosystems on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Barney Saunders
  Barney Saunders LinkedIn Profile  Barney Saunders Twitter Account  Barney Saunders News  Barney Saunders on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Reichenbach
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Chief Scientific Officer
Klint Rose
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Co-Founder
Juan Santiago
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VP - Operations
Pam Delucchi
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VP - Sales
Chris Grimley
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