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Marinus Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

Canaan Partners, Domain Associates and Flare Capital Partners joined a $20 million Series B funding round for Marinus Pharmaceuticals. The round was announced by the company on 4/10/2009.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
4/10/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Canaan Partners (Stephen Bloch)

Domain Associates (Nicole Vitullo)

Flare Capital Partners (Andrew Firlik)

Sofinnova Ventures (Anand Mehra)

Proceeds Purpose
The funding will advance the Company's ganaxolone development program for use as a novel adjunctive agent for the treatment of refractory partial seizures and to explore proof of concept studies in psychiatric indications.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
170 N. Radnor Chester Rd. 250
Radnor, PA 19087
USA
Email Address
Overview
Marinus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MRNS) is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the reformulation, development, and commercialization of novel drugs to treat serious neurological, psychiatric, and pain disorders.
Profile
Marinus Pharmaceuticals LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Scott Braunstein
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Chief Financial Officer
Edward Smith
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Chief Medical Officer
Joe Hulihan
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VP - Bus. Development
Thomas Lyons
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VP - Manufacturing
David Czekai
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Kimberly McCormick
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