Tech Company Financing Transactions

Verax Biomedical Funding Round

BioVentures Investors, CNF Investments and KB Partners participated in a $15 million Series B venture round for Verax Biomedical. This VC investment round closed on 10/14/2005.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/14/2005
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
Verax will use the funds to complete development and begin commercialization of its first product, the Platelet PGD test, a rapid, easy-to-use, test for the sensitive and specific detection of bacterial contamination of platelets immediately prior to transfusion.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
148 Bartlett St.
Marlborough, MA 01752
USA
Email Address
Overview
Verax Biomedical is a leader in the development of rapid tests designed to detect a broad range of bacterial contaminants based upon its proprietary Pan Genera Detection (PGD) technology.
Profile
Verax Biomedical LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Verax Biomedical Company Twitter Account
Company News
Verax Biomedical News
Facebook
Verax Biomedical on Facebook
YouTube
Verax Biomedical on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
James Lousararian
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VP - Bus. Development
Joe Sanders
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VP - Finance
Paul Ragusa
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VP - Operations
Scott McKenzie
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VP - R & D
Yli Vallejo
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Nancy Hornbaker
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