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Humacyte Funding Round

Humacyte, based in Durham, raised $150 million from Access Industries, Bangkok Bank Public Company and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/20/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$150,000,000
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will support the upcoming global Phase III clinical trials of Humacyte's investigational human acellular vessel (HAV), HUMACYL, currently being developed to provide vascular access for patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) who require hemodialysis, a process of cleansing blood for patients whose kidneys no longer function adequately. Funding will also support the development of future pipeline products with the potential to improve treatment outcomes for patients with a variety of vascular and non-vascular diseases, such as Coronary Artery Bypass, Replacement Trachea and Esophagus, and bypass for Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Medical Devices & Instruments
Mailing Address
2525 E NC Hwy. 54
Durham, NC 27713
USA
Email Address
Overview
Humacyte uses proprietary technology to grow stable, off-the-shelf human tissue replacements such as vein grafts to pre-designed clinical and commercial specifications.
Profile
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Company News
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Carrie Cox
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Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Lawson
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Founder
Laura Niklason
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VP - Bus. Development
Juliana Blum
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
William Tente
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