Recent Financings of Private Companies (06/2007)
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Each month, Start-Up presents a comprehensive review of young, private life science companies that have recieved venture funding during the month, including companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and research instrumentation & reagent sectors.
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