Recent Financings of Private Companies (06/11)
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Start-Up's monthly comprehensive review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding during the month, including companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and research instrumentation and reagent sectors.
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