Longitude Capital

Longitude Capital specializes in making venture growth investments in biotechnology and medical technology companies that seek to improve clinical outcomes, enhance the quality of life, and/or reduce system costs. They invest in both privately held and publicly traded life science companies through a variety of investment approaches. Since 2006, Longitude Capital has raised over $1.2 billion across three funds and demonstrated an ability to source, manage and exit attractive investments across multiple market cycles. Their venture growth strategy is rooted in building a balanced portfolio of clinical-stage and commercial-stage companies with clinically de-risked assets, favorable valuations relative to risk profile, and attractive expected returns within three to five years from the initial investment. Longitude Capital seeks to identify new investment opportunities by tapping into their broad network of industry relationships or through the execution of intensive thematic research into emerging therapeutic areas or industry sub-sectors. They utilize a variety of investment structures, including traditional venture capital, asset spin-outs, recapitalizations, PIPEs, open market purchases, royalties, and other equity and equity-linked instruments.

Sandip Agarwala

Managing Director

Juliet Tammenoms Bakker

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Maxwell Bikoff

Principal

Enright MBA, Patrick G.

Founder and Managing Director

Marc Galletti

Managing Director

Johnny Hu

Vice President

Michelle Li

Associate

Liu, Brian

Principal

Hyde Patterson

Associate

Michael Wert

Managing Director

Matthew Young

Managing Director

103 past transactions

IntelyCare

Series C in 2022
IntelyCare offers a digital workforce augmentation platform that combines a gig-model application with advanced data science to optimize staff resources and close the widening gap between workforce supply and demand. IntelyCare is revolutionizing the antiquated healthcare staffing market, filling nursing shifts at three times the industry average and giving post-acute facilities the tools to predict and manage staffing needs. The company’s engaging mobile app empowers nursing professionals with access to flexible, on-demand work opportunities, reducing burnout and attrition while increasing productivity.

LimFlow SA

Series D in 2022
LimFlow System is approved for sale in markets regulated by the CE Mark. Investigational device in the United States. Limited by U.S. federal law to investigational use only in the U.S. LimFlow is a game-changing technology that enables clinicians to bring new hope to end-stage chronic limb ischemia (CLI) patients, when all other revascularization efforts have been exhausted. By restoring perfusion to the ischemic foot through a completely novel, percutaneous procedure, the LimFlow System can relieve ischemic pain, promote wound healing, reduce amputations and restore mobility for patients when used as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach.

Somatus

Series E in 2022
Somatus is a healthcare company that partners with health plans, health systems, nephrology, and primary care groups. It provides integrated care for patients with or at risk of developing kidney disease. Somatus' vertically integrated clinical services and technology delay or prevent disease progression, improve quality and care coordination, and increase the use of home dialysis modalities and rates of kidney transplantation. The company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia and is founded by a team of healthcare operators, entrepreneurs, and clinicians who treat kidney disease.

Nalu Medical

Venture Round in 2022
Nalu Medical is an early-stage company that develops a range of medical devices. Their vision to modernize and improve the technology in medical devices, thus improving the lives of people. The Nalu neurostimulation system is a battery-free, micro-implantable pulse generator (iPG) currently cleared by the FDA for both Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) for mitigating chronic pain. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

Endeavor BioMedicines

Series B in 2022
Endeavor BioMedicines develops new treatments targeting the underlying causes of pulmonary fibrosis. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Solana Beach, California, United States.

AvengeBio

Series A in 2022
AvengeBio is focusing on Cell-Generated Immunotherapies to eradicate solid tumors. It is a developer of a drug delivery platform intended to treat cancer. The company was founded in 2019 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Quanta Therapeutics

Series C in 2021
Quanta is a biotechnology company uncovering novel cancer therapeutic candidates to target driver oncogenes. It develops allosteric modulation to directly restore conformational control of active RAS signaling at the cell membrane to inhibit the full scope of RAS-driven cancer types.

LEXEO Therapeutics

Series B in 2021
LEXEO Therapeutics is a fully integrated biotechnology company. LEXEO Therapeutics’ pipeline consists of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated therapies primarily developed at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Genetic Medicine. Beyond LEXEO Therapeutics’ lead programs – which are focused on both rare and non-rare monogenic (single gene mutation) diseases – the company’s preclinical pipeline spans monogenic diseases, as well as hereditary and acquired diseases across a spectrum of patient population sizes and a range of unmet medical needs. Importantly, LEXEO Therapeutics will focus on advancing clinical programs through to commercialization, with the goal of maintaining an ongoing research collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Genetic Medicine to help advance the company’s pre-clinical pipeline.

Sydnexis

Series B in 2021
Sydnexis is engaged in the development of a proprietary treatment for pediatric progressive myopia, a major global unmet medical need. Sydnexis manufactures pharmaceutical product for ophthalmic disorder or condition.

Rivus Pharmaceuticals

Series A in 2021
Rivus Pharmaceuticals operates as a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving cardio-metabolic health. Rivus Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to improving cardio-metabolic health by developing controlled metabolic accelerators (CMAs) that address the underlying metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.

Cortica

Series C in 2021
Cortica provides diagnoses for autism, ADHD, developmental delays, and developmental differences. They offer in-home, in-clinic, and telehealth services. Their services include gene sequencing, metabolic testing, electroencephalography, nutrition evaluation, medication management, ABA therapy, parent coaching, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, music therapy, and more.

Ceribell

Series C in 2021
Ceribell focuses on making electroencephalography (EEG) widely accessible, more efficient, and more cost-effective. The company creates and validates an FDA cleared instant EEG system that does not require an EEG technologist or specialist interpreter, which allows for faster results and clinical decision-making. The Ceribell EEG System can be set up by any healthcare provider in 6 minutes and offers a proprietary Brain Stethoscope function that dramatically simplifies interpretation of EEG results by converting brainwaves to sound so seizures can be detected by listening. Earlier diagnosis and focused treatment for patients with seizures, including non-convulsive seizures that can only be diagnosed with EEG, can significantly lower mortality, secondary brain injury, length of stay, and risk of complications.

Alpha9 Theranostics

Series A in 2021
Alpha9 Theranostics is a biopharma company that focuses on radiotherapeutics for the treatment of solid and hematologic malignancies. The company is creating a strong pipeline of radiopharmaceuticals to target solid and hematologic malignancies. Its systematic approach to radiotherapeutic design is fueled by a toolbox of technologies and chemistries, which offers broad potential for expansion into a multitude of oncology targets. Alpha9 Theranostics was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Theseus Pharmaceuticals

Series B in 2021
Theseus Pharmaceuticals is a technology-based company.

Cohere Health

Series B in 2021
Cohere Health is a healthcare technology company, focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Cohere Health aims to simplify the complexities of the healthcare system by leveraging technology to streamline processes, enhance communication, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. The company may provide solutions to various stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, including patients, providers, and payers.

Amunix

Series B in 2021
Amunix is a biopharmaceutical company intended to discover, design, and develop novel biologics, protein, and peptide therapeutics. The company is focused on developing prodrugs to bring the promise of potent immune-activating biotherapeutics to patients with solid tumor cancers. By delivering breakthrough therapies that can safely harness the immune system, it aims to conquer cancer and save lives. Its pipeline products are based on its proprietary XTEN half-life extension, XDC drug-conjugate delivery, and ProTIA pro-drug, bispecific T cell engager platform and have ongoing collaborations with biopharma corporations harnessing these delivery technologies over a wide range of therapeutic areas, delivering improved pharmaceutical technologies. Amunix was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Vera Therapeutics

Series C in 2021
Vera Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing innovative biologic therapeutics with transformative clinical potential. The company's gene-editing technology can potentially cure patients with sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, and other devastating genetic disorders, enabling physicians to improve gene detection and regulation.

LEXEO Therapeutics

Series A in 2021
LEXEO Therapeutics is a fully integrated biotechnology company. LEXEO Therapeutics’ pipeline consists of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated therapies primarily developed at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Genetic Medicine. Beyond LEXEO Therapeutics’ lead programs – which are focused on both rare and non-rare monogenic (single gene mutation) diseases – the company’s preclinical pipeline spans monogenic diseases, as well as hereditary and acquired diseases across a spectrum of patient population sizes and a range of unmet medical needs. Importantly, LEXEO Therapeutics will focus on advancing clinical programs through to commercialization, with the goal of maintaining an ongoing research collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Genetic Medicine to help advance the company’s pre-clinical pipeline.

Endeavor BioMedicines

Series A in 2021
Endeavor BioMedicines develops new treatments targeting the underlying causes of pulmonary fibrosis. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Solana Beach, California, United States.

Talaris Therapeutics

Series B in 2020
Talaris Therapeutics is a operator of a biotechnology company engaged in the development of innovative cellular therapies. The company's proprietary allogeneic cell therapy product has shown to induce tolerance in recipients of solid organ transplants from unmatched and unrelated donors, enabling living donor kidney transplant recipients to wean completely off immunosuppression one year after transplant.

Eargo

Series E in 2020
Eargo specializes in the design and development of hearing aids. The company also offers online hearing screenings and virtual support, so customers don’t need to have an in-person visit. It offers rechargeable hearing aids that can be controlled with a smartphone. Its innovative product and go-to-market approach address the challenges of traditional hearing aid adoption, including social stigma, accessibility, and cost.

Polares Medical

Series B in 2020
Polares medical is a medical device company with a novel device for treating mitral valve regurgitation.

Somatus

Series C in 2020
Somatus is a healthcare company that partners with health plans, health systems, nephrology, and primary care groups. It provides integrated care for patients with or at risk of developing kidney disease. Somatus' vertically integrated clinical services and technology delay or prevent disease progression, improve quality and care coordination, and increase the use of home dialysis modalities and rates of kidney transplantation. The company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia and is founded by a team of healthcare operators, entrepreneurs, and clinicians who treat kidney disease.

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2020
Checkmate Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new approach for cancer immunotherapy. The clinical programs are focused on enabling more people with cancer to benefit from the promise of novel immunotherapies. They leveraging their expertise in the field of CpG oligonucleotides to discover and develop immunotherapies designed to increase the efficacy of existing immunotherapies and to provide new treatment options for patients and their healthcare providers. Checkmate Pharmaceutical was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Rapid Micro Biosystems

Venture Round in 2020
Rapid Micro Biosystems provides products for the detection of microbial contamination in the manufacture of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and personal care products. It offers the Growth Direct System, a non-destructive method for microbial enumeration. The company was formerly known as Genomic Profiling Systems and changed its name to Rapid Micro Biosystems in 2007. Rapid Micro Biosystems was founded in 2006 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Dascena

Series B in 2020
Dascena develops machine learning algorithms to enable early disease intervention and improve care outcomes for patients. Dascena utilizes healthcare patient data to help detect disease, improve the delivery of care, and save lives. Dascena solves unmet healthcare needs in applications such as clinical decision support, point of care diagnostics, and biopharma companion diagnostics.

AvengeBio

Seed Round in 2020
AvengeBio is focusing on Cell-Generated Immunotherapies to eradicate solid tumors. It is a developer of a drug delivery platform intended to treat cancer. The company was founded in 2019 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Vaxcyte

Series D in 2020
Vaxcyte is a next-generation vaccine company seeking to improve global health by developing superior and novel vaccines designed to prevent or treat some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. The Company’s cell-free protein synthesis platform, comprising the XpressCFTM platform, exclusively licensed from Sutro Biopharma, Inc., together with Vaxcyte’s proprietary know-how, enables the design and production of protein carriers and antigens, the critical building blocks of vaccines, in ways that the Company believes conventional vaccine technologies currently cannot. In addition to its pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in development, VAX-24 and VAX-XP, Vaxcyte is leveraging its proprietary platform to advance other novel vaccines, including a prophylactic vaccine to prevent Group A Strep infections (VAX-A1) and a therapeutic vaccine to treat periodontal disease (VAX-PG).

Amunix

Series A in 2020
Amunix is a biopharmaceutical company intended to discover, design, and develop novel biologics, protein, and peptide therapeutics. The company is focused on developing prodrugs to bring the promise of potent immune-activating biotherapeutics to patients with solid tumor cancers. By delivering breakthrough therapies that can safely harness the immune system, it aims to conquer cancer and save lives. Its pipeline products are based on its proprietary XTEN half-life extension, XDC drug-conjugate delivery, and ProTIA pro-drug, bispecific T cell engager platform and have ongoing collaborations with biopharma corporations harnessing these delivery technologies over a wide range of therapeutic areas, delivering improved pharmaceutical technologies. Amunix was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

WelbeHealth

Series C in 2020
At WelbeHealth, we envision a world in which every human being is able to participate fully in life through their final days. We serve frail seniors through a model of comprehensive medical and social care called PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), helping our participants live better, longer, and more independently. Founded by a seasoned group of physician entrepreneurs, our leadership team hails from leading payer and provider organizations such as GoHealth Urgent Care, BAYADA Home Health, AirStrip Technologies, Evolent Health, and On Lok. With funding from leading venture capital firms, we're looking for team members who are inspired to help us deliver on our mission of unlocking the full potential of the most vulnerable seniors in our communities. Our colleagues are energized by working in diverse groups toward our shared purpose, are eager to drive groundbreaking innovations, and have the courage to care for our participants with empathy and love.

Epirium Bio

Series A in 2019
Epirium Bio is a biopharmaceutical company based in San Diego, is developing a small molecule platform targeting improvements in muscle strength, tissue regeneration, and mitochondrial function.

Poseida Therapeutics

Series C in 2019
Poseida Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing genome engineering capabilities to develop targeted therapeutics for patients with high unmet medical needs. The company develops a pipeline of autologous and allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell or CAR-T, product candidates focusing on the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors.

Talaris Therapeutics

Series A in 2019
Talaris Therapeutics is a operator of a biotechnology company engaged in the development of innovative cellular therapies. The company's proprietary allogeneic cell therapy product has shown to induce tolerance in recipients of solid organ transplants from unmatched and unrelated donors, enabling living donor kidney transplant recipients to wean completely off immunosuppression one year after transplant.

Inozyme

Series A in 2019
Inozyme is a provider of therapies for rare diseases of calcification affecting soft tissues and bone created to offer potentially disease-modifying therapies to help children who are affected with rare, but severe and debilitating disorders of metabolism. The company's enzyme replacement therapy provides the treatment of Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI) and Autosomal Recessive Hypophosphatemic Rickets Type 2 (ARHR2), enabling patients to treat diseases characterized by mineral imbalances in the body.

Encore Dermatology

Debt Financing in 2019
Encore Dermatology is a privately held fully-integrated dermatology company that provides prescription therapies and medical devices to dermatologists. It provides a range of medical dermatology products, treating a number of topical disease states that enable patients to get improved skin care and treatment with ease. Encore Dermatology was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Tiburio Therapeutics

Series A in 2019
Tiburio Therapeutics is a developer of drug compounds intended to treat tumors and endocrine diseases.The company's compounds aid in the treatment of non-functioning pituitary adenoma using a dopamine-somatostatin chimeric molecule that has the potential to shrink or halt tumor growth, providing patients with effective treatment for rare neuroendocrine tumors and endocrine diseases.

89bio

Series A in 2018
89bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rapidly advancing their lead product candidate, BIO89-100, through clinical development for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). BIO89-100 is a specifically engineered glycoPEGylated analog of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). It may be a differentiated FGF21 therapy, and they believe it has the potential to become a mainstay of therapy for NASH given its ability to address the key liver pathologies (steatosis and fibrosis) and underlying metabolic dysregulation in patients with NASH. They are also expanding the breadth of indications for BIO89-100 with an initial focus on severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG).

CuraSen Therapeutics

Series A in 2018
CuraSen Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that develops orphan drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.

Velicept Therapeutics

Series B in 2018
Velicept Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held, clinical development company focused on advancing best-in-class compounds with the potential to fill unmet medical needs. Its lead program, solabegron, is a highly differentiated novel compound being investigated for overactive bladder (OAB) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Velicept is a portfolio company of NeXeption. For more information,

KaNDy Therapeutics

Series C in 2018
KaNDy Therapeutics is a provider of bio-technical research and development services intended to offer treatment for common, chronic debilitating female sex hormone-related conditions. The company's services offer non-hormonal therapy to treat moderate to severe post-menopausal vasomotor symptoms, enabling patients to receive treatment and reduce symptoms of hormone-related conditions.

WelbeHealth

Series B in 2018
At WelbeHealth, we envision a world in which every human being is able to participate fully in life through their final days. We serve frail seniors through a model of comprehensive medical and social care called PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), helping our participants live better, longer, and more independently. Founded by a seasoned group of physician entrepreneurs, our leadership team hails from leading payer and provider organizations such as GoHealth Urgent Care, BAYADA Home Health, AirStrip Technologies, Evolent Health, and On Lok. With funding from leading venture capital firms, we're looking for team members who are inspired to help us deliver on our mission of unlocking the full potential of the most vulnerable seniors in our communities. Our colleagues are energized by working in diverse groups toward our shared purpose, are eager to drive groundbreaking innovations, and have the courage to care for our participants with empathy and love.

Sublimity Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2018
Sublimity Therapeutics (formerly Sigmoid Pharma), is a specialty pharma company with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Solana Beach, California. Sublimity’s goal is to identify and create meaningful new therapies for unmet clinical needs in gastrointestinal and immunological diseases. Sublimity’s priority focus is on its lead product, STI-0529, for treatment of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis.

MURJ

Series B in 2018
Murj is a Santa Cruz, California digital health company dedicated to helping clinicians streamline care for patients with implantable cardiac devices. Murj greets the challenge of managing the rapid growth of cardiac device data as an opportunity to improve care and deliver insight. Murj aims to liberate device clinics from paper reports and inadequate management tools, freeing clinicians to get back to the heart of the matter – their patients.

Neurana Pharmaceuticals

Series A in 2018
Neurana Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that is currently developing a novel treatment for acute muscle spasms. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in California, United States.
Axonics is a pre-revenue company developing novel implantable neuromodulation technology licensed from The Alfred Mann Foundation directed toward a number of clinical indications, including the treatment of chronic pain and overactive bladder.

Poseida Therapeutics

Series B in 2018
Poseida Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing genome engineering capabilities to develop targeted therapeutics for patients with high unmet medical needs. The company develops a pipeline of autologous and allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell or CAR-T, product candidates focusing on the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors.

Aptinyx

Series B in 2017
Aptinyx Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing innovative therapies for challenging disorders of the brain and nervous system. Aptinyx has a proven platform for discovering proprietary compounds that work through a novel mechanism: modulation of the NMDA receptor to enhance pathways involved with nerve cell communication. This mechanism has applicability across a number of CNS disorders. Our goal is to rapidly advance our most promising drug candidates into clinical development for indications with high unmet medical need.

Inozyme

Series A in 2017
Inozyme is a provider of therapies for rare diseases of calcification affecting soft tissues and bone created to offer potentially disease-modifying therapies to help children who are affected with rare, but severe and debilitating disorders of metabolism. The company's enzyme replacement therapy provides the treatment of Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI) and Autosomal Recessive Hypophosphatemic Rickets Type 2 (ARHR2), enabling patients to treat diseases characterized by mineral imbalances in the body.

Tricida

Series D in 2017
Tricida, Inc. is a late-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of its lead product candidate, TRC101, a non-absorbed, orally-administered polymer drug designed to treat metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Metabolic acidosis is a condition commonly caused by CKD that is believed to accelerate the progression of kidney deterioration. Metabolic acidosis has been associated with increased muscle wasting, loss of bone density and death.

Cydan

Venture Round in 2017
Cydan is an orphan drug accelerator that identifies and de-risks compounds with therapeutic and commercial potential. Their rigorous process generates data to support a development path and new company formation. Cydan’s experienced and globally networked team brings strong relationships with academia and patient advocacy, deep expertise in drug development, and a track record of successful product commercialization.

Molecular Templates

Post in 2017
Molecular Templates is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic compounds for cancer and other serious diseases. It primarily develops a pipeline of therapies through its proprietary biologic-engineered toxin body (ETB) drug platform with unique mechanisms of action which are highly differentiated from antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).

Amphora Medical

Series B in 2017
Amphora Medical is a Minnesota-based developer of medical devices and instruments. The company is currently working on a novel cystoscopic device that has the potential to improve bladder function and quality of life for people with Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB). It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Vaxcyte

Series B in 2017
Vaxcyte is a next-generation vaccine company seeking to improve global health by developing superior and novel vaccines designed to prevent or treat some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. The Company’s cell-free protein synthesis platform, comprising the XpressCFTM platform, exclusively licensed from Sutro Biopharma, Inc., together with Vaxcyte’s proprietary know-how, enables the design and production of protein carriers and antigens, the critical building blocks of vaccines, in ways that the Company believes conventional vaccine technologies currently cannot. In addition to its pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in development, VAX-24 and VAX-XP, Vaxcyte is leveraging its proprietary platform to advance other novel vaccines, including a prophylactic vaccine to prevent Group A Strep infections (VAX-A1) and a therapeutic vaccine to treat periodontal disease (VAX-PG).

CardioDx

Venture Round in 2017
CardioDx is a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company located in Palo Alto, CA. CardioDx develops clinically validated genomic tests to aid in assessing and tailoring care of individuals with cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failures.

Alphaeon

Convertible Note in 2016
Alphaeon specializes in offering credit to people seeking medical and dental care. They provide information and plans to practitioners, so they can offer them to their patients.

Tricida

Series C in 2016
Tricida, Inc. is a late-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of its lead product candidate, TRC101, a non-absorbed, orally-administered polymer drug designed to treat metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Metabolic acidosis is a condition commonly caused by CKD that is believed to accelerate the progression of kidney deterioration. Metabolic acidosis has been associated with increased muscle wasting, loss of bone density and death.

Aptinyx

Series A in 2016
Aptinyx Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing innovative therapies for challenging disorders of the brain and nervous system. Aptinyx has a proven platform for discovering proprietary compounds that work through a novel mechanism: modulation of the NMDA receptor to enhance pathways involved with nerve cell communication. This mechanism has applicability across a number of CNS disorders. Our goal is to rapidly advance our most promising drug candidates into clinical development for indications with high unmet medical need.

Kala Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2016
Kala Pharmaceuticals is developing novel treatments for diseases that affect mucosal tissues. The company's proprietary mucus penetrating particle technology dramatically improves drug distribution and pharmacokinetics by uniformly coating the mucosal surface with biocompatible, drug-loaded particles. Kala's formulations achieve high, sustained local drug concentrations with reduced systemic exposure and are delivered in a patient-friendly format. The company's research efforts have demonstrated successful in vivo proof-of-concept in mucosal organs such as the respiratory tract, eye, and cervicovaginal tract, enabling diverse product opportunities that target significant clinical unmet need. Kala is focused on advancing an internal pipeline of products through human proof-of-concept while establishing R&D collaborations with select partners to improve products in their pipelines.

Zavante Therapeutics

Series A in 2016
Zavante is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies to improve the outcomes of hospitalized patients.

Velicept Therapeutics

Series B in 2015
Velicept Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held, clinical development company focused on advancing best-in-class compounds with the potential to fill unmet medical needs. Its lead program, solabegron, is a highly differentiated novel compound being investigated for overactive bladder (OAB) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Velicept is a portfolio company of NeXeption. For more information,

BAROnova

Series D in 2015
BAROnova, founded in 2006 and based in Goleta, CA, is a clinical-stage medical-device company focused on developing non-surgical non-pharmacologic devices to induce weight loss.

Alphaeon

Series B in 2015
Alphaeon Corporation is a company dedicated to the development of beauty, wellness, and lifestyle products for consumers in the United States and internationally. Incorporated in 2012 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Alphaeon offers a range of nutritional supplements, including Omega-3 products for skin and eye health, as well as beauty items designed to enhance the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and thinning eyelashes. The company also provides financing services for plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and dermatology procedures. By collaborating with board-certified physicians, Alphaeon aims to make innovative lifestyle healthcare products and services accessible to consumers, positioning itself as a leader in the self-pay healthcare sector. Its products are available for purchase online.

Orbus Therapeutics

Series A in 2015
They at Orbus are committed to bringing innovative products to the extremely underserved patients affected by rare diseases. They are focused and passionate about bringing a more positive outcome to patients facing life-threatening or significantly life-altering diseases. Currently, Orbus Therapeutics is working to develop and commercialize eflornithine in North America. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Vaxcyte

Series A in 2015
Vaxcyte is a next-generation vaccine company seeking to improve global health by developing superior and novel vaccines designed to prevent or treat some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. The Company’s cell-free protein synthesis platform, comprising the XpressCFTM platform, exclusively licensed from Sutro Biopharma, Inc., together with Vaxcyte’s proprietary know-how, enables the design and production of protein carriers and antigens, the critical building blocks of vaccines, in ways that the Company believes conventional vaccine technologies currently cannot. In addition to its pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in development, VAX-24 and VAX-XP, Vaxcyte is leveraging its proprietary platform to advance other novel vaccines, including a prophylactic vaccine to prevent Group A Strep infections (VAX-A1) and a therapeutic vaccine to treat periodontal disease (VAX-PG).

RxSight

Debt Financing in 2015
RxSight, Inc. is a commercial-stage medical technology company dedicated to improving the vision of patients following cataract surgery. The RxSight Light Adjustable Lens system, comprised of the RxSight Light Adjustable Lens (LAL®), RxSight Light Delivery Device (LDD) and accessories, is the first and only commercially available intraocular lens (IOL) technology that enables doctors to customize and optimize visual acuity for patients after cataract surgery. The LAL now features ActivShield™ technology, a revolutionary UV protection layer built into the lens.

RxSight

Venture Round in 2015
RxSight, Inc. is a commercial-stage medical technology company dedicated to improving the vision of patients following cataract surgery. The RxSight Light Adjustable Lens system, comprised of the RxSight Light Adjustable Lens (LAL®), RxSight Light Delivery Device (LDD) and accessories, is the first and only commercially available intraocular lens (IOL) technology that enables doctors to customize and optimize visual acuity for patients after cataract surgery. The LAL now features ActivShield™ technology, a revolutionary UV protection layer built into the lens.

Rapid Micro Biosystems

Series C in 2015
Rapid Micro Biosystems provides products for the detection of microbial contamination in the manufacture of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and personal care products. It offers the Growth Direct System, a non-destructive method for microbial enumeration. The company was formerly known as Genomic Profiling Systems and changed its name to Rapid Micro Biosystems in 2007. Rapid Micro Biosystems was founded in 2006 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Aimmune Therapeutics

Series B in 2015
Aimmune Therapeutics is a company operating in the United States biotechnology industry. Its main focus is in the development of product candidates to combat peanut and other food allergies. The company's therapeutic approach, which is referred to as Characterized Oral Desensitization Immunotherapy, is a system designed to desensitize patients to food allergens using characterized biologic products, defined treatment protocols, and support services.

Collegium Pharmaceutical

Venture Round in 2015
Collegium Pharmaceutical is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes products aimed at treating chronic pain while addressing the concerns of prescription drug abuse. The company utilizes its patented DETERx platform technology to create abuse-deterrent formulations that maintain the extended-release profiles and safety of medications despite potential misuse methods such as chewing or crushing. Collegium's product lineup includes Xtampza ER, an extended-release oral formulation of oxycodone designed to deter abuse, as well as Nucynta ER and Nucynta IR, which are extended-release and immediate-release formulations of tapentadol respectively, for managing severe pain and acute pain in adults. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Stoughton, Massachusetts, Collegium focuses on delivering innovative solutions for patients with chronic pain, utilizing formulation improvements backed by strong intellectual property protections.

Alphaeon

Series A in 2015
Alphaeon Corporation is a company dedicated to the development of beauty, wellness, and lifestyle products for consumers in the United States and internationally. Incorporated in 2012 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Alphaeon offers a range of nutritional supplements, including Omega-3 products for skin and eye health, as well as beauty items designed to enhance the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and thinning eyelashes. The company also provides financing services for plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and dermatology procedures. By collaborating with board-certified physicians, Alphaeon aims to make innovative lifestyle healthcare products and services accessible to consumers, positioning itself as a leader in the self-pay healthcare sector. Its products are available for purchase online.

Civitas Therapeutics

Series C in 2014
Civitas Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing pulmonary delivery therapies. The Company develops therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system and respiratory disorders. It serves patients throughout the United States.

Venus Concept

Venture Round in 2014
Venus Concept is a progressive-thinking company driven by their passion to create cutting-edge technologies and products. While resting on strong ethical morals, they push boundaries in order to create new standards in the medical aesthetics industry. Led by a team of experienced executives and researchers, world renowned for their achievements in the medical aesthetics industry, Venus Concept is delivering on the promise of a more effective, more pleasant, and more profitable experience.

Rapid Micro Biosystems

Venture Round in 2014
Rapid Micro Biosystems provides products for the detection of microbial contamination in the manufacture of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and personal care products. It offers the Growth Direct System, a non-destructive method for microbial enumeration. The company was formerly known as Genomic Profiling Systems and changed its name to Rapid Micro Biosystems in 2007. Rapid Micro Biosystems was founded in 2006 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

AqueSys

Series D in 2014
The Innovation Factory acquires novel medical technology ideas from individual inventors, corporations and universities, develops ideas comprehensively from proof of concept to FDA approval into marketable products, and then launches businesses around those products. We manage the complex path to market for early-stage medical device companies. With our deeply experienced management team and top-tier funding partners, we have assembled the intellectual, scientific, operational and financial resources needed to take a great idea from paper to production. Our nimble approach to both product and business development allows us to vet ideas properly and efficiently, maximizing predictability and speeding time-to-market while reducing risk for everyone involved. The Innovation Factory welcomes medical-related ideas and referrals from a variety of sources, and we promise confidentiality and timely response to all inquiries. For more information, please select the appropriate perspective: Inventor, University or Corporation.

Crownwheel Partners

Seed Round in 2013
Crownwheel Partners provides liquidity and financing solutions to royalty owners and companies in the global healthcare sector. Founded in 2013, CrownWheel invests in commercial and late-stage products through the full or partial monetization of royalty streams, revenue participation, the purchase of structured debt and equity, and the acquisition of legacy or non-core products.

Aimmune Therapeutics

Series A in 2013
Aimmune Therapeutics is a company operating in the United States biotechnology industry. Its main focus is in the development of product candidates to combat peanut and other food allergies. The company's therapeutic approach, which is referred to as Characterized Oral Desensitization Immunotherapy, is a system designed to desensitize patients to food allergens using characterized biologic products, defined treatment protocols, and support services.

Practice Fusion

Series D in 2013
Practice Fusion is a cloud-based electronic health records company in the U.S. for independent practices. Its mission is to connect doctors, patients, and data to drive better health and save lives. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

PreCision Dermatology

Debt Financing in 2013
PreCision Dermatology is a fully-integrated dermatology company with a mission to deliver innovative therapies to doctors and patients that demonstrably improve the care of skin. PreCision Dermatology is expanding rapidly through internally generated innovation, acquisitions, in-licensing, and co-marketing opportunities.

Civitas Therapeutics

Series B in 2013
Civitas Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing pulmonary delivery therapies. The Company develops therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system and respiratory disorders. It serves patients throughout the United States.

Rapid Micro Biosystems

Series B in 2013
Rapid Micro Biosystems provides products for the detection of microbial contamination in the manufacture of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and personal care products. It offers the Growth Direct System, a non-destructive method for microbial enumeration. The company was formerly known as Genomic Profiling Systems and changed its name to Rapid Micro Biosystems in 2007. Rapid Micro Biosystems was founded in 2006 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Esperion

Venture Round in 2013
Esperion discovers and develops pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Esperion intends to commercialize a novel class of drugs that focuses on a new treatment approach called "HDL Therapy," which is based on the Company's understanding of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, function.

Sympara Medical

Seed Round in 2013
Sympara Medical is a medical company that focuses on developing novel therapies for hypertension. It was established in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

CardioDx

Private Equity Round in 2012
CardioDx is a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company located in Palo Alto, CA. CardioDx develops clinically validated genomic tests to aid in assessing and tailoring care of individuals with cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failures.

CardioDx

Private Equity Round in 2012
CardioDx is a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company located in Palo Alto, CA. CardioDx develops clinically validated genomic tests to aid in assessing and tailoring care of individuals with cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failures.

Aptus Endosystems

Series B in 2012
Aptus Endosystems is a privately held medical technology company that has developed advanced technology for the endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysm disease. Founded in 2002, Aptus Endosystems has developed a unique endograft and endovascular stapling system that provides a durable alternative to open surgical repair by separating the functions of aneurysm exclusion and endograft fixation. The innovative helical staple technology enables independent endograft fixation, and is designed to approximate suturing in an open surgical anastomosis. The result is low profile delivery with no structural compromises, allowing surgeons to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms through a minimally invasive approach while still providing the control of an open surgical repair. The Aptus Endovascular AAA Repair Systems bear the CE Marking for distribution in the European Union. These products are Investigational Use only in the United States.w

Collegium Pharmaceutical

Venture Round in 2012
Collegium Pharmaceutical is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of proprietary, late-stage pharmaceutical products. These products address the growing problems associated with non-medical use and abuse of prescription drugs through formulation based improvements protected by intellectual property (IP). Collegium is focused on building a portfolio of products for the treatment of chronic pain that possess tamper-resistant features and provide extended-release delivery using its patent-protected DETERx formulation platform.

CardioDx

Private Equity Round in 2011
CardioDx is a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company located in Palo Alto, CA. CardioDx develops clinically validated genomic tests to aid in assessing and tailoring care of individuals with cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failures.

PixelOptics

Series D in 2011
PixelOptics was founded in 2005 as the world's first composite lens company. Their unique and proprietary approach to lens design combines sound lens design principles and well-known, proven lens materials to create entirely new categories of eyeglass lenses.

Civitas Therapeutics

Series A in 2011
Civitas Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing pulmonary delivery therapies. The Company develops therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system and respiratory disorders. It serves patients throughout the United States.

Aptus Endosystems

Series A in 2010
Aptus Endosystems is a privately held medical technology company that has developed advanced technology for the endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysm disease. Founded in 2002, Aptus Endosystems has developed a unique endograft and endovascular stapling system that provides a durable alternative to open surgical repair by separating the functions of aneurysm exclusion and endograft fixation. The innovative helical staple technology enables independent endograft fixation, and is designed to approximate suturing in an open surgical anastomosis. The result is low profile delivery with no structural compromises, allowing surgeons to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms through a minimally invasive approach while still providing the control of an open surgical repair. The Aptus Endovascular AAA Repair Systems bear the CE Marking for distribution in the European Union. These products are Investigational Use only in the United States.w

Helomics

Series D in 2010
Helomics® is a comprehensive personalized healthcare company, bringing the next generation of diagnostics to the oncology field. Helomics is dedicated to improving patient outcomes by providing a personalized comprehensive tumor profile utilizing a proprietary set of laboratory platforms that leverage both tissue-based live and fixed cellular based analysis allowing physicians to characterize malignant tumors on a personalized basis. Helomics’ novel molecular and cellular markers and bioinformatics services support treatment decisions by providing vital information based on the specific biological processes of each individual’s cancer.

AqueSys

Series C in 2010
The Innovation Factory acquires novel medical technology ideas from individual inventors, corporations and universities, develops ideas comprehensively from proof of concept to FDA approval into marketable products, and then launches businesses around those products. We manage the complex path to market for early-stage medical device companies. With our deeply experienced management team and top-tier funding partners, we have assembled the intellectual, scientific, operational and financial resources needed to take a great idea from paper to production. Our nimble approach to both product and business development allows us to vet ideas properly and efficiently, maximizing predictability and speeding time-to-market while reducing risk for everyone involved. The Innovation Factory welcomes medical-related ideas and referrals from a variety of sources, and we promise confidentiality and timely response to all inquiries. For more information, please select the appropriate perspective: Inventor, University or Corporation.

Solta Medical

Post in 2010
Solta Medical, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets energy-based medical device systems for aesthetic applications. Its products include Thermage NXT system that provides non-invasive treatment options for skin tightening and contouring, body shaping, and enhancement in the appearance of cellulite; Fraxel re:fine and Fraxel re:store systems, which offer treatments for skin conditions, such as fine lines and pigmentation; and Fraxel re:pair system for dermatological procedures requiring ablation, coagulation, and resurfacing of soft tissue, as well as for rhytids, pigmentation, and vascular dyschromia. The company's Fraxel re:store system also offers treatments for acne and surgical scars, deeper lines and wrinkles, and actinic keratoses. Its systems consist of one or more handpieces, a console that incorporates a graphical user interface, an energy source and electronics, and a disposable treatment tip. The company's customers include dermatologists, plastic surgeons, general and family practitioners, gynecologists, and ophthalmologists. Solta Medical markets its systems and treatment tips through direct sales force and a network of distributors in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Thermage, Inc. and changed its name to Solta Medical, Inc. in January 2009. Solta Medical was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.

Solta Medical

Post in 2010
Solta Medical, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets energy-based medical device systems for aesthetic applications. Its products include Thermage NXT system that provides non-invasive treatment options for skin tightening and contouring, body shaping, and enhancement in the appearance of cellulite; Fraxel re:fine and Fraxel re:store systems, which offer treatments for skin conditions, such as fine lines and pigmentation; and Fraxel re:pair system for dermatological procedures requiring ablation, coagulation, and resurfacing of soft tissue, as well as for rhytids, pigmentation, and vascular dyschromia. The company's Fraxel re:store system also offers treatments for acne and surgical scars, deeper lines and wrinkles, and actinic keratoses. Its systems consist of one or more handpieces, a console that incorporates a graphical user interface, an energy source and electronics, and a disposable treatment tip. The company's customers include dermatologists, plastic surgeons, general and family practitioners, gynecologists, and ophthalmologists. Solta Medical markets its systems and treatment tips through direct sales force and a network of distributors in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Thermage, Inc. and changed its name to Solta Medical, Inc. in January 2009. Solta Medical was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.

Velomedix

Series A in 2009
Velomedix, Inc. is a therapeutic hypothermia company in the United States. Its therapeutic hypothermia technology offers a novel solution for the protection of the body's organs during ischemic or inflammatory insults. Velomedix, Inc. is based in Menlo Park, California.

Xanodyne

Venture Round in 2009
Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company that offers developing and commercializing products in women’s healthcare and pain management in the United States.The company was formerly known as Xanodyne Pharmacal, Inc. and changed the name to Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in February, 2004. Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Newport, Kentucky.
Since our founding in May 1998 we have been focused on the impact of cortisol and the potential benefits of developing glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. About 80 percent of the tissues in the body have receptors for cortisol, and the effects of excess cortisol are severe and often life-threatening. Our initial research has been with mifepristone, which potently blocks the cortisol receptor. On February 17, 2012, the FDA approved Korlym® (mifepristone) in the United States as a once-daily oral medication for treatment of hyperglycemia secondary to hypercortisolism in adult patients with endogenous Cushing's syndrome who have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance and have failed surgery or are not candidates for surgery. Mifepristone is also being studied in a phase 3 trial, evaluating the impact of cortisol blockade on the psychotic features of psychotic depression. We plan to continue enrolling patients in this study throughout 2013.

Amarin

Post in 2009
Amarin Corporation plc is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases in the United States. Its primary product, Vascepa, is a prescription omega-3 fatty acid capsule designed to reduce triglyceride levels in adults with severe hypertriglyceridemia. The company is also conducting research on the REDUCE-IT study, which targets patients with high triglyceride levels who are undergoing statin therapy. Amarin markets its products primarily to wholesalers and specialty pharmacy providers, utilizing a direct sales force. The company has partnered with Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to further develop and commercialize products based on the active ingredient in Vascepa, eicosapentaenoic acid. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Amarin has a research and development facility in Mystic, Connecticut, and focuses on lipid science to enhance cardiovascular disease management.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company that identifies develops and commercializes innovative treatments for important, underserved markets in neurology and psychiatry. Jazz Pharmaceuticals focuses on identifying, developing, and commercializing products for neurology and psychiatry primarily in the United States. Its products include Xyrem for the treatment of cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy; Cystadane for the treatment of homocystinuria, an inherited metabolic disease; and Antizol to treat ethylene glycol and methanol poisoning. Its late-stage product candidates comprise Luvox CR, an extended-release formulation of fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, which is used for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and social anxiety disorder; and JZP-6, a liquid dosage form of sodium oxybate in Xyrem, for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome.

Helomics

Venture Round in 2008
Helomics® is a comprehensive personalized healthcare company, bringing the next generation of diagnostics to the oncology field. Helomics is dedicated to improving patient outcomes by providing a personalized comprehensive tumor profile utilizing a proprietary set of laboratory platforms that leverage both tissue-based live and fixed cellular based analysis allowing physicians to characterize malignant tumors on a personalized basis. Helomics’ novel molecular and cellular markers and bioinformatics services support treatment decisions by providing vital information based on the specific biological processes of each individual’s cancer.
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