Endoron Medical won $10m in series A funding from European venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners and the European Innovation Council Fund. The capital will propel Aortoseal – Endoron's endograft stapling solution for abdominal aortic aneurysm – through clinical validation in its US Food and Drug Administration early feasibility study.
Israel-based Endoron Medical has announced a $10m series A funding round, which was led by European venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners with matching contributions from the European Innovation Council Fund, the venture arm of the European Innovation Council.
The funds will accelerate the clinical validation of Endoron’s product, Aortoseal, an endograft stapling solution for the endovascular repair of...
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UK-based Biocomposites will begin selling in the UK its next-generation osteoinductive bone graft substitute, NanoBone, which came with its acquisition of Artoss GmbH in June 2023. Meanwhile, the company has purchased remaining shares in the manufacturers of SYNICEM and Subiton antibiotic bone cements and preformed antibiotic-loaded spacers.
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