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Axcella Health Funding Round

Axcella Health closed a $12.3 million Series B investment round on 2/13/2014. Investors included Flagship Pioneering and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/13/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$12,250,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Flagship Pioneering (Lead Investor) (Noubar Afeyan)

Proceeds Purpose
The proceeds will fund the advancement of the ProNutrein pipeline as well as the development of additional candidates as medical foods and supplements, and in a separate business unit, as therapeutics.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Consumer
Mailing Address
840 Memorial Dr.
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Axcella Health (Nasdaq: AXLA) is a pioneer in developing transformative medicines for patients with diseases in which disrupted amino acid biology plays a central role.
Profile
Axcella Health LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
Axcella Health News
Facebook
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YouTube
Axcella Health on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Connelly
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Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Leggett
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Chief Information Officer
David Berry
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Chief Medical Officer
Manu Chakravarthy
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VP - Bus. Development
Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch
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VP - R & D
Michael Hamill
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VP - R & D
Tony Tramontin
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