Tech Company Financing Transactions

OpGen Funding Round

OpGen secured a $5 million funding round on 1/24/2005. Backers included Stonehenge Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/24/2005
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
OpGen will use this capital to expand it marketing and sales infrastructure, conduct commercial service collaborations and contracts and accelerate its commercialization of Optical Mapping.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
708 Quince Orchard Rd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
USA
Email Address
Overview
OpGen (NASDAQ: OPGN) is a leading provider of genetic analysis services and systems. The company's proprietary Optical Mapping system (see technology) is used by academic and commercial organizations worldwide for applications including comparative genomics and genome sequence assembly/validation.
Profile
OpGen LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
OpGen News
Facebook
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YouTube
OpGen on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Oliver Schacht
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Chief Financial Officer
Timothy Dec
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Chief Marketing Officer
Faranak Atrzadeh
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Chief Operating Officer
Johannes Bacher
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VP - Bus. Development
Chris Emery
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Autumn Collasius
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