Tech Company Financing Transactions

Kereos Funding Round

Kereos, operating out of Saint Louis, secured $19.5 million from CLS, Prolog Ventures and Triathlon Medical Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/20/2005
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$19,500,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
This financing will support proof-of-concept studies with Kereos' tumor-targeted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agent, which supports early cancer diagnosis by allowing physicians to see tumors as small as 1 to 2 mm in size, and our targeted chemotherapeutic, which delivers potent doses of paclitaxel directly to the tumor.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
4041 Forest Park Ave.
Saint Louis, MO 63108
USA
Email Address
Overview
Kereos, a biotechnology company developing targeted imaging agents and therapeutics to improve the detection and treatment of cancer and cardiovascular disease,
Profile
Kereos LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Kereos Company Twitter Account
Company News
Kereos News
Facebook
Kereos on Facebook
YouTube
Kereos on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Executive Vice President
John Hefti
  John Hefti LinkedIn Profile  John Hefti Twitter Account  John Hefti News  John Hefti on Facebook
VP - Manufacturing
Kendall Killgore
  Kendall Killgore LinkedIn Profile  Kendall Killgore Twitter Account  Kendall Killgore News  Kendall Killgore on Facebook


 

 

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