Tech Company Financing Transactions

Auspex Pharmaceuticals Funding Round

On 1/8/2014, Auspex Pharmaceuticals secured $20 million in Series E funding from Deerfield Capital, BioMed Ventures and Costa Verde Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Auspex Pharmaceuticals
Announced On
1/8/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series E
Investors

Deerfield Capital (Lead Investor) (Jonathan Leff)

BioMed Ventures

Costa Verde Capital

Panorama Capital (Gaurav Aggarwal)

Presidio Partners (David Collier)

Thomas, McNerny & Partners (Pratik Shah)

Proceeds Purpose
These financings strengthen the balance sheet as we advance SD-809, our lead program, in Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
3366 North Torrey Pines Ct. 225
La Jolla, CA 92037
USA
Phone
(858) 558-2400
Website
www.auspexpharma.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Auspex Pharmaceuticals is a developer of next-generation medicines with improved safety and performance and a pioneer in the targeted application of deuterium chemistry to clinically validated drugs.
Profile
Auspex Pharmaceuticals LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Auspex Pharmaceuticals Company Twitter Account
Company News
Auspex Pharmaceuticals News
Facebook
Auspex Pharmaceuticals on Facebook
YouTube
Auspex Pharmaceuticals on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Pratik Shah
  Pratik Shah LinkedIn Profile  Pratik Shah Twitter Account  Pratik Shah News  Pratik Shah on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
John Schmid
  John Schmid LinkedIn Profile  John Schmid Twitter Account  John Schmid News  John Schmid on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
David Stamler
  David Stamler LinkedIn Profile  David Stamler Twitter Account  David Stamler News  David Stamler on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Bharatt Chowrira
  Bharatt Chowrira LinkedIn Profile  Bharatt Chowrira Twitter Account  Bharatt Chowrira News  Bharatt Chowrira on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Andreas Sommer
  Andreas Sommer LinkedIn Profile  Andreas Sommer Twitter Account  Andreas Sommer News  Andreas Sommer on Facebook

 

 

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