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Finch Therapeutics, headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, closed on an oversubscribed Series B financing worth $36 million. Since the company’s launch, it has raised $77 million. Series B investors included Shumway Capital, Willett Advisors, Morgan Noble and Avenir Growth Capital.
Eligo Bioscience, the French microbiome company developing drugs to prevent and treat bacteria-associated diseases, has secured a $20 million Series A round of financing from Khosla Ventures and Seventure Partners, including a $2 million award from the Worldwide Innovation Challenge. This comes just months after Eligo was selected as one of the 30 Most Innovative Companies in 2017 by the World Economic Forum. This funding will enable Eligo to strengthen its biotherapeutic platform, begin clinical trials for its lead indication and extensively grow its international team of scientists, engineers, and executives.
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