Ivantis secures additional $25 million in Series B financing
Ivantis announced it has secured an additional $25 million in its Series B financing, bringing the total Series B financing to $71 million, according to a company press release.
Investors included in the latest closure are Foresite Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Delphi Ventures, Ascension Ventures, Vertex Ventures, GBS Ventures, EDBI, and MemorialCare Innovation Fund.
The latest funds will support Ivantis’ ongoing clinical trials, including a pivotal U.S. trial for the company’s Hydrus microstent, designed to alleviate eye pressure in patients with glaucoma.
The trial is currently evaluating the device in glaucoma patients undergoing cataract surgery; however, the device is also being used internationally in both cataract surgery and standalone glaucoma surgery, according to the press release.