(Credit: CellAegis)
CellAegis Devices Inc., a Toronto-based medical device company, announced closing a $ 9.5 million Series C financing to support a U.S. clinical trial and de novo 510(k) regulatory filing for marketing of its autoRIC Device as an adjunct therapy to stenting.
This device automatically delivers Remote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC) to provide a non-invasive, cardio-protective therapy shown to reduce heart damage during heart attacks and other cardiovascular procedures. The autoRIC Device is approved by Health Canada and in Europe where it is being used in multiple large investigator-sponsored trials to assess its efficacy in reducing clinical events after a heart attack.
The financing was led by CTI Life Sciences Fund, a leading Canadian venture capital investor, and co-led by a U.S. based strategic investor. Other investors included MaRS Catalyst Fund, Broadview Ventures and strategic family offices.
Dr. Shermaine Tilley, Managing Partner in CTI Life Sciences Fund, and an appointee from the US Strategic will join CellAegis’ board of Directors. Christopher Colecchi, from Broadview Ventures’, will also serve as a Director.
“We are ready to advance clinical commercialization of autoRIC Device in the EU and Canada, complete the FDA trial and gain approval to open the US market,” says Rocky Ganske, Chief Executive Officer of CellAegis Devices. “This financing adds the experience of seasoned Canadian and U.S. medical technology investors, and demonstrates the support of our existing investors.”
Dr. Tilley states, “CTI Life Sciences Fund is enthusiastic to provide capital to CellAegis at this important juncture in the company’s development. The autoRIC Device shows promise in significantly improving outcomes in cardiovascular and other organ systems following ischemic events such as heart attacks, and we look forward to facilitating its clinical testing and regulatory submission for the U.S. market.”
*CellAegis autoRIC Device is not cleared or approved for clinical use in the United States.
