Primera Primed with $21 Million Financing Round

Robert Buderi1/9/08

Molecular diagnostics company Primera Biosystems of Mansfield, MA, has secured $21 million in Series B funding, according to a press release. Abingworth Management took the lead in the deal, joined by Interwest Partners and previous investors Malaysian Technology Development Corp., MPM Capital, Burrill & Co., and the Invus Group. Primera raised $11 million in a Series A round in mid-2005.

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