Nexus Leads Aethon Investment

Wade Roush9/19/08

Nexus Medical Partners of Quincy, MA, is the lead investor in a $14 million financing round for Pittsburgh-based Aethon, a maker of RFID systems for tracking hospital equipment, the startup said yesterday. New York, NY-based Radius Ventures co-led the round, which was also joined by existing investors Trident Capital, Pacific Venture Group, Salix Ventures, Draper Triangle Ventures and Ascension Health Ventures.

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