Startup Elcelyx Raises $1.2 Million

Denise Gellene3/18/10

Elcelyx Therapeutics of San Diego has raised $1.2 million of a planned $2.2 million equity offering, according to an SEC filing. The document says the company’s president is Alain D. Baron, entrepreneur in residence at Morgenthaler Ventures in Menlo Park. Morgenthaler partner Ralph “Chris” Christofferson is an Elcelyx board member, according to the filing.

Denise Gellene is a former Los Angeles Times science writer and regular contributor to Xconomy. You can reach her at dgellene@xconomy.com