FirstString Research, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has completed a $15 Million Series B financing round. Led by Park West Asset Management LLC and Sophos Capital Management L.P., the Series B financing round brings FirstString’s total investor funding to over $27 Million.
In connection with the Series B financing, Tony Bartsh of Park West and Neal McConnell of Sophos have joined FirstString’s Board of Directors. “FirstString’s team has developed impressive data for Granexin® across a wide range of wound healing indications. We believe the Series B capital will allow FirstString to accelerate the development pipeline in several promising areas. We look forward to the initiation of two important studies in the first half of 2018” said Tony Bartsh.
“We are thrilled to have Tony and Neal join our Board,” said Dr. Gautam Ghatnekar, President & CEO and Co-Founder of FirstString Research. “They bring with them a wealth of biopharmaceutical experience and expertise. We believe that the Park West and Sophos investments provide significant credibility and validation to our innovative technology and clinical strategy. With this new funding, FirstString will be able to continue our extensive pipeline development and to advance our existing late-stage clinical programs toward approval. ”