Beacon Therapeutics Raises $170 Million in Series B Funding to Advance Development of Ophthalmic Gene Therapies


Financing led by life sciences venture capital firm Forbion, alongside existing investors Syncona and Oxford Science Enterprises, as well as new investors TCGX and Advent Life Sciences. Round will accelerate the development of lead asset AGTC-501 and broader pipeline. Beacon appoints Dmitrij Hristodorov, Wouter Joustra, and Cariad Chester to Board of Directors; Dominic Schmidt joins as a Board Observer.
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X-Bow Systems Inc Announces Strategic Acquisition of Spencer Composites Corporation


X-Bow Systems Inc (X-Bow) America's newest provider of low-cost hypersonics and advanced manufactured solid rocket motors (SRMs), today announced the strategic acquisition of Spencer Composites Corporation. Spencer Composites is a renowned manufacturer specializing in research and development of composite and metallic structures.

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Bitget Wallet Announces Investment in New Asset Trading Platform Tomarket, Targeting Trillion-Dollar Markets Beyond DEXs


Web3 wallet and DeFi platform Bitget Wallet has announced a joint investment with crypto investment firm Foresight X in Tomarket, a decentralized trading platform for emerging asset classes.
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cryptocurrency trading
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KarmaCheck Raises $45 Million Series B to Modernize Background Checks and Credentialing


KarmaCheck, a technology-based solution for background checks, credentialing, and compliance, announced today that it has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round led by Parameter Ventures, with participation from PruVen Capital, Velvet Sea Ventures, GC1 Ventures, and NextView Ventures.

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background checks
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