California leads in lacklustre 3Q biopharma VC financing

Biopharma companies raised about
$755.7M in 3Q of 2009. This number is approximately 70% of the amount raised in the same quarter last year. West coast companies led the funding by raising 329.4M, all of it in California.

International:

1. arGen-X http://www.argen-x.com/ 13.8M
2. PharmAbcine http://www.pharmabcine.com/ 6M
3. ProFibrix http://www.profibrix.com/ 11M
4. Novacta Biosystems http://www.novactabio.com/ 21.6M
5. Allostera Pharma http://www.allostera.com/ 15.4M
6. Enobia Pharma http://www.enobia.com/ 50M
7. Novast Pharmaceuticals http://www.novast.com/ 25M

Mid-Atlantic:

1. Arginetix http://www.arginetix.com/ 4.6M
2. Profectus BioSciences http://profectusbiosciences.com/ 19M

Mid-West:

1. NewLink Genetics http://www.linkp.com/ 7.5M
2. Akebia Therapeutics http://www.akebia.com/ 16M
3. ProCertus Biopharma http://www.procertus.com/ 2.1M

North-East

1. Kolltan Pharmaceuticals http://www.kolltan.com/ 5M
2. NanoBio http://www.nanobio.com/ 10M
3. Cerulean Pharma http://ceruleanrx.com/ 10M
4. Constellation Pharma http://constellationpharma.com/ 17.2M
5. Gloucester Pharma http://gloucesterpharma.com/ 29M
6. Acetylon Pharmaceuticals 7.2M
7. Avila Therapeutics http://www.avilatx.com/ 30M
8. Seaside Therapeutics http://seasidetherapeutics.com/ 30M
9. Curemark http://www.curemark.com/ 6.5M
10. Small Bone Innovations http://www.totalsmallbone.com/ 35M
11. Cognition Therapeutics http://www.cogrx.com/ 1.2M

South-East

1. Quantum Immunologics http://quantumimmunologics.com/ 2.2M
2. Alimera Sciences http://www.alimerasciences.com/ 5M
3. Union Springs http://clynsbrands.com/ 5M
4. Chimerix http://www.chimerix-inc.com/ 16M
5. Viament Pharmaceuticals http://www.viamet.com/ 18M
6. Liquidia Technologies http://www.liquidia.com/ 7M

West

1. DNAnexus http://www.dnanexus.com/ 1.5M
2. Intellikine http://www.intellikine.com/ 51M
3. Limerick Biopharma http://www.limerickbio.com/ 15M
4. 3-V Biosciences http://www.3vbio.com/ 30M
5. Jennerex Biotherapeutics http://www.jennerex.com/ 5.1M
6. Juvaris Biotherapeutics http://www.juvaris.com/ 12.5M
7. Celladon http://www.celladon.net/ 21.8M
8. aTyr Pharma http://www.atyrpharma.com/ 12M
9. Adamas Pharmaceuticals http://www.adamaspharma.com/ 40M
10. Alvine Pharmaceuticals http://www.alvinepharma.com/ 21.5M
11. Presidio Pharmaceuticals http://www.presidiopharma.com/ 27M
12. Helicon Therapeutics http://helicontherapeutics.com/ 50M
13. Oraya Therapeutics http://www.orayainc.com/ 42M