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Thesan Pharmaceuticals Raises $16M

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San Diego-based Thesan Pharmaceuticals said today that it has raised $16M in a Series A round, for the firm's developing of treatments for dermatological disorders. The firm said the funding was co-led by Novo Ventures and Novartis Venture Funds. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

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As you know, it was started by the Vice Chancellors at UCI and Dwight Decker, who really got together and got things going. However, our challenge is that there are not a lot of venture capital investors in Southern California. You see that it's pretty high here in Orange County, as it is in San Diego.

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