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Making the Milestone

Canada-U.S. syndicate back Milestone Pharma's oral drug for cardiac arrhythmia

June 20, 2011 7:00 AM UTC

The venture arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada helped lead a C$13 million ($13.3 million) series A round last week in cardiovascular play Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. The financing is intended to help develop an oral candidate to treat a form of cardiac arrhythmia.

BDC and fellow new investors Pappas Ventures and GO Capital led the cross-border syndicate. Fonds de solidarite FTQ, also a new investor, joined existing investors iNovia Capital and Fonds Bio-Innovation...