A group of investors led by Vatera Healthcare Partners has added $69 million to Pearl Therapeutics’s funding, bringing the total to more than $102 million since 2007. Pearl’s lead candidate, PT003, a glycopyrrolate/formoterol MDI for the treatment of COPD is in Phase 2B studies, and Pearl plans to begin Phase 3 trials by the end of 2012. Vatera was founded by Michael Jaharis, a co-founder of Kos Pharmaceuticals. Read the company’s press release.
Pearl raises $69 million
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