GeniPhys secures $6 million in Series A funding

GeniPhys, a company founded by Purdue University biomedical engineering professor Sherry Harbin, has raised a $6 million Series A round. The funding will support the launch of the company’s initial product into the market, expand its team, and invest in manufacturing and regulatory capabilities.

GeniPhys has developed a polymerizable collagen called Collymer, which can be designed and fabricated into materials with a variety of shapes, architectures and mechanical properties. It addresses unmet needs in markets like wound management, surgical reconstruction, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ENT (ears, nose & throat), and therapeutic cell and drug delivery.

Harbin has a joint appointment in the College of Engineering and College of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue.

More information can be read on the GeniPhysWebsite.

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