The Irish Times

Abbvie pays up to €895m for Irish funded dementia drug group

Belgian company Syndesi Therapeutics was backed by Irish VC Fountain Healthcare on spin-out

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 13:00

German study confirms efficacy of Irish tinnitus therapy

Neuromod welcomes independent real-world study confirming clinical trial data

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 18:19

Fountain Healthcare Partners invests in Dutch biotech Calypso

Company completes dosing in first round of trial of treatment for coeliac disease

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 19:12

Back pain device group Mainstay Medical raises $108m

Funding will drive commercialisation of Reactiv8 in critical US market

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 18:24

Trust the Irish to cure a runny nose

Galway-based Neurent looks to capitalise on treatment for one of the most common chronic conditions

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 05:55

Neurent Medical raises €20.6m to commercialise runny nose cure

Galway medical device group sees $2bn market for novel rhinitis device

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 12:01

Fountain closes third life sciences fund after raising €125m

Group eyeing up to 10 investments, mostly in therapeutics and medical device sectors

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 11:53

Neuromod tinnitus trial shows significant results for Lenire

Large-scale trial shows improvement after 12 weeks, sustained results after 12 months

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 08:26

Year to remember for Fountain Healthcare Partners

Cantillon: Venture capital business sells Inflazome to Roche for €380m

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 05:35

Swiss drug giant Roche pays €380m for Irish biotech Inflazome

Company developing medicines for chronic inflammatory diseases such as Alzheimer’s

Mon Sept 21 2020 - 07:03

Bayer buys developer of treatment for menopausal symptoms

Acquisition of KaNDy Therapeutics a win for Irish VC investor Fountain Healthcare

Tue Aug 11 2020 - 21:15

Septic shock study gets €5m funding from Irish life sciences VC

Fountain Healthcare invests in French start-up Inotrem which targets condition with 35% mortality rate

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 05:20

Looking for finance? Don’t always bank on it

Bank debt isn’t the only game in town for businesses. Here are some alternatives

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 00:00

Medtech firm Neuromod Devices raises €8m in capital

Company plans to ramp up commercialisation of tinnitus treatment

Thu Sept 26 2019 - 10:15

Irish VC group Fountain Healthcare Partners raises €118m

Group beats €100m target and intends to invest the bulk of the fund in Europe and US

Thu May 23 2019 - 20:21

Irish merger and acquisitions up, along with value of deals

Figures from Mergermarket show the value of transactions jumped 370% in 2018

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 06:00

Paschal meets Apple bigwigs as AIB seeks help-to-buy scheme extension

Seen and heard: PwC to review children’s hospital costs, ESB may offload Dublin depot

Sun Jan 13 2019 - 13:00

Irish biotech Inflazome in €40m fundraising

Inflazome in one of the largest European biotech fundraisings this year as it targets range of serious inflammatory diseases

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 19:19

Amarin – an overnight success 10 years in the making

After several false starts, way is clear for John Thero to take Vascepa cholesterol drug to market

Fri Oct 05 2018 - 05:50

Kandy Therapeutics raises £25m for menopause drug

Irish healthcare venture capital group Fountain among backers of HRT alternative

Wed Aug 29 2018 - 07:00

Mainstay Medical hits milestone in key US clinical trial

Group completes back pain neurostimulator implants in all 204 patients enrolled in test for device

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 17:42

Neurent raises €9.3m to put paid to chronic runny noses

Galway medical device firm developing rhinitis cure device for use in doctors’ offices

Mon May 28 2018 - 06:02

Irish company to showcase ‘breakthrough’ breast cancer drug

Inflection Biosciences seeking phase I testing for new therapy targeting aggressive cancer

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 06:02

Irish VC backs Belgian start-up investigating dementia therapy

Fountain Healthcare participates in €17m funding round for Syndesi Therapeutics

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 05:35

Neuromod hires research expert in move to bring tinnitus device to market

Irish medtech start-up seeking to commercialise non-invasive device for condition

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 07:00

Mainstay Medical to seek further funding as full-year losses mount

Dublin-listed medical devices firm recently made its first commercial sale in Germany

Thu Aug 24 2017 - 18:12

Johnson & Johnson buys Irish stroke care firm in multimillion euro deal

Sale of Neuravi is largest deal for a venture-backed medtech in Europe since 2009

Mon Apr 10 2017 - 12:14

Mainstay Medical sells its first ReActiv8 implant for back pain

Iseq-listed medical device firm targets commercial growth and completion of US clinical trials

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 19:49

Mainstay Medical seeks approval to sell ReActiv8 in Australia

Dublin-listed firm pushes ahead with plans to commercialise back pain treatment

Thu Jan 12 2017 - 07:49

Mainstay Medical adds eighth US patent to its IP portfolio

Company’s flagship product ReActiv8 won European approval earlier this year

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 08:12

Fountain Healthcare invests in $47.6m stop smoking device

Chrono Therapeutics developing device to deliver nicotine through skin in timed doses

Fri Sept 09 2016 - 18:49

Galway med tech firm Vivasure raises €16.5m in funding

Start-up’s technology allows surgeons to finish heart surgery without leaving stitches

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 12:00

Irish-headquartered Mainstay sees losses narrow to $13m

Operating expenses also decline while R&D and clinical and regulatory costs rise

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 05:45

Innocoll prices shares at $7 for $40m public offering

Firm developing products to treat postoperative pain and diabetic foot infections

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 21:12