KellBenx Raises $2.5M

Apr 21, 2011

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Startup biotech firm KellBenx today announced it has raised $2.5 million in an initial funding round.

Four investors participated in the round, three undisclosed venture capital groups and an undisclosed angel investor.

"The funds will be used to launch an [institutional review board]-approved clinical trial and build our Long Island laboratory to analyze the data we are producing," Hassan Bennani, CEO of KellBenx, said in a statement.

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