Pocketing $68M, PacBio Remains on Track for Commercial Launch — and Possible IPO — in 2010

Aug 18, 2009

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This article has been updated from a version posted on Aug. 13 to include additional information about the current financing environment for sequencing technology startups.

Pacific Biosciences said last week that it has raised $68 million in financing from a combination of new and existing investors, bringing its total VC financing to more than $260 million since it was founded in 2004.

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