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Novita Moves Headquarters to MPM Capital's Heartland House
October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010
Life sciences VC firm, incubator, marketer get home under one roof
Kansas City Business Journal - by Aly Van Dyke Staff Writer (Friday, October 1, 2010)
A 1920s-era home, just a stone’s throw away from the University of Kansas Medical Center, will bring three important pegs of new therapy development under one roof.
A global venture capital firm, a local business incubator and a marketing...
Novita Therapeutics ("Novita") announced today the closing of a follow-on round of angel financing, bringing the total cash investment to $930,000 since the company's founding in November 2009.
Novita Therapeutics ("Novita") announced today that the Kansas Bioscience Authority ("KBA") has awarded Novita a $72,578 grant to complete design work on an implantable cardiovascular device under development at Novita.
"Financing for early stage product development is critical for the commercial success of start-up bioscience companies," said Nicholas Franano, M.D...
Kansas City Business Journal - by Mike Sherry Staff Writer
- Jan. 15, 2010
Two local biotech entrepreneurs plan to use a cutting-edge business approach to replicate their previous success.
Novita Therapeutics LLC is a new venture by Dr. Nicholas Franano and his father-in-law, William Whitaker. The company will look to develop drugs and medical devices to treat cardiovascular, renal and...
Nicholas Franano, M.D. and William P. Whitaker, Esq. Announce the Closing of an Initial Round of Financing