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Dan Broderick Joins Prolog Ventures as Partner
Prolog Ventures today announced that Dan Broderick has joined the firm as its fourth partner. Broderick brings more than 20 years of experience in early-stage investing, venture fund management, and technology commercialization.
09 12 07 Release >

Prolog Ventures Is Recognized for Investments in Women Entrepreneurs
Prolog Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in life science investments, will be recognized by the Women’s Technology Cluster (WTC) for its investments in women-led companies.
04 11 07 Release >

Our Portfolio Companies

Stereotaxis Market Leadership Reinforced in Core Curriculum and Symposium Presentations at Heart Rhythm 2008
Stereotaxis receives favorable endorsements of its Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System and Odyssey™ information management tools from key opinion leaders in electrophysiology at Heart Rhythm 2008, the Heart Rhythm Society's 29th Annual Scientific Sessions.
05 20 08 Release >

Veran Medical Technologies Secures $4.75M in First Institutional Funding
ST. LOUIS | Veran has secured $4.75M of financing to drive adoption of its IG4 delivery system for minimally invasive biopsy and ablation of cancer. St. Louis-based Prolog Ventures led the round and was joined by Advantage Capital Partners and existing private investors. Veran also relocated its headquarters to St. Louis.
05 12 08 Release >

Asoyia Secures Venture Capital Funding
IOWA CITY | Asoyia has secured $4 million of financing to expand marketing, research, and development of its ultra low linolenic, trans-fat-free soybean products. St. Louis-based Prolog Ventures led the round and was joined by LSP (Life Science Partners) of Boston.
05 01 08 Release >

Singulex Collaborates with Large Pharmaceutical Company in Erenna™ Technology Access Program
ALEMEDA, CA and PARIS | Singulex announced today a collaboration to give Novartis access to Singulex's advanced biomarker detection technology.
03 06 08 Release >

Attune Foods Debuts Two New Probiotic Wellness Bars
SAN FRANCISCO | Attune Foods is rolling out two new probiotic wellness bars – Dark Chocolate and Mango Peach – at retailers this month. These all-natural daily wellness bars are packed with five times the beneficial cultures found in yogurt, combining the health, great-taste, and portability so important to consumers' healthy, active lifestyles.
01 30 08 Release >

Indianapolis-Based Cancer Researchers Close on $6.25 Million of
Series A Financing
INDIANAPOLIS | CS-Keys, an Indianapolis-based company creating cancer-specific biomarkers using advanced proteomics for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, has closed on $6.25 million of Series A financing. Triathlon Medical Ventures led the round and was joined by Clarian Health Ventures, Prolog Ventures, Ceres Venture Fund, and Spring Mill Venture Partners.
01 29 08 Release >

Clinicians Share Initial Positive Experiences with New Magnetic
Irrigated Catheter
ST. LOUIS | Leading European electrophysiologists shared their initial positive experiences with Stereotaxis' partnered magnetic irrigated catheter, used with its Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System, during the Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium.
01 22 08 Release >

Corazonas Launches First and Only Cholesterol-Reducing Potato Chips
LOS ANGELES | Corazonas Foods transforms the all-American classic potato chip into a heart-healthy culinary delight with the launch of Corazonas Heart-Healthy Potato Chips.
01 03 08 Release >

Gilbert Pritchard, Jr. Joins Board of Directors at Dreamerz Foods
SAN FRANCISCO | Dreamerz Foods today announced Gilbert Pritchard, Jr., former chief executive officer of Avalon Natural Products, as the newest member of the company's board of directors. Pritchard brings more than 25 years of experience leading mass market companies in the personal care and natural food industries.
12 27 07 Release >

Singulex Collaborates with Washington University School of Medicine
to Advance Biomarker Research in Human Disease
HAYWARD, CA and ST. LOUIS | Singulex today announced a collaboration with researchers at Washington University to increase the clinical utility of both validated and recently discovered biomarkers in human disease. Singulex also announced the company will receive a $900,000 Phase I/II Fast Track Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
11 14 07 Release >

The Natural Dentist CEO Joins The Forsyth Institute Board
BOSTON | Nancy J. Rosenzweig, CEO of The Natural Dentist, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of The Forsyth Institute, a nonprofit research organization focused on oral health.
11 12 07 Release >

Akermin Raises $5 Million in Just-Completed Financing Round
ST. LOUIS | Prolog Ventures led Akermin’s latest round of Series A Phase II financing, bringing Akermin's total funding since inception to $8.5 million.
11 12 07 Release >

The Personality of a Smile
MEDFORD, MA | The Natural Dentist has teamed up with renowned body language expert Patti Wood to tell people what their smile says with a new program called The Smile Personality Analysis.
10 16 07 Release >

Divergence Receives NIH Grant to Identify Candidate Drugs for Elephantiasis and River Blindness
ST. LOUIS | Divergence announced that it has been awarded a Phase II Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of
Health – National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID) in the amount of $734,000.
09 24 07 Release >

Altheus Therapeutics Secures $3.6 Million in Venture Capital
OKLAHOMA CITY | Altheus Therapeutics has secured $3.6 million in venture capital financing to fund clinical trials testing the efficacy of its therapy for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. St Louis-based Prolog Ventures led the round and was joined by the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund and Oklahoma Equity Partners.
09 18 07 Release >

Divergence Receives NSF Grant to Develop RNA Interference Technology for Parasite-Resistant Crops, Including Corn
ST. LOUIS | Divergence announced today that is has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $100,000.
09 17 07 Release >

Dreamerz Foods Names Sheryl O’Loughlin as Board Member
SAN FRANCISCO | Dreamerz Foods, the creator of Dreamerz™, the first ever all-natural sleep beverage, today announced Sheryl O’Loughlin, former chief executive officer of Clif Bar & Company, as the newest member of the San Francisco-based company’s board of directors. With more than 15 years of experience at companies such as Clif Bar, Quaker Oats Company, and General Foods, O’Loughlin will leverage her expertise in helping the company to achieve success.
08 23 07 Release >

Efficas Launches New Product and Web Site for Allergy and Asthma Sufferers
BOULDER, CO | Efficas, a health science and technology development company, announced the launch of its berry-flavored Efficas Care™ and extensive online resources for allergy and asthma sufferers.
07 10 07 Release >

Stereotaxis Announces 1000 Worldwide Atrial Fibrillation Procedures with
Niobe® System
ST. LOUIS | Stereotaxis announced today that it has achieved an important milestone of over 1000 atrial fibrillation procedures performed worldwide with its proprietary Niobe magnetic navigation system. Atrial fibrillation is a complex arrhythmia, typically originating in the left atrium of the heart, affecting millions of patients worldwide.
06 21 07 Release >

Brand New Brands Completes Mission by Launching Four Pioneering Therapeutic Food Companies
SAN FRANCISCO | Brand New Brands, the innovative venture accelerator that was created to improve and enhance Americans’ lives through the development of next-generation healthful foods and beverages, announced the successful completion of its mission.
06 18 07 Release >

Singulex Raises $19.1 Million to Advance Clinical Immounassays for Drug Development and Health Care
HAYWARD, CA | Singulex announced today it has raised $19.1 million in a private financing led by OrbiMed Advisors, LLC and joined by existing investors, Fisk Ventures, Prolog Ventures, and Advantage Capital.
06 07 07 Release >

Akermin’s Nick Akers Named Young Entrepreneur of the Year
ST. LOUIS | Nick L. Akers, founder and chief technology officer of Akermin, was named District VII Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the federal Small Business Administration.
06 05 07 Release >

Dreamerz Foods Closes on Series B Funding
SAN FRANCISCO | Dreamerz Foods, a California-based natural foods company that champions the importance of healthy sleep and stress reduction by creating great-tasting, all-natural, and efficacious products, announced today that it has secured $10 million in series B funding.
06 05 07 Release >

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