Belgium's Amakem Raises €18 million In Europe's Largest Series A So Far In 2011
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Belgian start-up raises record-breaking €18 million A round to take rho kinase inhibitor glaucoma candidate to clinical proof-of-concept.
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