Flex Pharma raises $40 mln from big investor group

Flex Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treatments for neuromuscular disorders, has raised $40 million from an investor group. Investors include Longwood Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, EcoR1 Capital, Jennison Associates, Lightstone Ventures, Alexandria Equities, CD-Venture, Bindley Capital Partners, City Hill Ventures and several individuals including Steve Pagliuca, managing director at Bain Capital.

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