Santen and Clearside Biomedical Enter into Research and Financial Pact

Santen, an Emeryville, Calif.-based subsidiary of Japan-based Santen Pharmaceuticals, has entered into a research collaboration agreement with Clearside Biomedical of Alpharetta, Georgia, a company in which Santen, along with other financial backers, is also making an investment. Specifically, Clearside's "microinjection platform," which provides access to the retina and choroid, just attracted $7.9 million in fresh funding from Santen, Mountain Group Capital, Hatteras Venture Partners, Georgia Research Alliance Fund, and Kenan Flagler Business School Private Equity Fund.

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