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Abbott, Shire line up

Strategic investors Abbott, Shire participate in $40M D round for AM-Pharma

September 19, 2011 7:00 AM UTC

AM-Pharma B.V. added two strategic investors in its latest funding round: the venture arms of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) and Shire plc (LSE:SHP; NASDAQ:SHPGY).

Ysios Capital Partners and Kurma Life Science Partners led the E29.2 million ($39.6 million) series D round. BB Biotech Ventures; Idinvest Partners; Forbion Capital Partners; and Inventages Venture Capital also participated...