Naurex raises $18 million

Neurology company Naurex Inc. (Evanston, Ill.) raised $18 million in a series A round led by Adams Street Partners and Latterell Venture Partners. Druid BioVentures; Genesys Capital; PathoCapital; H. Lundbeck A/S (CSE:LUN); Takeda Ventures; and Shire plc (LSE:SHP; NASDAQ:SHPGY) also participated. PathoCapital's Wilbur Gantz will become chairman of Naurex, while Adams Street's Terry Gould and Latterell's Kenneth Widder will join Naurex's board. ...