Posted on: January 6, 2010 by PEHub AdministratorNo Comments »
Acton Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Marlborough, Mass.-based respiratory pharma startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital. The company also announced that it has licensed the Aerospan inhalation aerosol from Forest Labs (NYSE: FRX).
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