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NewSpring Capital, a Philadelphia-area private equity fund
family with significant health care investment experience, leads
this round, which also includes CID Capital of Columbus, Ohio
and other investors. A second close is expected within the next
30 days. RedPath is a national specialty laboratory that
provides complex cancer diagnostic testing for pathologists,
oncologists and clinicians involved in cancer diagnostics and
treatment. RedPath is one of a small but growing field of
companies that are translating the information gain from the
Human Genome Project into everyday patient care through
molecular-based diagnostics.
RedPath Integrated Pathology, Inc. reports that
Seneca Health Partners, Inflexion Partners, and HMA Capital
Partners have invested in the Pittsburgh-based cancer
diagnostics company as part of RedPath's final closing of their
Series A round of institutional investment. The three venture
capital companies join New Spring Capital and CID Capital who
led the first round of investment. In total, RedPath has raised
$6.5 million in outside financing within the past three months.
HealthCare Capital Advisors, Tampa, acted as
placement agent and financial advisor to the Company. Brian G.
Murphy, Partner with New Spring Capital, has stepped in as
RedPath's new Chairman of the Board. Other new board members
include Peter Kleinhenz, Managing Director of CID Capital, Inc.
and Dennis Smith, MD, an anatomic pathology industry expert and
former board member of AmeriPath.
Both Mary Del Brady, President & CEO of RedPath
and Barbara Handelin, Ph.D. Director of Diagnostics, DNAPrint
Pharmaceuticals, remain on the Board.
RedPath Integrated Pathology is a national
specialty laboratory that provides complex cancer diagnostic
testing for pathologists, oncologists and clinicians. The
company plans to use proceeds from the Series A financing round
to scale operations to market demand levels and increase sales
and marketing activities.
"We are pleased that we were not only able to
exceed our financing goal for the Series A round," said Mary Del
Brady, President & CEO of RedPath, "but that we were able to
attract such seasoned and fully committed investors.
Molecular-based diagnostics is a dynamic, rapidly growing
industry with tremendous opportunities and challenges in the
coming months and years, and our investors are already hard at
work helping the company with the development of critical growth
strategies."
RedPath's patented PathFinderTG(TM) technology
enables an early and definitive diagnosis for difficult cases
where cancer is suspected or pre-cancerous conditions exist. The
molecular-based analysis supports optimal treatment planning,
improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare costs.
Currently, more than 25 major cancer centers use RedPath's
proprietary testing.
“This is an exciting time to invest and work with RedPath,” said
Brian G. Murphy, Partner with NewSpring Capital. “RedPath’s technology integrates
and advances the intersection of pathology, molecular analysis
and information sciences. We believe there is tremendous market
opportunity for this unique approach to cancer diagnostics.”
We are very pleased to have the backing of NewSpring Capital, CID
Capital and our
other investors who bring not just financial resources to
RedPath, but valuable experience and deep knowledge of our
markets,” said Mary Del Brady, President & CEO of RedPath
Integrated Pathology, Inc. “Having reached an operating profit
after just two years, we know there is enormous pent-up market
demand that we will now be able to address with the added
capital and assistance.”
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www.redpathip.com |