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Published on 11/8/2005 in the Prospect News Biotech Daily.

Mersana completes $21 million financing

By Angela McDaniels

Seattle, Nov. 8 - Mersana Therapeutics Inc. said it has completed an oversubscribed $21 million financing led by Fidelity Biosciences and ProQuest Investments.

Other investors included Rho Ventures, PureTech Ventures, Cape Family Fund LLC, Harris & Harris Group Inc. and Lansing Brown Investments LLC.

With completion of the financing, Jay Moorin and Joyce Tsang, partners at ProQuest Investments, Jason Rhodes, principal at Fidelity Biosciences, and Martin Vogelbaum, partner at Rho Ventures joined existing members Charles Harris of Harris & Harris Group and Mersana president and chief executive officer Julie Olson on the board of directors.

Mersana is based in Cambridge, Mass., where it develops therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer.

Issuer:Mersana Therapeutics Inc.
Amount:$21 million
Investors:Fidelity Biosciences, ProQuest Investments (leads), Rho Ventures, PureTech Ventures, Cape Family Fund LLC, Harris & Harris Group Inc., Lansing Brown Investments LLC
Announcement date:Nov. 8

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