Antiseptic Materials Startup Nobio Raises $3.6 Million
The Israel-based startup plans to target the dental and medical device industry, offering technology to solve the infection and contamination when devices are placed in the body.
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Nobio Ltd., an early stage startup developing a substance that adds antimicrobial properties to synthetic materials, has raised $3.6 million, it announced on Monday.
A dentist's office (illustrative). Photo: Emilia Tucker Israel-based life sciences venture fund aMoon and oral surgeon Ole Jensen led the funding round.
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The Israel-based startup plans to target the dental and medical device industry, offering technology to solve the infection and contamination when devices are placed in the body.
A dentist's office (illustrative). Photo: Emilia Tucker
The investment will be used to apply for regulatory approval for dental products and to establish a manufacturing facility, the startup said.
“Protecting composite restorations from the harmful effect of oral bacteria in the form of plaque has been a challenge, and Nobio’s technology was specifically designed to address this major, unmet need,” Nobio CEO Yoram Ashery said in a statement.
