Investor Relations

BiancaMed is backed by a strong investor group including Seventure,  ePlanet Resmed and Entreprise Ireland & Invest NI

BiancaMed Limited is a VC backed company, which initially raised €2.5m in March 2007 in a Series A fund raising led by DFJ ePlanet and an additional €6m in second-round funding in July 2009 led by pan-European VC firm Seventure Partners.  The company also received grant investment from Enterprise Ireland.

Three of the company’s existing investors – ePlanet Ventures, Enterprise Ireland and ResMed – also participated in the second round.

About Seventure Partners

As one of the leading venture capital firms in Europe, Seventure manages €500m and has been investing since 1997 in innovative businesses with high growth potential in Information and Communication Technologies and in Life Sciences. The Life Sciences team invests all over Europe. Its four preferred sectors are Biotech & Pharmaceuticals, Medtech, Industrial Biotech & Cleantech, and Lifestyle Healthcare & nutrition. A typical investment ranges from €500k to €10m per round, up to €20m per company, from early to later stage. Seventure is a subsidiary of Natixis Private Equity, the asset management company of Natixis, with over €4.2b in private equity investments. www.seventure.fr

About ResMed

ResMed is a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of medical equipment for treating, diagnosing, and managing sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders. We are dedicated to developing innovative products to improve the lives of those who suffer from these conditions and to increasing awareness among patients and healthcare professionals of the potentially serious health consequences of untreated sleep-disordered breathing. www.resmed.com

About ePlanetVentures

ePlanetVentures is a leading global venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in London, New Delhi, Bangalore, Singapore, Shanghai, and Beijing, as well as a presence in Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo.

ePlanetVentures has invested in over 80 innovative high-growth companies world-wide, resulting in a number of landmark exits including Baidu (NASDAQ listing in August 2005, presently circa. $12b market cap), Skype (sold to eBay for approx. $3b in 2005), and Focus Media (NASDAQ listing 2005, presently circa. $6b market cap).

ePlanetVentures is one of the leaders in promoting the cross-border migration of technological innovation, business models and entrepreneurship. The Fund invests in sectors such as the Internet (consumer Internet, Internet services and applications), wireless communications and applications, VoIP and other broadband services, entertainment, semiconductor design, medical technology and other emerging services sectors. ePlanet also seeks to make investments in traditional, established industries where business-model improvements have the power to create category-dominant companies in the world’s fastest growing markets.

ePlanetVentures won the China Venture Capital Association Exit of the Year 2005 for Baidu, and the European Venture Capital Association Deal of the Year 2005 Award for Skype, and has been profiled in FORBES Feb 2008 amongst the Top 10 global venture capital investors.  www.eplanetventures.com

About Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous business sector. Their mission is to accelerate the development of world-class Irish companies to achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity.

http://www.enterprise-ireland.com

About Invest NI

Their role is to grow the economy by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationally, and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland.

Invest NI offers the Northern Ireland business community a single organisation providing high-quality services, programmes, support and expert advice.

http://www.investni.com/

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