of Portfolio Company Vivasure
Funds will support clinical development and regulatory approval of fully absorbable percutaneous closure devices for large-bore vessels
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Tuesday, May 24, 2022 – EQT Life Sciences announced that Vivasure Medical® (“Vivasure” or the “Company”) has closed the first tranche of EUR 22 million as part of its Series D financing round that could reach up to EUR 52 million in total. The round is led by a multi-national strategic corporation that has also purchased an option to acquire the Company upon certain milestones. Vivasure, which is pioneering novel fully absorbable technology for percutaneous vessel closure, is a portfolio company of the LSP Health Economics Fund managed by the EQT Life Sciences teams. Other participants in this Series D financing round include a second strategic corporate investor as well as existing investors.
The financing will support the United States and European clinical development and regulatory approval of the Company’s portfolio of fully absorbable, patch-based large-bore percutaneous vessel closure devices for transcatheter endovascular and cardiovascular procedures, including PerQseal® and PerQseal®+ for arterial closure and PerQseal® Blue for venous closure. Vivasure’s innovative PerQseal technology consists of a proprietary bioabsorbable intravascular patch that seals the vessel from the inside, returning the artery or vein to its natural state without leaving behind the remains of any materials such as collagen, metal implants or sutures commonly used in other closure technologies.
Vivasure Medical’s PerQseal device is the first sutureless and fully absorbable synthetic implant for large-bore arterial vessel punctures and is available to physicians in Europe for use in transcatheter endovascular procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) and endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair (EVAR). The Company’s next-generation PerQseal+ device has an enhanced bioabsorbable patch designed to address more complex patient anatomies and is currently under clinical evaluation in Europe and the U.S. Vivasure is also developing PerQseal Blue, designed exclusively for sutureless and fully absorbable large-bore venous vessel closure following percutaneous cardiovascular procedures, such as transcatheter mitral valve repair or replacement (TMVR), transcatheter tricuspid valve repair or replacement (TTVR) and leadless pacemaker implants. Currently, there are no sutureless options available for vessel closure following large-bore venous procedures.
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About EQT Life Sciences
EQT Life Sciences was formed in 2022 following an integration of LSP, a leading European life sciences venture capital firm, into the EQT platform. As LSP, the firm raised over EUR 3.0 billion (USD 3.5 billion) and supported the growth of more than 150 companies since it started to invest over 30 years ago. With a dedicated team of highly experienced investment professionals, coming from backgrounds in medicine, science, business, and finance, EQT Life Sciences backs the smartest inventors who have ideas that could truly make a difference for patients.
The team combines deep sector knowledge, analytical skills, and investment experience to provide the added value that inventors seek. EQT Life Sciences’ broad life sciences and healthcare network is highly complementary to EQT’s global healthcare sector franchise and makes EQT an even better and more innovative healthcare investor.
About Vivasure Medical
Based in Galway, Ireland, Vivasure is a medical device company developing advanced polymer implants and delivery systems, primarily focused on minimally invasive vessel closure in cardiology, interventional radiology and vascular surgery. Vivasure operates a fully integrated R&D and ISO 13485 certified manufacturing facility and is backed by leading international medtech investors. For more information, please visit
vivasuremedical.com.
PerQseal®, PerQseal®+ and PerQseal® Blue are not available for sale in the United States.
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