{"id":7603,"date":"2008-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"brook-venture-fund-ii-leads-36m-investment-in-pointcare-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/04\/2008\/brook-venture-fund-ii-leads-36m-investment-in-pointcare-technologies.html","title":{"rendered":"Brook Venture Fund II Leads $3.6M Investment in PointCare Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brook Venture Partners (&quot;Brook&quot;) announces today that it has led a $3.6 million investment in PointCare Technologies, Inc. (&quot;PointCare&quot; or &quot;the Company&quot;), a medical diagnostics company helping treat patients in underserved and underprivileged areas of the world.  <\/p>\n<p>The Company&#8217;s PointCare\/NOW\/ instrument and reagents provide doctors with the CD4 T-Cell metrics for HIV \/ AIDS patients, data which is critical to properly governing a treatment regimen.  Without this information, the &quot;AIDS cocktail&quot; treatment is often ineffective and can cause unintended, negative outcomes.  The funds will be used to scale the sales and marketing activities of the Marlborough, MA based firm.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;PointCare&#8217;s new product, PointCare\/NOW\/, is leagues ahead of its competition,&quot; said Fred Morris, Brook Partner.  &quot;It is the only diagnostic device which does not require cold chain reagent transportation, can withstand the harsh environments of rural clinics in <br \/>the developing world, and does not require highly trained lab professionals to use effectively.  On top of that, it has a small footprint and can fit easily into the rural labs where space is at a premium.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are fortunate to be able to help so many people in need.  PointCare\/NOW\/ is very well equipped to help save the lives of people who would otherwise have no treatment options,&quot; said Dr. Petra Krauledat, CEO of PointCare.  &quot;The extensive time we spent studying the needs of developing countries is beginning to pay off.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Building quality sales channels is pivotal to PointCare&#8217;s success,&quot; said Bobby&shy;&shy; Feigler, Sr. VP of sales for PointCare.  &quot;We are looking for strong service and support capabilities in each country as we scale our company going forward.&quot; <\/p>\n<p><u>About PointCare Technologies Inc.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>PointCare Technologies, Inc. is a fully integrated, privately held, ISO-certified medical diagnostics company that invents, develops, manufactures, and markets FDA 510(k) medical diagnostic products with the mission to deliver better diagnostic care to disadvantaged populations worldwide.  Their new PointCare\/NOW\/ instrument is the only diagnostic device which can effectively deliver CD4 and CD4% T-Cell testing capabilities to patients in the rural areas of the world.  PointCare Technologies Inc. is based in Marlborough, MA.  <\/p>\n<p><u>About Brook Venture Partners<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Brook Venture Partners provides expansion stage capital through Brook Venture Fund I, Brook Venture Fund II and other co-investment funds to Information Technology and Medical Technology companies located in the Northeastern United States.  The firm focuses on investments of $2&#8211;5 million and specializes in both financing and providing the strategic and planning support necessary to rapidly scale and accelerate sales and <br \/>marketing activities.  Brook is headquartered outside Boston in Wakefield, MA.  For more information, call 781-295-4000 or visit www.brookventure.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brook Venture Partners (&quot;Brook&quot;) announces today that it has led a $3.6 million investment in PointCare Technologies, Inc. (&quot;PointCare&quot; or &quot;the Company&quot;), a medical diagnostics company helping treat patients in underserved and underprivileged areas of the world. 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