miRagen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients’ lives by developing innovative microRNA (miRNA) based therapeutics for cardiovascular and muscle disease, today announced the achievement of several key milestones resulting in the approval of the second tranche of last year’s $8 million Series A financing. In addition, miRagen secured a $4 million extension of the Series A, bringing the total funding of the Series A financing to $12 million. New investors Amgen Ventures, Broadview Ventures and The Peierls Foundation join founding investors Atlas Venture and Boulder Ventures, Ltd., in funding the company’s novel development of microRNA modulators as therapeutic agents for cardiovascular and muscle disorders.

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