Hallura, a Portfolio Company of Alon MedTech Ventures, Closes Its $7M Financing Round
YOKNEAM, Israel, Nov. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hallura Ltd., an Israeli based aesthetic medical company developing a new generation of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Dermal Fillers, closes its A round of $7M. The financing round was led by a group of US, Europe and Israel-based private investors; most of the investment comes from leading plastic surgeons and dermatologists. Hallura is a portfolio company of Alon Medtech Ventures owned by Dr. Shimon Eckhouse and is part of the Israeli Innovation Authority (IIA) incubator system.
Hallura's HA Dermal Fillers are based on proprietary technology developed by the company over the last two years. Unlike the 20-year-old technology used in currently available HA fillers which are based on using BDDE for cross-linking; Hallura developed a novel crosslinking technology answering the growing demand for natural and soft non-invasive aesthetic treatments. Hallura's products are based on a radically different crosslinking mechanism which maintains and protects natural HA long chains. Hallura completed a full set of in-vivo animal studies of its products showing excellent safety and higher potential for skin lifting compared to the leading products in the market.
Dr. Stéphane Meunier, co-founder and CEO of Hallura commented: "We are very proud of the breakthrough we achieved in the last two years: we have now a very promising HA technology platform, state of the art facilities and equipment as well as a highly qualified team. HA fillers represent the obvious first application of our technology, we plan in the future to explore other medical applications as well."
Dr. Shimon Eckhouse, co-founder and chairman of Hallura commented: "We are very pleased to complete this financing round of Hallura adding to our shareholder's base one of the most distinguished group of aesthetic doctors in the world. This round will enable us to execute on our plan to build and position the company as a leader in the filler market which became the largest segment of the global, non-invasive aesthetic market."
Dr. Per Hedén, co-founder of Hallura commented "Having been involved in the introduction of the first non-animal HA filler on the market more than 20 years ago and being intensely involved in the use and development of this technology my perspective is very broad on what the market needs are and what doctors and patients are looking for in a new HA filler; and I must say that I believe Hallura´s new HA line will disrupt this field with a totally new set of features of HA fillers and the way they are produced and used by doctors. I am very excited to be part of the Hallura team and to reinvent HA which became the most popular aesthetic solution used by doctors world-wide".
About Hallura Ltd.
Hallura Ltd. brings a disruptive HA technology to the fast growing aesthetic injectables market using proprietary HA crosslinking technology. Hallura's HA dermal fillers answer the growing demand for better, safer fillers with natural and soft aesthetic results with a wide range of aesthetic applications.
Founded in November 2017 by Dr. Stéphane Meunier, Mrs. Alona Gellerman, Dr. Per Hedén and Dr. Shimon Eckhouse and with its headquarters, R&D, and manufacturing located in Yokneam Israel.
About Alon Medtech
Alon MedTech Ventures incubator based in Yokneam, founded and owned by Dr. Shimon Eckhouse its active chairman. Dr. Eckhouse is an inventor, serial entrepreneur and investor in the field of medical devices and medical technologies.
Alon Medtech is investing and partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs to transform innovative medical device ideas into successful companies. Alon Medtech invests in novel technologies and solutions that significantly improve the well-being and quality of life of humankind around the globe.
For more information, please visit: www.alon-medtech.com
Contact person:
Dr. Stephane Meunier
Chief Executive Officer at Hallura
stephane@hallura.com
Mobile: +972-54-426-59-38
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