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San Bruno, CA-based Numerate, a company working on machine-learning algorithms for drug discovery, raised $8 million in new financing, which was provided by Atlas Venture and Lilly Ventures. "Their investment recognizes the success of our novel drug design platform in solving key problems of small molecule drug discovery and will enable us to advance our lead programs in metabolic, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases," says CEO Guido Lanza. "In metabolic disease, we are targeting the free fatty acid receptors to address diabetes, obesity and related co-morbidities, while in cardiovascular disease we are targeting the Ryanodine receptor 2 to discover improved drugs for heart failure and arrhythmia." Release

Cambridge, MA-based InVivo Therapeutics, a stem cell company, is laying off 14 staffers--or 28% of its work force--in a restructuring. Release

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