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Orchestra BioMed Receives $15 Million Investment from Ligand Under Previously Announced Strategic Financing Agreement
$15 million payment fulfills previously scheduled tranche under royalty-based financing agreement, bringing total capital received from Ligand to $40 million to date in exchange for tiered royalty interest in Orchestra BioMed’s future revenue as well as equityFunding supports continued execution of Orchestra BioMed’s pivotal trials for Atrioventricular Interval Modulation Therapy (“AVIM Therapy”) and Virtue Sirolimus AngioInfusion Balloon (“Virtue SAB”) This payment, together with a $20 million
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