Metabolic Solutions Raises Another $6.8M

Kalamazoo, MI-based Metabolic Solutions Development, a developer of drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes, raised another $6.8 million in equity-based financing, according to a July 29 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Twenty-three investors participated in the sale. Most of the financing is being used for expenses related to converting the company to an LLC structure, CEO Stephen Benoit said.

Author: Sarah Schmid Stevenson

Sarah is a former Xconomy editor. Prior to joining Xconomy in 2011, she did communications work for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan House of Representatives. She has also worked as a reporter and copy editor at the Missoula Independent and the Lansing State Journal. She holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Native American Studies from the University of Montana and proudly calls Detroit "the most fascinating city I've ever lived in."