E-Mail IMAGE: The image shows fractured femurs at three weeks post-fracture. Yellow and orange colors indicate higher density bone than purple and blue and the green arrows point towards the fracture site.... view more Credit: Novosteo Inc. Novosteo Inc., a preclinical-stage biotechnology startup focused on the development of bone-targeted therapeutics, announced Thursday (February 4) the closing of a $5.5 million in Series A financing to advance its development of the first-ever targeted bone anabolic agent NOV004. The compound has shown promise in live animals in the acceleration of fracture healing when delivered systemically. NOV004 is unique in that it concentrates at the fracture site while avoiding accumulation in the rest of the body. Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance NOV004 into clinical development that will begin in the first half of 2021.