Presage Sets the Stage for Commercial Expansion with Closing of $13M Financing and Execution of New Phase 0 Trial Agreements with Merck and Maverick Therapeutics - Funds to Support Expansion of CIVO® Technology Platform - New Collaborations to Utilize CIVO for Phase 0 Studies News provided by Share this article Share this article SEATTLE, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Presage Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering a new cancer drug development approach using its Comparative In Vivo Oncology (CIVO®) intratumoral microdosing platform, today announced the closing of a $13 million financing and commencement of new research collaborations with Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Maverick Therapeutics.