LDR Raises $25 Million in Series C Round



    LDR, a privately held company with innovative spinal implants for
    both non-fusion and fusion applications, has completed a $25MM Series
    C funding round. Telegraph Hill Partners led the investment along with
    original investors Austin Ventures, Rothschild Private Equity and PTV
    Sciences.

    LDR now sells products in over 30 countries and will use the funds
    for ongoing expansion. In the coming months the company will be
    introducing several new spinal products and concluding enrollment in
    its IDE study for Mobi-C(R), the company's second-generation cervical
    disc.

    The Mobi-C IDE study was the first FDA approved concurrent study
    for both one and two level indications. Introduced in France in late
    2004, the product has now been implanted in over 4000 patients
    globally. The company continues to follow the first 200 patients that
    were implanted with the Mobi-C via a European clinical study and also
    has several ongoing clinical studies with patients outside the U.S. In
    the United States, approximately 430 patients have been enrolled and
    completion of the study is forecasted in the next 90-120 days.
    Multi-level cervical arthroplasty is forecasted to become a strong
    need in the spine market and the Mobi-C's two-level study will be
    important in this emerging market.

    The company is expanding into new geographic markets and
    introducing several new product platforms including: innovative
    interbody fusion products, an exciting new approach for motion
    preservation in the lumbar spine and a new methodology to minimally
    invasive surgery developed with leading physicians including
    clinicians at the Texas Back Institute.

    Christophe Lavigne, CEO of LDR Holdings said, "We are excited
    about LDR's future and are pleased to welcome Telegraph Hill Partners
    as our newest investor. Our company is now positioned to become one of
    the leading innovators in spine. The next six months should be
    particularly busy and exciting as we roll out several new
    technologies."

    Robert Shepler, general partner at Telegraph Hill Partners
    comments, "During our due diligence process we communicated with the
    spine surgeon community and received valuable and encouraging feedback
    about LDR and its products. In particular, the surgeons were excited
    about the "screw-less, keel-less, mobile bearing design" of the Mobi-C
    cervical disc, which they believe will be a leading contender in the
    emerging market for multi-level cervical disc surgeries. We look
    forward to working with the LDR team in the continuing development of
    an outstanding company."

    About LDR

    LDR works closely with surgeons to develop implantable spine
    systems and instrumentation that restore optimum stability and
    mobility to patients and to make spine surgery more reproducible and
    easier to perform. More information is located at www.ldrspine.com.

    Caution: Mobi-C is an Investigational device in the U.S. and is
    limited by U.S. law to investigational use.