
Morrisville-based Centice (www.centice.com) a medical device and diagnostics startup, has closed on $11.3 million in venture capital funding. Participating in the round is Durham-based The Aurora Funds. Centice has licensed technology developed at Duke University for use in spectroscopy, which is the study of the interaction between light and matter. Its latest patent covers methods and systems for making spectral measurements on weak diffuse resources while at the same time maintaining high resolution. The company has applied for more than 20 patents. Contact Arthur Bergens (919.653.0424).