Trinity Capital Inc. Provides $45 Million in Growth Capital to Rapid Micro Biosystems, Modernizing Healthcare Industry Practices
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Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) has committed $45 million in growth capital to Rapid Micro Biosystems (NASDAQ:RPID), a life sciences technology company specializing in automation solutions for microbial quality control in healthcare product manufacturing. The funding will support Rapid Micro's global expansion of their Growth Direct® platform and investments in manufacturing efficiency improvements.
The Growth Direct® platform enhances microbial testing processes by providing faster results, improved accuracy, increased operational efficiency, and enhanced data integrity. The capital will be used to scale operations, support commercial expansion, and drive gross margin growth through cost reduction and improved manufacturing efficiency.
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- Secured significant $45 million growth capital commitment
- Investment supports global commercial expansion and operational scaling
- Strategic partnership to enhance manufacturing efficiency and gross margins
- Strengthens financial position for long-term revenue growth
Negative
- Capital raised through debt financing could increase financial obligations
News Market Reaction 1 Alert
On the day this news was published, RPID declined 0.89%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +2.2% during that session. This price movement removed approximately $1M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $148M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Rapid Micro specializes in automating microbial quality control in mission-critical applications such as environmental monitoring, water testing, sterility testing, and bioburden testing. The Company's Growth Direct® platform provides faster results, greater accuracy, increased operational efficiency, and stronger data integrity, enabling customers to make quicker decisions that help ensure a safe and consistent supply of important healthcare products.
"In an industry where quality cannot be compromised, Rapid Micro Biosystems is delivering the automation and dependability manufacturers need," said Rob Lake, Senior Managing Director of Life Sciences at Trinity Capital. "They are transforming a critical process within biopharma manufacturing, and we are proud to partner with a team driving meaningful impact across the industry."
This new capital will help scale Rapid Micro's operations, to include supporting the continued global commercial expansion of the Growth Direct platform, and ongoing investments to drive gross margin expansion through product cost reduction, increased manufacturing efficiencies, and service productivity.
"We are pleased to partner with Trinity Capital, who shares our vision of automating manual microbial quality control testing methods used in biopharma manufacturing," said Robert Spignesi, President and CEO of Rapid Micro Biosystems. "This facility significantly strengthens our financial position and supports our continued focus on long-term revenue growth, margin expansion, and increasing shareholder value."
About Trinity Capital Inc.
Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) is an international alternative asset manager that seeks to deliver consistent returns for investors through access to private credit markets. Trinity Capital sources and structures investments in well-capitalized growth-oriented companies across five distinct lending verticals: Sponsor Finance, Equipment Finance, Tech Lending, Asset Based Lending, and Life Sciences. As a long-term, trusted partner for innovative companies seeking tailored debt solutions, Trinity Capital has deployed more than
About Rapid Micro Biosystems
Rapid Micro Biosystems is an innovative life sciences technology company providing mission critical automation solutions to facilitate the efficient manufacturing and fast, safe release of healthcare products such as biologics, vaccines, cell and gene therapies, and sterile injectables. The Company's flagship Growth Direct system automates and modernizes the antiquated, manual microbial quality control ("MQC") testing workflows used in the largest and most complex pharmaceutical manufacturing operations across the globe. The Growth Direct system brings the quality control lab to the manufacturing floor, unlocking the power of MQC automation to deliver the faster results, greater accuracy, increased operational efficiency, better compliance with data integrity regulations, and quicker decision making that customers rely on to ensure safe and consistent supply of important healthcare products. The Company is headquartered in
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