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Brian Shields of Neurent Medical was named High-Potential Start-Up ‘Founder of the Year 2019’ at the Enterprise Ireland Awards Pic: Orla Murray/ SON Photo

Neurent Medical, the Galway start-up developing a treatment device for nasal inflammation, will begin clinical trials in the US next month on foot of a €9.3 million funding round closed 12 months ago.

Neurent’s co-founder and chief executive Brian Shields said the Series A round, led by Fountain Healthcare Partners, had allowed the company to expedite commercialisation plans.

“We’ll start clinical trials at a tier-one academic centre in Chicago in July. To be ...