Private equity partnership Boston Millennia Partners has joined a round that already includes corporates Celgene, Novartis, Foundation Medicine and HealthScape Advisors.

Private equity partnership Boston Millennia Partners has joined a corporate-backed funding round for US-based healthcare informatics and analytics technology developer Cota that now totals $18m.

Cota raised an undisclosed sum in the first tranche of the round, which closed in May 2016, the company securing funding from pharmaceutical firms Celgene and Novartis, molecular information provider Foundation Medicine and health management consultancy HealthScape Advisors.

Founded in 2011, Cota provides, classifies and analyses healthcare data, converting it into a digital code that…