UK-based medical foundation Wellcome Trust, and US peer Michael J Fox Foundation, along with Dutch state-backed Agentschap, provided the money to help Sapiens develop its technology for treating Parkinson's disease and other brain disorders.

Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation, a Netherlands-based medical technology company spun off from local conglomerate Royal Philips Electronics earlier this year, has raised €10m ($15m) in equity and grants from quasi-corporate venturing backers.

UK-based medical foundation Wellcome Trust, and US peer Michael J Fox Foundation, along with Dutch state-backed Agentschap, provided the money to help Sapiens develop its technology for treating Parkinson’s disease and other brain disorders. Wellcome invested €3.5m of equity, the Fox Foundation gave $370,000 in grants.

Agentschap provided…