** T2 Biosystems Inc's TTOO.O shares down ~16% at $1.18
premarket as in vitro diagnostics co looks to raise equity
** Co focused on detecting sepsis-causing pathogens late Mon
launched offering of stock and warrants; deal size not disclosed
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** Co to use net offering proceeds for working capital and
general purposes, per prospectus filing
** At end-Dec, co estimates it had ~$12 mln of cash/cash
equivalents
** Co has ~$10 mln market cap, based on ~7.3 mln shares
outstanding, per Refinitiv
** TTOO has lost 93% over the past year through Mon close
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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