Firm of wealthy French family leads $35M investment in Framingham biotech

Framingham life science consulting firm Alira Health announced Tuesday it has closed $35 million in equity financing.

The financing was led by Creadev, a French investment company backed by the Mulliez family, according to a release from Alira Health. The group of new investors will hold a minority interest in Alira Health. 

The Mulliez family is led by Gérard Mulliez, who founded a chain of department stores

The Alira funding will be used to accelerate the development of their technology-enabled services and boost the firm’s inorganic growth strategy in the U.S. and E.U, according to the release.