Alucent Biomedical, a privately held medical technology company founded to transform the way vascular disease is treated, today announced the close of a $35 million Series B financing round led by a large multinational strategic investor and joined by another new investor, Fresenius Medical Care Ventures. Alucent was founded by the Avera Research Institute, an arm of Avera Health, which also contributed to the financing. Including the Series B funding, the company has raised approximately $60 million to date.