March 1 (Reuters) - Helix Biomedix Inc:
* HELIX ANNOUNCES FIRST CLOSE OF $200 MILLION IN FINANCING TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN PERSONAL GENOMICS
* HELIX SAYS ANNOUNCED FIRST CLOSE OF EXPECTED $200 MILLION SERIES B FINANCING ROUND LED BY DFJ GROWTH
* HELIX SAYS PARTICIPATION IN ROUND INCLUDE ILLUMINA, KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD BYERS, MAYO CLINIC, SUTTER HILL VENTURES, WARBURG PINCUS Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reuters.Brief@thomsonreuters.com)
