A global innovation incubator and investment group based in San Francisco, CA focuses on biomedical R&D technologies and therapeutics. In addition to an incubator for early-stage life science companies, the group has assembled a senior team of investors and executives and had their first close of a new, early-stage venture fund at $80M and is expecting a second close at $200M in Q2 of 2018. The firm will invest in seed and series A rounds in companies in the U.S. and China, and targets initial investments of up to $5M. The firm usually participates as a co-investor in a syndicate, but going forward looks to lead more priced financing rounds. The group is flexible with deal structures and may employ convertibles, straight equity, etc. depending on the needs of the company.

The firm is primarily focused on therapeutics and research tools (ex. CRISPR) and is open to most modalities, but has the most interest and expertise in antibodies and immune modulator drugs. As for therapeutic areas, the group is most interested in oncology and cognitive disorders, but will also consider therapeutics in other indications and looks to broaden their portfolio going forward.

The firm has no strict requirements for companies or management teams and is comfortable working with first-time or novice entrepreneurs as the firm’s leadership team has deep experience in the life sciences space and looks to provide guidance and strategic direction to portfolio companies.

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A venture capital firm founded in 2016 with headquarters in Germany makes 2-4 equity investments in the range from $1-5M per year. The firm has completed their fundraising in April 2017 and is actively seeking new investments globally, with a focus in USA and Europe.

The firm invests in technologies that can treat age-related disease and damages associated with aging, such as altered protein homeostasis, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion, etc. The firm will consider companies working in therapeutics, diagnostics, nutritional products and advanced therapy medicinal products (gene therapy, cell therapy, tissue engineering) as long as they are relevant to the firm’s mission in targeting the basic mechanisms contributing to age-related disease. However, medical devices are currently not an area of focus. In therapeutics, the firm looks mostly at pre-clinical technologies with a validated proof-of-concept. The firm will consider companies in their later stages but prefers working with early-stage companies to provide company building and strategic support.

The firm can work with all types of management teams. The firm places higher importance in the actual science or technology in development as well as solid IP position. The firm seeks to work closely with their portfolio companies and can assist with building and structuring a full management team. As the firm generally comes in as the first institutional investor, they prefer to lead rounds and take a board seat.

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A family office based in Australia focuses on late stage therapeutics. The firm manages a $2.5 billion evergreen fund, and typically invests between $1 and $10 million. The firm normally makes co-investments in the USA, Europe, Middle East, and Australia.

The firm is currently looking for new investment opportunities in therapeutics space. The firm is only interested in later stage technology at Phase II or later. The firm is open to all subsectors and indications in therapeutics, though is not interested in lab equipment and drug development enabling technology. The firm does not invest in pre-clinical products, and only seeks products that are either in clinical trials (Phase II or later) with human data or on-the-market.

The firm seeks companies with an established management team with experience in the field. The firm does not typically take a board seat after an investment. The firm seeks distribution rights for Australia and Southeast Asia from international companies.

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A $50 million strategic corporate venture capital fund formed by an oncology-focused pharmaceutical company seeks to make equity investment in startup companies that discover and develop innovative therapeutic products and/or drug-enabling platform technologies that demonstrate a clear potential to benefit cancer patients. Investment size can be flexible depending on the deal. The firm will also consider the option-type of investments and spin-outs, in addition to pure equity investments. The fund is currently seeking opportunities in the U.S., Europe and Japan. and opportunities mainly in US and Europe.

The firm considers a wide variety of modalities (both biologics and small molecules) within the oncology field. The firm focuses on programs from drug discovery to preclinical development.

The firm is looking for teams with strong sector expertise. With the support of the parent company’s established expertise in the field of oncology product discovery and development, the firm will provide financial resources and company outreach to build strategic alliances to help translate novel research and high potential drug candidates into cornerstone products. The firm may request regional option or rights on a case-by-case basis.

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A corporate venture capital fund based in Europe with offices worldwide invests in medical technology companies that are strategically relevant to its parent company. Investments in equity rounds range from $1-5 million, and are made worldwide.

The fund’s primary focuses within healthcare are medical imaging (including both equipment and software) and diagnostics (particularly point of care diagnostics and molecular diagnostics). In these sectors, the fun focuses on products used in a hospital setting. The firm also invests in healthcare IT solutions that add value to imaging and diagnostics, such as data-as-a-service products. The fund is potentially interested in medical robotics. The fund will invest in any medical indication area, and only invests in companies that have attained proof of concept data for their product, with a preference for companies that have a product on the market that can demonstrate traction and revenue.

The firm generally does not attach strategic rights to an investment other than the right to be informed if the company is seeking a buyer. The firm requires a board seat or a board observer in each portfolio company.

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A pharma firm has created an independent R&D innovation unit to transform early stage innovations into solutions for improving the lives of people with skin disease; the unit is an agile group of scientific experts with an entrepreneurial mindset and a vision to enable precision medicine in Dermatology. The group looks to accelerate breakthrough research projects and technologies by offering scientific expertise and funding to people with great ideas. The group employs a flexible co-funding model and deal structures may vary widely from grants, convertible bonds, equity positions etc. Investments range up to 5 million USD. The unit hub also leverages their large, world-class dermatology network to accelerate projects e.g. help validate novel targets in relevant skin diseases or develop advanced diagnostic technologies.

The firm is exclusively focused on skin diseases, with the vision to enable precision medicine in dermatology. The group’s research focus areas include deep learning, imaging technologies and non-invasive bio-marker technologies. Additionally, the unit continuously explores novel therapeutics (small molecules, biologics, gene therapy, etc.), medical devices, diagnostic technologies etc. that have application in dermatologic indications. The group is open to new ideas and is excited to discuss any opportunities that improve the quality of life of people living with skin disease.

The firm has no strict requirements for companies or management teams and will work with a variety of institutions and entrepreneurs. The group collaborates for the very purpose of advancing science and all collaborations are based on mutual trust and transparency.

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