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A venture capital firm is part of a large investment holding company with over €25 billion in assets under management. The firm actively seeks early-stage investment opportunities in global companies that offer disruptive therapeutic approaches across modalities and disease areas, specifically addressing unmet medical needs. The firm offers evergreen support until key value-added milestones and meaningful impact are achieved. Investment sizes typically range from 1 to 10 million euros, with the capacity for larger follow-on investments in portfolio companies. The firm is open to participation at any stage, with a preference for Seed to Series B rounds. The firm’s willingness to lead or co-invest extends to companies in Spain and Portugal, and the firm also participates as a co-investor globally, with a special focus on the EU.

The firm is a flexible and opportunistic investor that is currently considering disruptive therapeutics companies in areas of unmet need. The firm will look at opportunities of all stages from pre-clinical to phase I/II.

The firm will invest in privately held companies only. The firm seeks companies with a full-time management team with expertise, successful track records would be a plus but is not required. The firm takes a board seat in portfolio companies.

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A private equity fund in China mainly focuses pharmaceuticals, medical device & diagnostic, and healthcare services. The firm typically makes equity investments of US$5-10 million per deal over a 5-6 year exit horizon. The firm is open to leading or co-investing. The firm is investing from its RMB and USD funds and is currently seeking opportunities from China and the U.S.

The firm has a clearly defined investment focus primarily on three healthcare subsectors: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device & Diagnostic, and Medical Service. Within pharmaceuticals, the firm considers chemical drugs in Oncology, Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal, second generation drugs, brand generics, OTC, drug delivery platforms, CRO/CMO; biotech products in Biosimilar, Vaccines, blood product, etc.; and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The firm prefers first-in-class projects in phase I or IIa with safety and efficacy data. Within Medical Device and Diagnostics, the firm is interested in High-end devices, Consumables, Implantable Devices and Interventional Devices with high-technical barrier, Molecular Diagnostics, Immunological Diagnostics, and Genetic Diagnostics. The firm is especially interested in medical robotics and AI. In addition, the firm would consider R&D services that support cell therapy, stem cell, and new therapies. For 505b2 drugs or medical devices, the firm considers from preclinical to pre-IND stages.

The firm is looking for experienced management teams with sector expertise. Within China, the firm prefers companies with approved products and sales track record. Within the U.S., the firm can consider earlier stage companies depending on the business model and exit strategy. The firm’s GP has a strong network in China and can offer assistance in distribution and registration. For therapeutics, the firm prefers companies who have completed Phase 1 and Phase 2a trials and can show some safety and efficacy data.

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A corporate venture arm of a large, diversified business headquartered in Asia, focuses on investing in healthcare among other business areas.

The team has offices in USA, Western Europe, and Germany. The fund has an evergreen structure looking to allocate between $1-$3 million per deal initially and up to $5 million over the life of the investment. They are seeking to invest in approximately 2-4 companies over the next 12 months and are open to investing in companies across the globe.

Sectors of interest include: pharmaceuticals, medical device and digital health. Therapeutic and product areas of interest include: Pain, critical care, musculoskeletal disease, kidney disease, DDS, patient monitoring technologies, bioprocessing technologies, digital therapeutics. The firm is open to all stages of investment, with a general preference toward companies with at least some early clinical data.

The firm invests in private companies and is willing to work with all types of management teams including incomplete teams. The firm generally requests at least an observer seat following investment.

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A venture capital company with offices in the US is looking to make equity investments that can range from approx. $2-$15M depending on the opportunity. The firm is comfortable acting as both a lead or co-investor. The firm looks for companies primarily in the United States and will also consider companies from Europe and Canada.

The firm is primarily interested in sectors of therapeutics, life science tools, and digital health. In the Therapeutics space the firm is looking for both small molecule and biologics companies and is open to both platform and single asset companies. The firm is generally open to all indications but has significant expertise in the CNS space. Due to the firms two funds they are able and interested in investing in companies with products across the development cycle from preclinical – Phase III.

The firm is comfortable working with incomplete management teams and has assisted in hiring executive for portfolio companies in the past. The firm almost always look to take a board seat following investment.

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A private equity firm headquartered in Asia has invested over $8.5B. The life science investment team invests in breakthrough innovations that potentially addresses unmet medical need. The firm has a dedicated life science investment team and invests in early and venture stage companies. For life science, the firm invests within $10M USD per round. 
 
The firm invests opportunistically in the life sciences. The firm seeks an opportunity to invest in innovative therapeutics, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, and healthcare services that are in discovery/development stage. The firm prioritizes new IP/NCE and modality over repurposed or reformulated products. 

The firm generally requires a seat on the board of directors or observers. 

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A digital health investment company focuses on the digital health space and invest in companies that use data and intelligence derived from data to solve important healthcare problems. The firm’s investments range dependent on the opportunity, and focuses mainly on Series A rounds. For earlier stage companies, the firm has the ability to both lead and co-invest. The firm focuses on companies based in the U.S., but is open to invest globally. 
 
The firm focuses on digital health technologies and solutions that aim to improve the quality and the delivery of patient care. The firm is especially interested in technology with a software component, such as those that control patient care through monitoring medications and therapies, as well as technology with a big data component. The firm will only look at devices if they have an information component and/or generate data. The firm is also interested in technology with machine-learning applications. The firm is not interested in pure EMR or hospital IT systems. Based on all the criteria, the firm is indication agnostic. 
 
The firm is a very active investor that seeks to be fully involved in their portfolio companies. The firm will take a board seat after the investment and will help companies fill management teams, if necessary. 

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A US-based VC firm is made up of ex-startup founders/engineers. The firm invests in pre-seed and seed companies, and may make a follow up investment in companies for Series A as well. The firm’s typical check size is between $50K – $300K. The firm is investing from their 2nd fund and is looking to invest in 8 companies per year with this current fund. 
 
The firm focuses on technology investments focused on AI. Within the healthcare space, areas of interest include companies focused on human enhancement, brain longevity, and prevention. The firm invests in companies in the in-development and pre-clinical stages. The firm does not have any prototype requirements and has made prior investments as early as products still being concepts. Previous investments have included a company focused on AI enabled diagnostics. 
 
The firm invests primarily within the USA but is open to investing in other areas if the opportunity fits. The firm will lead or co-invest, and will take a board seat if leading in later rounds. The firm typically leads in pre-seed rounds as they are often the first investment check for a company. 

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