A firm based in Western Europe focuses on investing in digital health, devices and diagnostics technologies. Though an early investor, the firm looks for companies that have some proof of concept data. The firm will consider investments in North America and Europe. The firm generally looks to invest between 100K-2M EUR in their portfolio companies.

The firm will invest in digital health as well as diagnostics and devices as well as regenerative medicine technologies. For diagnostics and devices, the firm prefers companies with a digital component. In addition, the firm prefers devices without complex regulatory requirements. The firm is agnostic with regards to indication.

The firm is willing to lead or co-invest. Generally, the firm prefers to have a board or an observer seat after investing. Within the life sciences, the firm prefers to invest in teams with industry experience.

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A corporate venture capital firm with offices in USA and Western Europe invests from an evergreen fund. The firm interested in life science opportunities globally, and expects to make 3-4 new investments per year. The firm typically invests about $10 million over the life of an investment.  The fund is typically a lead investor, and participates in syndicates with other investment firms. The firm does not attach rights or options to equity investments; the fund’s allocations are ‘no strings attached’. The firm considers opportunities globally but focuses on Europe, Middle East and North America.

The firm is strategically mandated to invest in opportunities beyond the corporate’s core areas of business.  The fund seeks to invest in companies with therapeutic platform technologies and digital health. The firm is only interested in novel technologies; while the fund will consider investing in any form of therapeutic technology, regenerative medicine, cell therapies and gene therapies are the areas of greatest interest. The fund is focused on investing in oncology (particularly immuno-oncology), but will also consider opportunities in other indication areas that lie outside of the corporate’s present core therapeutic fields. Areas in which the parent company has strength, such as respiratory disorders and diabetes, will generally not receive investment from the firm. The firm generally invests in preclinical assets.

The firm invests in technologies of strategic importance to the parent company. The firm only invests in privately held companies. The firm typically does not invest in single asset opportunities; only companies with multiple pipeline assets are of interest. The firm is often the first outside investor in a company, and prefers to invest in opportunities where the firm’s allocation can secure a meaningful stake in the company (a board seat is a requirement).

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The investment division of a biotech company is solely dedicated to the identification and success of early-stage, biotech start-ups for the firm’s incubation and investment platforms. The firm’s commitment is to operate a collaborative platform for innovative biotech companies from around the world, and for anyone aiming to develop an idea with transformative or strong potential.

The firm invests globally in biotech innovation with novel solutions to unmet medical needs across multiple therapeutic areas. Leveraging the firm’s experience and technical advantages in the field of novel drug R&D, the firm provides both cash and in-kind services (EFS) for their investment. Additionally, based on the need, the firm also offers value-added services in operation and logistic support, BD and Financing assistance, etc. to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies. The firm can allocate from $500,000 to $5,000,000 of equity capital or convertible notes in seed or Series A.

The firm focuses on novel, preclinical therapeutics and is agnostic to indication, modality and geography. The firm is currently most interested in small molecule first-in-class drugs but is open to considering all drug types. For therapeutics, the firm is open to invest from super early-stage to pre-clinical stage. The firm will not invest in Diagnostics, Medical Devices, or Healthcare IT companies.

The firm does not have specific requirements for companies or management teams.

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A venture capital firm with offices in USA and Europe is actively seeking innovative investment opportunities with high potential for growth. With their latest fund, the firm invests in digital technologies in the life sciences space. The firm prefers to invest in venture to growth stage companies – in general, companies looking for seed funding will be considered too early-stage for the firm. With this fund, the firm seeks to make 18-20 investments with initial investment sizes in the range of $3-10M. The firm will focus on companies that are based in USA, Canada, and Western Europe, but may review those from other geographies on a case by case basis.

The firm is most interested in life science companies with a digital component. This includes healthcare IT/digital health, utilization of AI/machine learning for drug discovery, genomics, precision medicine, etc. The firm is open to medical devices or diagnostics that have a digital component. In particular, the firm is most interested in technologies that are dedicated to the treatment of chronic disorders and lead to improved outcomes and lower care costs in hospital systems. The firm will not consider traditional biopharmaceutical modalities.

The firm carefully evaluates investment opportunities based on the quality and experienced of the management team as well as market opportunity. The firm is open to both leading and co-investing, and in the former case will seek board representation.

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An investment firm in Japan is currently investing from its second fund which had an initial close in 2020. The firm is actively seeking investment opportunities in Seed to Series A rounds, and can invest up to $3M over the company’s lifecycle. The firm is open to companies based in Japan, USA, and Europe.

The firm is interested in cutting edge technologies in all areas of life sciences, and will consider all opportunities in therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health across all indications. As MIJ is an early-stage investor, the firm will consider any technologies in pre-clinical stage of development.

The firm does not have specific company or management team requirements. The firm can act as either a lead or co-investor, but if the company is very early-stage, the firm will expect to have a more active role in supporting the company’s growth and will seek to act as the lead investor. In addition, the firm has partnered with numerous organizations and has a strong network the firm can leverage to provide operational/commercialization support.

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A private equity firm with offices China makes late venture and growth stage investments exclusively in the life sciences and has invested in nearly 50 companies to date. The firm’s target investment size is USD 15-20 million per company and typically USD 5 million for cross-border investments. The firm primarily focuses on opportunities in China; however the firm is also interested in companies abroad that have a strong China angle or China strategy in near term (target market, R&D/manufacturing, sales, etc). The firm is actively seeking new investment opportunities.

The firm seeks to invest in late-stage assets that are on market or close to commercialization. The firm is interested in therapeutics/pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and healthcare services. For therapeutics, the firm will consider small molecules and biologics as well as biosimilars and reformulated drugs. At minimum, the product should be in Phase III of clinical trials. The firm may look at Phase II candidates that have a relatively less complicated clinical trial. For example, the firm will not consider biologics in Phase II. For indications, the firm focuses on products that address a large unmet medical need in China. This includes diabetes, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, liver, and degenerative diseases. For medical devices, the firm is opportunistic in terms of subsectors. Similar to therapeutics, the firm focuses on indications relevant to China. The firm looks for devices that are very close to market or market approved.

The firm is only interested in companies that have a strong China angle or strategy. The firm typically seeks board representation post-investment.

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A family office based in Europe invests in healthcare and technology companies, and seeks to partner with awesome entrepreneurs who are transforming healthcare – solving big problems and creating great companies. Typical investment is $200k-1M and the firm seeks to invest globally.

The firm‘s interests include chronic eye diseases, diabetes, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, AI-enabled breast cancer detection, stroke, chronic kidney disease, digital health, medical devices, telemedicine. The firm does not actively review opportunities in therapeutics at this time.

The firm partners with resourceful entrepreneurs who have proven their ability to get results.

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