How to Optimize and Expedite Regulatory Approval with Amarex

By Elizabeth Murphy, Manager of Business Development, LSN

Amarex Clinical Research is part of the Digital Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) June Service Provider Showcase, and will be hosting a live workshop on Tuesday, June 8 at 12:30 PM EDT. Join President and CEO, Dr. Kazem Kazempour for the workshop, Approaches to Expediting U.S. FDA Submissions/Trial Initiations & Acceptance of Foreign Data by the U.S. FDA. Register for RESI June today and sign up to join this workshop and take advantage of Digital RESI June’s lineup of insightful investor panels and the premier match-based partnering system. 

Approaches to Expediting U.S. FDA Submissions/Trial Initiations & Acceptance of Foreign Data by the U.S. FDA

Dr. Kazem Kazempour, President & CEO, Amarex Clinical Research, LLC

Sponsors who submit investigational new drug (IND) or investigational device exemption (IDE) applications to the U.S. FDA receive many benefits for their clinical products. These include fast turn-around time from submission to trial approval, the ability to submit in parallel to regulatory agencies outside of the U.S., guidance from the FDA at no cost, access to accelerated approval pathways when applicable, and preparation for approval in other countries. Taking advantage of all available FDA approval pathways is a key factor in successfully expediting clinical product development. Once the FDA deems an IND/IDE as safe to proceed, effective clinical trial strategies that take advantage of all regulatory pathways are paramount to reducing time to market approval. Adaptive trial designs and parallel processes are major components to consider at the trial design and conduct stages. Non-U.S. generated clinical data is accepted by the U.S. FDA, but with provisions, and allows for starting trials in the U.S. at a later stage in the process. Acceptance criteria exist to help sponsors use clinical data from outside the U.S. and knowledge of practical issues, e.g., regulatory, logistical, scientific, and administrative, are essential.

A Match Made at RESI: Part II

By Rory McCann, Marketing Manager & Conference Producer, LSN

Antoine Prestat and Michele Marzola met at Digital RESI March and spent the past several months building up a strategic partnership that will help launch French biotech, PEP-Therapy into clinical trials this summer.

In Part II of our two-part interview about Michele and Antoine’s strategic partnership, we discuss how PEP-Therapy stood out at RESI, and how Antoine worked with investors for a strong Series A raise.

Check out Part I of our interview and if you’re looking to get in front of qualified investors at Digital RESI June, there’s still time to sign up!

Hot Investor Mandate: USA PE Firm Invests Up to $20M, Focusing in Medical Devices, Digital Health, and Healthcare Service Companies in North America

A private equity firm based in the USA makes investments for majority or significant minority equity stakes in mature, middle-market companies in the healthcare sector. The firm typically invests $5-20 million in companies valued between $10-100 million. The firm invests in both privately held and publicly traded companies and primarily invests in the USA and Canada.


The firm focuses on healthcare IT, specialty medical devices and products, healthcare services and pharma distribution/supply chain. The firm will consider all opportunities in these fields that match the firm’s financial criteria, and has experience of investing in skincare, enterprise HCIT, hearing devices and wearable devices. The firm only invests in companies with products/services that are on the market and with revenues of at least $5 million per year.

The firm focuses on companies with revenues of $5-75 million, valuations from $10-100 million, and EBITDA from near break-even up to $15 million.  The firm is interested in buyouts, recapitalizations, and opportunities to work alongside founders to scale and improve a company. The firm has the expertise to assist companies in accessing US healthcare markets.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email mandates@lifesciencenation.com.

Hot Investor Mandate: Corporate Venture Fund Actively Invests in Innovative Therapeutics Across USA & Europe, Open to All Modalities

A financially driven corporate life science venture fund’s purpose is to foster innovation, drive significant patient benefit and generate superior returns by creating and investing in innovative life science companies at various stages of their development, independent form their parent company’s strategy. The firm has offices in USA and Europe, where the firm also focuses its investment activities. The firm has an evergreen structure and currently holds $800 million in assets under management. The firm typically makes equity investments in early venture rounds, investing up to $25 million over multiple financing rounds with 6-8 investments in any given year.

The firm invests in therapeutics with a focus on pre-IND assets and Series A investment rounds. The firm is interested in all classes and indications of innovative therapeutics with paradigm shifting potential.

The firm  invests exclusively in privately held companies and aims to be a lead or co-lead with a director position.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email mandates@lifesciencenation.com.

Hot Investor Mandate: Stage-Agnostic Biotech Fund Invests Up to $20M in Pre-Clinical & Clinical Stage Therapeutics Companies Across the Globe

An early pharma/biotech fund based in Israel is stage-agnostic but fundamentally science-driven and considers mainly early pre-clinical and clinical-stage projects, preferably with POC validation. The firm’s investment size ranges widely from $0.5M – $20M and comes in the form of straight equity. The firm seeks board representation and is a very active investor, helping guide the company’s development and strategy. The firm invests globally and may lead investments, but typically co-invests in U.S.-based companies. The firm has no targeted number of investments per year.

The firm is open to both pre-clinical and clinical stage companies and is agnostic to technology type and indication. The firm has a specific interest in immuno-oncology, gene therapy, RNA/DNA based therapy and orphan or unmet medical need. The firm is only interested in first-in-class, breakthrough assets and does not consider re-purposed assets or iterative technologies.

The firm to invest early and help take the company through a major inflection point. The firm has no specific management team requirements.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email mandates@lifesciencenation.com.

Hot Investor Mandate: USA-Based VC Firm with Large Incubator Space Invests in Seed to Series A Rounds, Considers All Biopharmaceuticals

A USA-based firm invests in early-stage biotech and pharma companies, mostly investing in seed to Series A rounds while it can also provide later funding (follow-up investment). The firm also seeks to In-licensing and NewCo spinout for later-stage research projects. The firm also has 30,000+ square feet of chemistry/biology incubator space.

The firm mainly looks at biopharmaceutical industry. The firm prefers to work closely with scientific innovators to advance discoveries rapidly through key value-inflection points.

The firm is seeking Seed to pre-IPO research-based U.S. companies developing novel drugs and biologics, with an underlying technology platform.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email mandates@lifesciencenation.com.

Hot Mandates: A European VC

The firm is a VC based in Italy. The firm has just completed the investment period of the third fund and raising their fourth fund, with a target fund size of at least $200M. While their third fund is broader in scope in Life Sciences, the firm’s fourth fund will be focused specifically on therapeutics. Around 50% of their new fund will be dedicated to venture building, and the other half will be dedicated to traditional venture investing. The firm will invest in European and Israeli companies, and will invest from lead identification to IND-stage, although the firm is open to investing in clinical-stage companies. The firm will invest between $5-25M per investment (seed, series A, series B).

The firm is looking to invest only in therapeutics. Within therapeutics, the firm is agnostic to modality. The firm is primarily interested in the indications of oncology (particularly glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and sarcoma), rare diseases and CNS disorders, particularly those with a genetic origin. The firm is interested in First-In-Class and Best-In-Class therapeutics, but may consider repurposed therapeutics for CNS only.

The firm is interested in investing in experienced management teams. The firm prefers to co-invest, and may take a board seat, but does not require it.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email LHI@lifesciencenation.com.