Confirmed Investors at RESI London 2025 

By Claire Jeong, Chief Conference Officer, Vice President of Investor Research, Asia BD, LSN

Life Science Nation (LSN) is thrilled to announce the confirmed investors for RESI London 2025, taking place on December 4, at King’s Fund, 11 Cavendish Square, with virtual partnering on December 8–9. This premier event connects early-stage life science companies with a diverse array of global investors, facilitating meaningful partnerships and funding opportunities.

Meet the Confirmed Investors

RESI London 2025 will feature a robust lineup of investors spanning various sectors within the life sciences industry. Confirmed investors include:

This diverse group of investors represents a broad spectrum of interests, from pharmaceutical giants to specialized venture capital firms, ensuring that attendees have access to a wealth of expertise and potential funding sources.

Why Attend RESI London 2025?

RESI London 2025 provides an exceptional platform for early-stage companies to engage directly with top-tier investors across the life sciences industry, present innovations to a panel of esteemed judges in the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC), and receive valuable feedback. Attendees will have the opportunity to expand their network by building relationships with potential partners, collaborators, and industry experts, while also continuing discussions and meetings through virtual partnering on December 8–9, extending their reach and maximizing opportunities.

Whether you’re seeking funding, partnerships, or strategic alliances, RESI London 2025 provides the resources and connections necessary to propel your venture forward.

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Hot Investor Mandate: USA-Based VC Firm Invests Up to $20M With Strong Focus on Therapeutics, Open to Medical Devices and Diagnostics

A venture capital firm based in the US manages close to $1B assets under management. The firm is an active investor in both early and late-stage companies and typically makes investments ranging from $1M to over $20M, depending on the company’s stage of development. The firm is open to global investment opportunities. 
 

The firm is primarily focused on therapeutics but has also invested in medical devices and diagnostics, remaining open to opportunities across these sectors. Within therapeutics, the firm considers all modalities and indications but is currently most interested in gene therapy, gene editing, and technologies addressing central nervous system (CNS) diseases. The firm invests in both pre-clinical and clinical-stage opportunities. 

The firm does not have specific company or management team requirements. The firm generally prefers to lead investment rounds and seek board representation but has also participated as a co-investor in syndicates. 

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

Hot Investor Mandate: Strategic Corporate Venture Fund Invests in First-In-Class Novel Therapies, Engaging in Companies in Pre-IND Stage

A strategic corporate venture capital fund established by a full-fledged pharmaceutical company seeks to make equity investments in startup companies that discover and develop innovative therapeutic products and/or drug-enabling platform technologies with clear potential to benefit cancer patients. Investment size is flexible depending on the deal, and the firm will also consider option-type investments and spin-outs in addition to pure equity investments. The firm is currently seeking focusing on opportunities in USA and Europe. 

The firm considers early-stage (generally research to pre-IND) first-in-class or new biology-based approaches in drug discovery and innovative platform technologies, particularly assets that have a strategic fit with the parent company’s pipeline. The firm invests across a wide range of modalities, including biologics, oncolytic viruses, small molecules, and, on an opportunistic basis, cell and gene therapies. The firm’s primary indication of interest is oncology, but it also evaluates opportunities in immunology, allergy, musculoskeletal, and orphan indications. 

While the firm is primarily focused on therapeutics, it may selectively review technologies in the medical device, diagnostic, or digital health sectors if there is strong strategic alignment. 

The firm seeks management teams with strong sector expertise. Leveraging deep oncology drug discovery and development capabilities, the firm provides financial resources and strategic support to help translate novel research and high-potential drug candidates into cornerstone products. The firm may request regional options or rights on a case-by-case basis. 

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

Hot Investor Mandate: US Venture Fund Seeks Early-Stage Opportunities Across All Life Sciences, With Strongest Interest and Expertise in Medical Devices

A venture capital firm based in the US has significant experience working with regulatory agencies to gain product approval in both the FDA and CFDA systems. Since its establishment, the firm has invested in over 60 companies and continues to actively pursue life science opportunities with its third fund, targeting 8-10 new investments per year. The firm typically participates in Seed to Series B financing rounds with check sizes between $500K and $2M and will consider companies based in the USA, Europe, and Asia. 

The firm takes an opportunistic approach and will evaluate all early-stage opportunities in therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health, provided the technology is highly disruptive. The firm’s strongest focus and expertise lie in the medical device sector. Within therapeutics, the firm considers pre-clinical and Phase I assets, while in medical devices and diagnostics, it is open to all device classes, including 510(k) and PMA, at both development and clinical trial stages. The firm has invested in companies ranging from those with validated prototypes to those already generating profits prior to investment. 

The firm seeks to partner with companies led by experienced management teams, ideally serial entrepreneurs with proven track records. The firm can lead or co-invest but generally prefers to lead rounds in medical device companies and will typically take a board seat in those cases. 

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

Hot Investor Mandate: VC Firm Invests Up to €10M in Central and Western Europe-Based Companies in Therapeutics, Medical Devices, Diagnostics

The firm is a venture capital firm with offices in Western Europe. The firm makes equity investments in early- to late-stage therapeutics, diagnostics, and medical device companies, typically allocating between €2 million and €10 million per investment. The firm invests exclusively in companies based in Central and Western Europe and is actively seeking new opportunities. 

The firm is highly opportunistic within the life sciences sector, focusing on therapeutics, diagnostics, and medical devices while also maintaining interest in digital health. In therapeutics, the firm targets products that are in clinical trials or ready to enter Phase I. In medical devices, the firm seeks technologies that are CE Mark ready. While open across subsectors and indications, the firm does not invest in cosmetics or dental devices. The firm strongly favors companies developing products that address significant unmet medical needs. 

In digital health, the firm prefers products that either have or are pursuing regulatory approval to monitor or treat medical conditions with unmet needs, typically incorporating both hardware and software components. The firm does not invest in consumer or lifestyle health products. The firm’s prior investments include companies developing small molecule therapeutics for women’s health and diagnostics targeting autoimmune, allergic, ophthalmic, inflammatory, and liver diseases, as well as a medical device company treating prostate cancer. 

The firm typically acts as a lead or co-lead investor in most financing rounds and requires a board seat in its portfolio companies. The firm seeks to partner with companies that have strong and experienced management teams. 

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

Will PubMed be Shutdown? 

By Sougato Das, President and COO, LSN

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Many in the life sciences research community were spooked when PubMed went down temporarily in March after the Trump administration cut $4 billion in “indirect costs” that supported medical research. More recently, an ominous message appeared on PubMed: “Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed…” Many who use PubMed but not other government websites were probably panicked by this, but a quick look at clinicaltrials.gov, NIH Reporter and even NIH’s main site reveals the same message, while different versions of this message appear on the websites of HHS, CMS, etc.

Still, various EU governments have been quietly preparing for a PubMed shutdown by ensuring they will have a PubMed-alternative just in case. Of course, let’s be real: while they may be able to serve the existing content in PubMed, they will not be able to suddenly support the thousands of additional abstracts and articles added each day, along with MeSH tagging, journal selection, XML/JSON feeds, and other critical functions PubMed provides.

While PubMed is critical to nearly every life science researcher, even those with access to Web of Science, Embase, etc., it is especially critical to early-stage life science companies and investors. For basic research, competitive intelligence, due diligence and more, PubMed is indispensable for those without access to paid literature databases. PubMed is also an important source for pipeline database providers that investors and pharma use to find assets and perform CI.

The US government, for decades, has supplied a critical and reliable literature resource for worldwide audiences, both professional and non-professional alike. With the addition of the first and best clinical trial registry in 2000, continued funding for this resource is paramount for global biomedical research.

Five Leading Life Science Organisations Collaborate on Inaugural London Bio-Innovation Week 

By Tony Jones, CEO, One Nucleus (Special Guest Contributor)

ELRIG, Life Science Integrates, Life Science Nation, One Nucleus and SLAS will provide delegates with the opportunity for cross-event partnering during London Bio-Innovation week, which runs 1-5 December, 2025

One Nucleus’ Genesis conference partnering app open to delegates attending any of Bio-Innovation Week events

Initiative to provide extended opportunities for networking, to support the life science ecosystem


London, UK, 30 September 2025: ELRIG, Life Science Integrates, Life Science Nation, One Nucleus and The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) today announced that they will be collaborating during London Bio-Innovation week, to facilitate multi-event networking and partnering opportunities for life science companies.

London Bio-Innovation week, which runs 1-5 December, 2025, will see each of the five organisations delivering events in the UK’s capital city. While each event is being run independently, collectively their co-location in one city provides a unique opportunity to meet with in excess of 1000 of the brightest science and business minds in London that week.

To further support those seeking new collaborations, insights and opportunities, the event organisers will provide the opportunity for cross-event partnering. Delegates attending any one of the Bio-Innovation Week events will be able to access the One Nucleus Genesis app, to connect with delegates attending different conferences.

Tony Jones, CEO, One Nucleus, said: “Collaboration sits at the core of translating world leading bioscience research into new ventures developing innovative products and technologies to improve patient outcomes. With so much activity in London for Bio-Innovation Week, we identified a unique opportunity to support the life science sector, by opening the Genesis conference partnering app to both attendees and non-attendees, providing a platform for partnering across the multiple events.”

London Bio-Innovation Week Events:


About ELRIG https://elrig.org/

ELRIG are proud to be a leading European not-for-profit organisation dedicated to uplifting the life science and drug discovery community. Our mission is to foster open access to modern research and innovation. Bringing together our vibrant community of over 12,000 life science professionals from academia and biopharma to connect, collaborate and encourage curiosity.

Contact: Sanj Kumar, CEO sanj.kumar@elrig.org

About Life Science Integrates https://lifescienceintegrates.com/

Formed in 2011 by Christopher Watt and Samuel Thangiah, Life Science Integrates (LSI) brings together Senior Leaders from across the Life Sciences, including industry, academia, government and regulators; providing them with unique opportunities to be part of the conversations that set out the industry’s challenges and identify effective strategies and solutions.

Contact: Samuel Thangiah, Founder and Executive Director samuel.thangiah@lsi-uk.com

About Life Science Nation (RESI) https://www.lifesciencenation.com/

The Redefining Every Stage of Investment (RESI) conference series, provided by Life Science Nation, connects start-ups and investors and strategic licensing partners. RESI maximizes fundraising companies’ efforts to find partners who are a fit for their technology and stage of development. RESI is uniquely cross-border and cross-domain, connecting start-ups with 10 categories of global investors across the silos of drugs, devices, diagnostics and digital health. RESI caters to both the earliest stage start-ups, those seeking grants, seed and angel capital, and the early-stage firms who seek series A and B funding. RESI is a unique and powerful tool for sourcing assets and advancing innovation across early-stage life science and healthcare.

Contact: Greg Manix VP International Business Development g.mannix@lifesciencenation.com

About One Nucleus https://onenucleus.com/

One Nucleus is a not-for-profit Life Sciences & Healthcare membership organisation headquartered in Cambridge. We support institutions, companies and individuals in the Life Sciences sector providing local, UK-wide and international connectivity.

Contact: Tony Jones, CEO tony@onenucleus.com

About SLAS https://www.slas.org/

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening is the global leader in bringing life sciences researchers and laboratory technology providers together under one roof for knowledge sharing and collaboration aimed at transforming research. Annually, SLAS holds its must-attend International Conference & Exhibition in the U.S. and its Europe Conference and Exhibition, with opportunities for start-ups to gain exposure to thousands of potential customers, as well as award opportunities for scientific content by way of poster presentations and the annual Innovation Award. Regular networking events around the world enable regional communities to come together to strengthen research collaboration.

Contact: Vicki Loise, CEO vloise@slas.org or SLAS Europe Ambassador, Manuela Beil-Peter, mbeilpeter@slas.org

Media Contact Information :

Media contact

Lorna Cuddon
Zyme Communications
Tel: +44(0)7811 996 942
Email: lorna.cuddon@zymecommunications.com

Tony Jones, One Nucleus
email: tony@onenucleus.com

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