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News and Trends 12 Dec 2017

The Largest Medtech Fund in Europe is Here Thanks to This Dutch VC

LSP has closed a €280M fund, Health Economics Fund 2, that is dedicated to medtech with a focus on containing costs while delivering effective healthcare. There’s a new medtech fund in town, Health Economics Fund 2 (HEF 2), and it’s the largest in Europe. Managed by Partners Anne Portwich, Rudy Dekeyser, Fouad Azzam, Clemens van Blitterswiik, […]

December 12, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

Interview 20 Nov 2017

Thinking of Leaving Academia? Read this VC Partner’s Story

Anne Portwich, Partner at venture capital firm LSP, told me about her career path and how to succeed in the life science industry. Anne Portwich became the first woman partner at LSP in 2011. The fund has raised more than $1B since it was founded more than 25 years ago, and the cash goes mainly to […]

November 20, 2017 - 9 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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Interview 13 Nov 2017

Where is the Money Going in Biotech? A Peek into European VC Strategy

Hubert Birner, Managing Partner at TVM Capital Life Science, discusses his strategy to adapt to the European funding constraints and the areas with most potential for biotech investment. TVM Capital Life Science is a venture capital firm focusing on biotech, pharma and medtech. With over €900M under management and offices in both Munich and Montreal, TVM […]

November 13, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 8 Nov 2017

Interviewing Europe’s Most Intense Investor about Trends in Biotech

I interviewed Kate Bingham of SV Health Investors about Alzheimer’s, checkpoint inhibitors, gender diversity and more at BIO Europe. BIO Europe 2017 was off to a racing start on Monday morning when I chatted with Kate Bingham, Managing Partner of SV Health Investors, formerly SV Life Sciences. Since she joined the firm in 1991, she […]

November 8, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

Interview 2 Nov 2017

Meet the Top Biotech Investor Who Picked His Career By Accident

Kevin Johnson, Partner at Medicxi, joined us last week for our Meetup in London. He told us how he ended as an investor despite starting in biotech. Fresh from his PhD at Cambridge, Johnson stepped into biotech and led the development of a number of human antibodies at Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT). The company was eventually responsible for […]

November 2, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

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News and Trends 1 Nov 2017

Update: Dutch VC Raises €82M for a New European Medical Biotech Fund

Update (1/11/2017): BioGeneration Ventures has surpassed its third round goal of raising €75M by securing €82M. The VC has received extra support from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Originally published 27/06/2017 BioGeneration Ventures has secured €66M from Dutch and EU investors that will go towards biotechs developing therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. BioGeneration Ventures is a Dutch VC that focuses its investments on […]

November 1, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

In Depth 24 Oct 2017

Where to Find the Money to Get Your Biotech Startup Up with the Big Boys

What do you need to kickstart your own biotech company? A great idea, of course. Industry knowledge, a plus. Money… This could be tricky. Breaking into the biotech industry is one of the most expensive decisions that you can make. First, you need ground-breaking science that has what it takes to change its respective field, […]

October 24, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

Interview 16 Oct 2017

Meet the Former Banker at the Helm of Denmark’s Healthcare Giant, Novo Holdings

Kasim Kutay has ridden the biotech investment wave. First, he helped build Morgan Stanley’s European healthcare group, then did the same at Moelis & Co and now he heads Novo Holdings, the majority shareholder of Danish household biotech names NovoZymes and Novo Nordisk. I asked him about the company’s healthcare investment strategy and his CEO […]

October 16, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

Interview 27 Sep 2017

What’s this Top Swiss VC Up To These Days? General Partner Tells All

Philip caught up with Markus Hosang to find out which companies the VC is keeping an eye on after its next round of fundraising. General Partner, Markus Hosang has a strong background in pharma and VC, which serves him well when searching through the bustling biotech industry in Europe. BioMed Partners is a very active […]

September 27, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

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News and Trends 20 Sep 2017

Biotech in Portugal gets a Boost with New Investment Fund

Vesalius Biocapital and the Portuguese National Promotional Bank have announced a new joint venture that will invest in late-stage healthcare companies. The Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento (IFD), or Portuguese National Promotional Bank, is launching its first joint investment with an international VC, Vesalius Biocapital. Though its size hasn’t been revealed yet, the new fund is a 50/50 venture […]

September 20, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 4 Sep 2017

Meet this Blockbuster Developer turned Partner at a Headlining VC

Kevin Johnson told me the story and lessons of his career, from CTO of Cambridge Antibody Technology to General Partner at Medicxi. Since starting his biotech career as the lead developer of one of biotech’s biggest success stories, Humira, Kevin Johnson has continued in biotech as a force to be reckoned with. He joined the […]

September 4, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

In Depth 19 Jul 2017

The Humanities of Scientific Investment: Perspectives from Europe’s Top Biotech Hub

Deep human connections are the key to success in business, and biotech is no exception. The secret to amplifying this effect? Women. Commenting on the personal dimension of business usually comes as an aside in broader discussions, but at the ON Helix conference in the Cambridge area last Thursday, Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Silicon Valley-based […]

July 19, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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The Largest Medtech Fund in Europe is Here Thanks to This Dutch VC

Thinking of Leaving Academia? Read this VC Partner’s Story

Where is the Money Going in Biotech? A Peek into European VC Strategy

Interviewing Europe’s Most Intense Investor about Trends in Biotech

Meet the Top Biotech Investor Who Picked His Career By Accident

Update: Dutch VC Raises €82M for a New European Medical Biotech Fund

Where to Find the Money to Get Your Biotech Startup Up with the Big Boys

Meet the Former Banker at the Helm of Denmark’s Healthcare Giant, Novo Holdings

What’s this Top Swiss VC Up To These Days? General Partner Tells All

Biotech in Portugal gets a Boost with New Investment Fund

Meet this Blockbuster Developer turned Partner at a Headlining VC

The Humanities of Scientific Investment: Perspectives from Europe’s Top Biotech Hub

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