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Life Sciences

The Life Sciences division of EdRIP invests in companies active in human healthcare mainly through the BioDiscovery FCPR funds raised successively since 2000. FCPRs (Fonds Commun de Placement à Risque) are investment vehicles with favourable tax advantages. The Life Sciences division has contributed to the development of more than 35 companies of which eight have successfully listed on national stock exchanges, and seven have been acquired.

The investment strategy is focused on three core areas: therapeutic products, medical devices and molecular diagnostics.

With €280 million under management, the life sciences team is acting as lead investor in new funding rounds in mainly European life sciences companies.

The Life Sciences team combines long standing investment expertise with strong in-depth industry experience and knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

         PIERRE-MICHEL PASSY
Founding Partner of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners
 


GILLES NOBÉCOURT
Partner
     OLIVIER LITZKA
Partner


RAPHAEL WISNIEWSKI
Partner
    
THIERRY HERCEND
Venture Partner


SOFIA IOANNIDOU
Associate
     GEOFFROY DE RIBAINS
Associate
Sybille Huret

SYBILLE HURET
Asset Management Assistant

sybille.huret@lcfr.fr

Investments

Poxel

Portfolio since :2010

Localisation :France

Board member :Raphaël Wisnieswski

Sector :Therapeutic Products

Businesses :Type 2 Diabetes drug Development

Operation :Life Sciences

COVAGEN

Covagen logo

Portfolio since :2010

Localisation :Switzerland

Board member :Gilles Nobecourt

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of next generation therapeutics based on the proprietary Fynomer protein scaffold.

Operation :Life sciences

REGADO BIOSCIENCES

Portfolio since :2009

Localisation :United States

Board member :Raphael Wisniewski

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Discovery and development of aptamers with matched control agents for use in cardiovascular indications

Operation :Life sciences

PROBIODRUG

Probiodrug logo

Portfolio since :2009

Localisation :Germany

Board member :Olivier Litzka

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of innovative small molecule drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases

Operation :Life sciences

ENDOSENSE

Endosense

Portfolio since :2009

Localisation :Switzerland

Board member :Olivier Litzka et Geoffroy de Ribains

Sector :Medical device

Businesses :Developing, manufacturing and commercialising proprietary force-sensing ablation catheters used in the treatment of cardiac arrythmias.

Operation :Life sciences

GLYCOVAXYN

Glycovaxyn

Portfolio since :2009

Localisation :Switzerland

Board member :Gilles Nobecourt

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of novel conjugate vaccines against common severe bacterial infections based on its unique, proprietary in vivo glycosylation platform

Operation :Life sciences

PDC BIOTECH

PDC

Portfolio since :2009

Localisation :Autriche

Board member :Gilles Nobecourt

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of innovative peptides for the treatment of pre-term labour and primary dismenorhea .

Operation :Life sciences

GENTICEL

BT Pharma

Portfolio since :2008

Localisation :France

Board member :Raphaêl Wisniewski

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :An emerging biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of diseases and the cancer caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV).

Operation :Life sciences

SUPERSONIC IMAGINE

Supersonic Imagine

Portfolio since :2008

Localisation :France

Board member :Olivier Litzka

Sector :Medical technologies

Businesses :Development and commercialization of a new ultrasound system that can measure and visualize tissue elasticity, for a better diagnosis of cancers.

Operation :Life sciences

PANGENETICS

PanGenetics B.V

Portfolio since :2008

Localisation :The Netherlands and UK

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of therapeutic antibodies for inflammatory diseases.

Operation :Life sciences

JENAVALVE TECHNOLOGY

JenaValve Technology AG

Portfolio since :2007

Localisation :Germany

Board member :Olivier Litzka

Sector :Medical device

Businesses :Development of a new system for cardiac valve replacement.

Operation :Life sciences

NOXXON PHARMA

Noxxon Pharma AG

Portfolio since :2007

Localisation :Germany

Board member :Olivier Litzka

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of a new class of aptamer-based drugs.

Operation :Life sciences

CYTOMICS SYSTEMS

Cytomics Systems

Portfolio since :2006

Localisation :France

Board member :Gilles Nobécourt

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of modulators of intracellular enzymes as anti fungal and anti cancer agents.

Operation :Life sciences

ONCOMETHYLOME SCIENCES

Portfolio since :2005

Localisation :Belgique

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Medical Diagnositc

Businesses :Development of in vitro diagnostic tests for oncology

Operation :Life sciences

BIOSPACE MED

Biospace Med

Portfolio since :2005

Localisation :France

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Medical technologies

Businesses :Development and commercialization of a new x-ray, 3D imaging system for orthopeadics.

Operation :Life sciences

BIOSPACE LAB

Portfolio since :2005

Localisation :France

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Medical technologies

Businesses :Development and commercialization of imaging solutions for pre-clinical research.

Operation :Life sciences

NOVAGALI

Novagali

Portfolio since :2004

Localisation :France

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of reformulated drugs for ophthalmology

Operation :Life sciences

PAMGENE

Pamgene

Portfolio since :2003

Localisation :Pays-Bas

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Technology platform

Businesses :Development and commercialisation of micro-arrays for multiple applications.

Operation :Life sciences

CELLECTIS

Cellectics

Portfolio since :2002

Localisation :France

Board member :Gilles Nobécourt

Sector :Technology platform

Businesses :Tools for genome engineering.

Operation :Life sciences

BIOALLIANCE PHARMA

BioAlliance Pharma

Portfolio since :2001

Localisation :France

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development and commercialisation of anti-cancer et anti-viral drugs

Operation :Life sciences

THERAPTOSIS

Theraptosis

Portfolio since :2001

Localisation :France

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of apoptosis modulators for oncology and neurodegenerative diseases

Operation :Life sciences

Divestitures

U3 PHARMA

US Pharma

Portfolio since :2008

Localisation :Germany

Board member :Gilles Nobecourt

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of monoclonal antibodies against new proprietary targets in oncology

Operation :Life sciences

NOVEXEL

Novexel

Portfolio since :2007

Localisation :France

Board member :Olivier Litzka

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of anti-infective drugs

Operation :Life sciences

DRUG ABUSE SCIENCES

Drug Abuse Sciences

Portfolio since :2006

Localisation :France

Board member :Olivier Litzka

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of drugs for the treatments of alcohol and drug dependence

Operation :Life sciences

CROP DESIGN

Crop Design

Portfolio since :2006

Localisation :Belgique

Board member :

Sector :Plateforme technologique

Businesses :Société de génomique des plantes.

Operation :Life sciences

GENOME EXPRESS

Genome Express

Portfolio since :2006

Localisation :France

Board member :Olivier Litzka

Sector :Technology platform

Businesses :Genomic services

Operation :Life sciences

EXONHIT THERAPEUTICS

ExonHit Therapeutics

Portfolio since :2005

Localisation :France

Board member :Gilles Nobécourt

Sector :Medical diagnostic and Therapeutic products

Businesses :DNA Microarrays for genome-wide analysis of alternative splicing for diagnostic and drug discovery applications

Operation :Life sciences

SPINE NEXT (ABBOTT)

Spine Next (Abbott)

Portfolio since :2004

Localisation :France

Board member :Olivier Litzka

Sector :Medical devices

Businesses :Orthopaedic implants

Operation :Life sciences

HYBRIGENICS

Hybrigenics

Portfolio since :2002

Localisation :France

Board member :Gilles Nobécourt

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Target and drug discovery services and drug development of anti cancer compounds

Operation :Life sciences

CYTOS BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cytos Biotechnology

Portfolio since :2002

Localisation :Suisse

Board member :Raphaël Wisniewski

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of therapeutic vaccines for chronic diseases

Operation :Life sciences

NEUROTECH

Neurotech

Portfolio since :2001

Localisation :Etats-Unis

Board member :Geoffroy de Ribains

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Development of therapeutic proteins and a delivery system for ophthalmology

Operation :Life sciences

ACTELION

Actelion

Portfolio since :2000

Localisation :Suisse

Board member :

Sector :Therapeutic products

Businesses :Pharmaceutical company

Operation :Life sciences

GENSET (SERONO)

Genset (Serono)

Portfolio since :1996

Localisation :France

Board member :

Sector :Technology platform

Businesses :Genomic company

Operation :Life sciences

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