2M BioTech (Claria Bioscience)

2M Biotech is a family office investment vehicle founded in 29 and based in Dallas Texas. The firm manages an evergreen structure and is looking to make equity investments into companies ranging from $.5 ? $5 million with a preference for the middle of that range. The firm is also willing to co-invest with investors they either know well or are able to get a strong reference for. The firm looks to invest in Seed and Series A rounds and looks to take a significant stake in the company?s equity. The firm prefers to invest in companies that are not located in an areas highly saturated with venture capital. The firm plans to make 3-4 new investments over the next 12 months.
Melissa Krauth
Principal 

AbbVie

AbbVie was founded by Abbott Laboratories in 213 and is based in Chicago IL. The firm partners with developmental-stage biotech companies and is actively seeking to in-license therapeutic assets. AbbVie generally seeks global rights to assets and will consider partnerships worldwide, the firm licenses assets opportunistically with no set rate of allocations. AbbVie also has a venture arm that makes equity investments AbbVie Venture & Early-Stage Collaborations.
Kevin Lynch
Vice President Search and Evaluation 

AFH Holding & Advisory

AFH Holding & Advisory LLC is a boutique investment banking firm that offers financial advisory services. The firm focuses on alternative public offerings marketing strategy planning capital structuring and mergers and acquisitions advisory. Its clientele include Carlisi Natural Gas Inc. Fossil Energy Group LLC Kaikai Technology Co. Ltd. and Yi Xin Copper Co. Ltd. AFH Holding & Advisory LLC is based in Beverly Hills California with an additional office in Pudong China.
Amir Heshmatpour
Founder & Managing Director 

Aisling Capital

Aisling Capital is a private equity group based in New York with over $1.6 billion in assets under management. Aisling is currently looking for new firms for potential investments for the firm?s third fund. The firm looks to make investments in companies seeking to raise a total round of $2-5 million. The firm looks to invest in companies globally with a focus on companies located in the United States.
Dennis Purcell
Founder and Senior Advisor 

Antibody Solutions United States

Antibody Solutions is a premier developer of therapeutic, diagnostic and critical reagent antibodies. Our platforms include human antibodies from transgenic OmniRats™, Hybridoma Libraries™, and high-throughput flow-cytometry screening of cell-associated targets. We provide full technical support and project management with all services performed in the USA. 

Website:
www.antibody.com
Year Founded
1995
Service Provider Type
Medtech Subsector
Biotech Phase of Development
Unique Capabilities

Human Ab producing OmniRats™ 

Hybridoma Libraries™  

High-throughput flow-cytometry screening 

Proven record of success

In Vitro Ab Production

Proven track record of success

John Kenney
President 

Arcus Ventures United States

Arcus Ventures was founded in 2007 and is based in New York City. Arcus Ventures is currently investing from its second fund, which had a first close of $36m in 2014 and is targeting a raise of $100m. The firm typically invests $2-5 million. Arcus invests primarily in the USA but is also open to considering opportunities in Canada.

Myoung-Ok Kwon
Venture Partner 

Baxter Ventures

Baxter Ventures is the strategic venture arm of Baxter International Inc. that was formed in 2011 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois. The firm is currently making equity investments out of a $200 Million fund with allocations generally falling in the $3-$5 million range. The firm is looking in invest in companies who have previously or are currently in the process of securing investment from other institutional investors. The firm is willing to look globally for investment opportunities and plans to make approximately 2 new investments over the next 6-9 months.

Priyanka Rohatgi
Director 

BioScience Managers Australia

BioScience Managers is a venture capital life science investment firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The group makes equity investments from $3M-5M and anticipates about 6 new investments this year. BioScience Managers invests globally. 

BioScience Managers will invest in companies across the life science space, including therapeutics, diagnostics and medical technology. The group does not invest in service providers. BioScience Managers considers all subsectors and indications, including orphan indications. The group will consider technology either in or prepared for human clinical trials and is open to all classes of devices. BioScience Managers seeks investments in novel technology and is not looking to gain share of an existing market. 

Investor Type
Biotech Phase of Development
Medtech Phase of Development
Capital Structure Preference
Investment Stage Preference
Jeremy Curnock Cook
Managing Director 
Amanda Gillon
Investment Analyst 
Matt McNamara
CIO 

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim was founded in 1885 and is based in Ingelheim am Rhein Germany. The firm invests by means of in-licensing and acquisitions and is primarily focused on respiratory diseases cardiovascular diseases metabolic diseases oncology diseases of the central nervous system and immunology. Boehringer Ingelheim also invests in veterinary medicine.

Imran Nasrullah
Director Innovation Sourcing