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 

AdeTherapeutics Inc Canada

“AdeTherapeutics’ approach has potential to become standard of care,” says Dr. Greenberg, Vice Chair Obs & Gyn at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.

Our platform technology which KOL’s have pointed out as a game changer in the area of preventing post operative fibrosis, is poised to create significant value.  The pipeline contains a phase II drug for prevention of post operative fibrosis following pelvic and abdominal surgeries, med devices (collaboration with DSM Biomedical) for spinal surgery and additional opportunities in orthopedics.  

The Company has built a world class team, utilized a capital efficient, highly targeted and focused approach and brought on the necessary strategic partners to bring first-in-class products to the market and establish standard of care for millions of surgeries worldwide.Key value propositions:

•             useful in more procedures than current medical devices

•             significant higher efficacy vs market comparators

•             attractive safety profile & accelerated regulatory pathway

Key Milestones achieved:

  • Phase II trial started
  • Key markets patents issued: USA, EU, Japan
  • Efficacy shown in different tissues areas
  • Two peer reviewed publications in 2014

 

Biotech Subsector
Biotech Phase of Development
Medtech Phase of Development
Technology Overview
. Key publications in 2014 by leading authors in the space supports our novel cellular and molecular approach. Evitar is used at the time of surgery to correct the imbalance in the system brought on by surgical injury which triggers the cascading activation of many pro-inflammatory pathways (including TGF-Beta) that promote adhesion or fibrosis development.
Alliance & Collaborations
DSM Biomedical, Evonik Industries (Mftring) and exploring others
Supporting Metrics or Evidence
publications, preclinical data and POC reading out in early 2015
Current Financing Needs
$5-$6 million
Current Timeline
POC early 2015 for lead indication, moving second indication into the clinic by end of 2015
Current Investors
privately financed by management and board
IP Status
patents issues in major markets
Recent Milestones
phase II trial initated, USA patents issued, two key publications in 2014 in peer reviewed journal
Management Team Highlights
Significant experience in busines devleopment, marketing, clinical, regulatory and buisness development in the hospital space and med devices and therapeutics
Mr Sanj Singh
LinkedIn logo President - CEO 

Advent Life Sciences United Kingdom

Advent Life Sciences

We invest predominantly in early and mid-stage life sciences companies.  We seek to back truly innovative companies that have a first-in-class or best-in-class approach and who are looking for a well-connected partner on the road to success.

Our investments cover a range of sectors within life sciences, including new drug discovery, enabling technologies, med tech and diagnostics.Advent Life Sciences is one of Europe’s leading venture teams investing in life sciences businesses. We are a deliberately small, and highly focused team of senior individuals, with long-standing track records of entrepreneurial and investment success across the UK, Europe and the USA.

Real people. Real insight. Real value.

Innovation. Clarity. Execution.

 

 


Dr Dale Pfost
Dr Dale Pfost
LinkedIn logo General Partner 

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 

ALIAD France

ALIAD is the venture capital subsidiary of the Air Liquide Group (L'Air Liquide S.A.), one of the largest multinational providers of industrial and medical gases and related activities, headquartered in Paris, France. The healthcare division of the Air Liquide Group has been playing a significant role in healthcare with over €2 billion in revenue. 
ALIAD aims to promote the Group’s growth and access to innovations through taking minority stakes in innovative technology start-ups outside the Group. ALIAD can lead or co-invest with other investors. Typical allocations are made in equity and range from €1-10 million. ALIAD is currently seeking new opportunities across a wide geography, including Western Europe, North and South America and Asia.

Greg Fleming
Investment Director 

Apple Tree Partners United States

Apple Tree Partners is a private equity fund that was established in 1999 and based in New York, NY, with satellite offices in Princeton, NJ, Cambridge, MA and Brussels, Belgium. The firm controls up to $1.75 billion in assets under management and makes equity investments ranging from $100,000 for academic spinouts to $150 million dollar in later stage deals. The firm seeks to make investments around the globe with a focus on creating and building companies located within the US and Europe.

Year Founded
1999
Investor Type
Biotech Phase of Development
Medtech Phase of Development
Capital Structure Preference
Investment Stage Preference
Sam Hall
Principal 
Aaron Kantoff
Vice President 

Artiman Ventures

Artiman is a venture capital company founded in 2 and based in Palo Alto California. The firm is currently making investments out of its fourth $2 million fund. The firm makes seed and venture investments into firms ranging from a few hundred thousand to $5 million depending on the stage and financial requirements of the company. The firm has a preference for companies based in Silicon Valley but will consider opportunities globally and looks to make around 5 investments per year.
Akhil Saklecha
Managing Director 

Aspect Biosystems Canada

Aspect Biosystems uses proprietary bioprinting and cell culture technologies to create high quality living 3D human tissues.  We aim to improve the pre-clinical drug discovery process by providing pharmaceutical companies and researchers with functional living tissues that better predict the human response to drugs.  Our testing platforms will enable pharmaceutical customers to identify failed drugs earlier in the development pipeline, before expensive clinical trials begin.  Aspect Biosystem’s long-term vision is to create human tissues on demand for multiple applications including cosmetics-testing, personalized medicine, diagnostics and regenerative medicine.

Year Founded
2013
Medtech Subsector
Technology Overview
Aspect has proprietary 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering technologies that enable the fabrication of complex, biologically relevant living human tissues.
Alliance & Collaborations
Multiple academic and industry collaborations
Supporting Metrics or Evidence
Multiple functional endpoints confirm biological function of the engineered tissue constructs.
Current Timeline
1st tissue product (airway) is in the process of productisation. Bioprinter development and optimisation of alternative tissue types is underway.
Current Investors
Founders, family and friends, Angels, Seed fund.
IP Status
Bioprinter PCT in place. Full patent application in September 2015
Recent Milestones
2nd place in BC Innovation Council's New Ventures competition (Sept 2014)
Mr Simon Beyer
Co-founder