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Life Sciences Partners

Founders Clemens Van Blitterswijk Frits Van Der Have Rudy Dekeyser

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Total investments 172
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$35M
Portfolio companies 104
Rounds per year 6.62
Lead investments 45
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.39
Exits 44
Key employees 11

Areas of investment

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Therapeutics
  • Medical
  • Medical Device
Summary

The venture was found in Europe in The Netherlands. The main office of represented VC is situated in the Amsterdam.

The fund was created by Clemens Van Blitterswijk, Rudy Dekeyser. The overall number of key employees were 10.

Opposing the other organizations, this Life Sciences Partners works on 4 percentage points more the average amount of lead investments. The top activity for fund was in 2007. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 18 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2014.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4-5 partakers. Despite the Life Sciences Partners, startups are often financed by Kurma Partners, Idinvest Partners, VI Partners AG. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Ysios Capital, Idinvest Partners, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Novartis Venture Fund, LSP BioVentures, Gimv.

For fund there is no match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. When startup sums 5+ of the founder, the probability for it to get the investment is little. We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Therapeutics, Biopharma. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline Santarus, Hyperion Therapeutics, Merus Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

PanTera

Health Care
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
$118M11 Sep 2024 Mol, Antwerp, Belgium

Asceneuron

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$100M16 Jul 2024 Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Vico Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$13M24 Jun 2024 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Tubulis

Biotechnology
Health Care
Life Science
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$151M14 Mar 2024 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Onera Health

Medical
Medical Device
$35M16 Jan 2024 Palo Alto, California, United States

Vico Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$77M05 Jan 2024 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

OneProjects

Health Care
Medical Device
$23M18 Dec 2023 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Shinobi Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Therapeutics
$51M12 Dec 2023 -

Nouscom

Biotechnology
Genetics
Health Care
Therapeutics
$79M14 Nov 2023 Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland

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Total investments 172
Average round size 35M
Rounds per year 6.62
Peak activity year 2021
Lead investments 45
Follow on index 0.39
Exits 44
Group Appearance index 0.99

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

PanTera

Health Care
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
$118M11 Sep 2024 Mol, Antwerp, Belgium

Asceneuron

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$100M16 Jul 2024 Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Vico Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$13M24 Jun 2024 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Tubulis

Biotechnology
Health Care
Life Science
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$151M14 Mar 2024 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Onera Health

Medical
Medical Device
$35M16 Jan 2024 Palo Alto, California, United States

Vico Therapeutics

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$77M05 Jan 2024 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

OneProjects

Health Care
Medical Device
$23M18 Dec 2023 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Shinobi Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Therapeutics
$51M12 Dec 2023 -

Nouscom

Biotechnology
Genetics
Health Care
Therapeutics
$79M14 Nov 2023 Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
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