HealthCap
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| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden and Lausanne, Switzerland |
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| Website | www.healthcap.eu |
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HealthCap is a specialized provider of venture capital within life sciences. HealthCap invests in innovative companies with focus on therapeutics.[1] As of 2023, HealthCap has invested in over 125 companies since inception and completed initial public offerings of more than 45 companies.[2] HealthCap has offices in Stockholm and Lausanne.
History
The firm was founded in 1996 by Björn Odlander[3] and Peder Fredrikson,[4] and the first fund was started the same year.[5] As of 2023, HealthCap has established eight funds and financed more than 125 companies, where more than 45 have been taken public on nine different markets. The most recent fund, HealthCap VIII, was established in 2019. HealthCap has approximately 25 employees out of which thirteen are partners. The team combines venture capital investing experience with competences and work experiences from small as well as large companies across the healthcare industry, spanning disciplines of scientific research, drug development, clinical practice, investment banking, and industry management.[citation needed] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Sidebar/configuration' not found.
Investments
HealthCap has raised eight main funds. Investors in HealthCap funds include, among others, European Investment Fund, Skandia Life Insurance, the 4th and 6th Swedish National Pension Funds, The Kresge Foundation, Mayo Clinic, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University and Washington University. HealthCap has committed capital exceeding EUR 1 billion.[6][7]
HealthCap invests in companies developing disruptive technologies that hold the potential to change clinical practice. Over the years HealthCap has invested in more than 125 companies. The portfolio companies have developed more than 20 pharmaceutical products and over 40 med-tech products to the market.[8] Many of these products, such as Firazyr®, Xofigo®, Tracleer®, are breakthrough therapies addressing life-threatening diseases. Examples of technologies financed by HealthCap are:
Pulmonary hypertension therapy developed by Actelion. The company was acquired by J&J in 2017.[9]
Xofigo® developed by Algeta[10] for treatment of bone metastasis in prostate cancer.
A range of drugs in development for rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases by Ultragenyx.
Restylane, an injectable filler developed by Q-Med. The company was acquired by Galderma in 2011.[11]- Trans-femoral aortic valve replacement developed by CoreValve[12] that evades the need for open heart surgery when replacing a malfunctioning heart valve.
- Injectable synthetic bone substitute, Cerament, to enhance bone remodeling and fracture healing developed by BoneSupport AB.
- WTX101, an orphan drug currently in development by Wilson Therapeutics for the treatment of Wilson's disease.[13][14] Wilson Therapeutics was acquired by Alexion in 2018.
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Portfolio companies". HealthCap.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our Story - HealthCap". HealthCap. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Björn Odlander". Bloomberg Businessweek.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Peder Fredrikson". Bloomberg Businessweek.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.""Många bolag är utsvultna på kapital". Veckans Affärer".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Company Overview of HealthCap". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nordic HealthCap announces final close of its fourth biotech fund at $322m". The Alternative Assets Network. 30 November 2001.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HealthCap website". HealthCap.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Expert Insights: Johnson & Johnson's Actelion buy establishes a Clear Leader in the Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Market". Clinical Trials Arena. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Algeta ASA Raises Euro 23 Million in Series A Round". CRM. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.""HealthCap ökar sitt ägande i Q-Med". Q-Med".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Medtronic Buying CoreValve for $700 Million+". Thomson Reuters.
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- ^ Ala A, Walker AP, Ashkan K, Dooley JS, Schilsky, ML (2007). "Wilson's disease". Lancet 369 (9559): 397-408.
External links
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