Sofinnova Partners is an independent venture capital firm from Paris, France that provides funding for seed, early stage and late stage ventures. Founded in 1972, the firm has financed and has partnered with almost 500 companies. They invest in companies in the life science sector, especially those that work with biopharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, and industrial biotechnology. It usually invests in Round A, and leads its portfolio companies until exit.
The company prioritizes projects with strong intellectual property and whose founders have pharmaceutical or industrial experience. They invest in start-ups usually from the academic world, as well as spin-offs.
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Synthace is a software company based out of London, UK building automation software that gives biologists the ability to control and analyze the performance of lab hardware.
A chemical company that uses biotechnology and chemical catalysis to transform renewable feedstock into chemicals.
DNA Script is a DNA synthesis company founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel, and Xavier Gordon in 2014, and headquartered in Paris, France.
A biotechnology company using microbiology and chemistry to produce consumer goods and industrial products.
Avantium Technologies is an Amsterdam-based manufacturing company offering research and development for products and applications in the energy, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals industry.
A biotechnology company developing immuno-oncology therapies and therapeutic vaccines
MISSION Therapeutics is a Cambridge, Cambridgeshire-based biotechnology company offering a platform for the development of small molecule drugs that selectively target deubiquitylating enzymes.
RefleXion Medical is a Hayward, California-based developer of medical diagnostics and related tools.
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a preclinical stage company focusing on the development of small molecule drugs.
American biotechnology company
A biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing small molecules that target G protein-coupled receptors
A company developing therapies to treat dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease
AblaCare is a women's health company that specializes in fertility treatments for women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
ASSIA is a Redwood Shores, California-based telecommunications equipment company founded in 2003.
Delinia is a San Francisco, California-based company founded in 2015 by Jeffrey Greve.
A company developing antiviral medicines focused on ffighting drug-resistant viruses
Associated investment funds
People
Lucia Faccio
Partner, Sofinnova Telethon Fund
Anne Osdoit
Partner
Denis Lucquin
Managing Partner
Dominique Verdier
Operations
Guillaume Baxter
Senior Associate
Jacques Theurillat
Partner, Crossover fund
Lamia Idrissi
Operations
Lukas Guenther
Venture Partner
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Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
Abivax
AblaCare
AFYX Therapeutics
AgroSavfe
Comet Biorefining
Comet Therapeutics
DMC Biotechnologies
Inotrem
Microphyt
TISSIUM
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