BioMedPartners AG. (3/1/18). "Press Release: BioMedPartners Close Their New Healthcare Venture Fund BioMedInvest III at CHF 100 Million". Basel.

	Organisation	BioMedInvest III fund
	Group	BioMedPartners (Group)
	Organisation 2	Cardior Pharmaceuticals GmbH
	Group	Novo Group (Group)
	Product	BioMedInvest III fund
	Product 2	LIFE SCIENCES
	Index term	BioMedPartners–SEVERAL: investment, 201805 final closing CHF25m of BioMedInvest III fund bringing total to CHF100m
	Index term 2	Amal Therapeutics–BioMedPartners: investment, 201709 financing round Series B first closing totalling €8m incl co-lead investor BioMedPartners
	Person	Hosang, Markus (BioMedPartners 201108 General Partner)
	Person 2	Möller, Thomas (BioMedPartners 201702 General Partner)

BioMedPartners AG, based in Basel, Switzerland, announced today the final closing of BioMedInvest III, their third equity venture capital fund, at CHF 100 million.

BioMedInvest III is a healthcare venture capital fund which invests in private early-to-midstage companies in Switzerland, Germany and neighboring countries of the European Union.

“We are delighted that the continued success of BioMedInvest convinced many of the major investors of the previous funds to commit also to BioMedInvest III. Among these are the European Investment Fund (EIF) on behalf of the ERP-EIF Dachfonds as cornerstone investor and the Berner Kantonalbank, BEKB. In addition we could gain the Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank, BLKB, and several important new private persons as new investors,” says Dr. Markus Hosang, General Partner at BioMedPartners.

“We are proud of having established BioMedPartners as a leading venture group and earlystage life science investor in Europe over the last fifteen years since its inception. The successful closing of our third equity venture fund is also a major milestone for the future growth of the Life Science Cluster in Switzerland”, adds Thomas Möller, General Partner at BioMedPartners.

The BioMedPartners team includes experienced R&D and venture capital professionals.

With its new fund, BioMedPartners will be able to continue its successful strategy of investing in innovative biopharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics companies. “We focus on translating the accelerating progress in science into the development of competitive products that address important patient needs” says Dr. Andreas Wallnöfer, General Partner at BioMedPartners. “We select and invest into companies with strong and competent leadership since people are at the core to realize business success and value for patients” adds Stefan Fäs, CFO at BioMedPartners.

With its volume of CHF 100 million, BioMedInvest III will invest in 12 – 15 private companies, supporting them not only by providing funds, but also by taking an active role on the boards of its portfolio companies and by providing senior business expertise and access to its extensive network of industry experts and scientific leaders.

After its first closing in February 2017, the fund has already made its first three investments. These are: Cardior Pharmaceuticals, a German biotech company that develops new therapeutics for the treatment and prevention of heart disease, Amal Therapeutics, a Geneva-based company that pursues novel therapeutic vaccines for the immune-therapy of cancers and Allecra Therapeutics SAS, a late-stage antibiotics company based in the Basel area.

About BioMedPartners

Based in Basel, BioMedPartners is a leading independent European venture capital firm, providing private equity to early- to mid-stage life sciences companies, frequently acting as lead- or co-lead investor. Since its foundation in 2003, BioMedPartners has, out of its BioMedInvest funds, invested in 55 highly innovative companies, of which 19 have already either successfully been acquired by leading biopharma players (including Glycart Biotechnologies, ESBATech, Okairos, SuppreMol and Symetis) or done an IPO (including Arpida, Curetis and Santhera). With now more than CHF 350 million in committed capital and a strong team of experienced industry experts BioMedPartners has established itself as one of the leading early-stage human healthcare investors in Europe.

Contacts:

Dr. Markus Hosang
General Partner BioMedPartners
Contact: hosang@biomedvc.com

Thomas Möller
General Partner BioMedPartners
Contact: moeller@biomedvc.com

Dr. Andreas Wallnöfer
General Partner BioMedPartners
Contact: wallnoefer@biomedvc.com

Stefan Fäs Partner / CFO
BioMedPartners
Contact: faes@biomedvc.com

Disclaimer This press release appears as a matter of record only and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or recommendation in relation to any securities, investment products or investment services in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful to do so

Record changed: 2023-06-05