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Advent Life Sciences

Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Washington, United Kingdom
Countries of investment
  • United Kingdom
  • USA
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • Austria
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Hungary
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Slovenia
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Malta
  • Moldova
  • Ukraine
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Italy
  • Greece
  • Cyprus
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
Industries
  • Biotechnology
  • Life Sciences
  • MedTech
About
Advent Life Sciences is a trans-Atlantic venture capital firm focused on building innovative life sciences businesses in the UK, Europe, and the USA. The firm invests early and mid-stage in pioneering drug discovery across modalities, med tech, enabling technologies, and vaccines. Advent operates with a hands-on approach, partnering closely with management teams to transform breakthrough science into approved medicines or medical products.
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$1M
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Investment Thesis

Advent Life Sciences is a venture capital firm focused on life sciences, investing across therapeutics, medical devices, and diagnostics. The firm partners with pioneering scientists and entrepreneurs to support breakthroughs that address unmet medical needs.
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Advent Life Sciences is a leading trans-Atlantic venture capital firm focused on building innovative life sciences businesses in the UK, Europe, and the USA. They invest early and mid-stage in companies with first-in-class or best-in-class approaches across new drug discovery, med tech, enabling technologies, and vaccines. Their hands-on team works closely with management to bring breakthrough science to approved medicines and products.

Team

Rudi Pauwels – Co-chair

Diagnostics R&D Working Group

Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator

Portfolio

Artax Biopharma

Pheno Therapeutics

Rappta Therapeutics

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