One of Europe's oldest life sciences venture firms, based in Paris. It has backed cancer companies such as Innate Pharma, Crescendo Biologics and Hookipa, and its portfolio company Myricx was bought by Novartis.
Sofinnova Partners states that it was 'Founded in 1972' and 'has backed more than 500 companies over 50 years', and that it 'has over EUR 4 billion under management' (homepage). It runs several strategies across the value chain: Sofinnova Capital (early-stage biopharma and medtech, often company creation), Crossover (later-stage), MD Start (medtech incubation), Industrial Biotech, Digital Medicine, Biovelocita (Italian accelerator) and a Telethon fund. Its portfolio page lists oncology companies including Innate Pharma (natural killer cell-directed antibodies), Crescendo Biologics (Humabody T-cell engagers), Hookipa Pharma (arenavirus immunotherapy), Inspirna and iOmx Therapeutics (immuno-oncology). The news page features 'the journey behind Myricx's acquisition by Novartis' (Myricx develops antibody-drug conjugate payloads).
| Company | Stage | Type | Cancers | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mablink Bioscience Lyon, FR | Acquired | biotech | Acquisition 2023 |
Shares T-cell engagers (bispecific), Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
Shares T-cell engagers (bispecific), Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
Shares T-cell engagers (bispecific), Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
Shares T-cell engagers (bispecific), Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
Shares T-cell engagers (bispecific), Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
Shares T-cell engagers (bispecific), Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).
Shares Novartis, T-cell engagers (bispecific).
Shares T-cell engagers (bispecific), Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).