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Sofinnova Partners is an independent venture capital firm based in Paris. We invest in early stage companies, corporate spin-offs and turnaround situations in the technology and life sciences spaces, including cleantech:

  • 460 companies financed in Europe since 1972
  • Over 1 in 5 companies financed have gone public
  • Over 1 in 5 companies financed have been acquired
  • 40 jobs created per company on average between financing and exit
  • Revenues multiplied by 8 on average between financing and exit.

"Sofinnova finances companies that change the way you use and interact with machines and computers ; most consumers use daily a device which embeds products from our portfolio companies.”
Jean Schmitt

Managing Partner

In Life Sciences, Sofinnova Partners focuses on ambitious projects developing new therapeutics in both biopharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Priority is given to companies that :

  • develop new products for unmet clinical needs and with early clinical proof of concept
  • address big markets: from oncology to diseases of the central nervous system, from metabolic to infectious diseases
  • combine entrepreneurial with pharmaceutical experience.

The disruptive technologies that Sofinnova concentrate on may lead us to deals in the cleantech field such as biofuel, green chemicals, waste management, water treatment....

Metris Therapeutics Saegis Flamel Technologies Actelion [ATLN] Stentys

In the Technology sector, Sofinnova Partners focuses on disruptive technologies and business models in areas that include:

  • telecommunication/consumer electronics and wireless devices
  • wireless internet, internet
  • other technologies and markets including energy or photonics.

The disruptive technologies that we concentrate on may lead us to deals in the cleantech sector including alternative energy, storage, efficiency...

Sagem Wireless Myriad Group AG Qosmos Multimania

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