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More News! 18 Dec 2019

Truffle Capital Raises €250M Fund to Launch Life Science Startups

The French VC firm Truffle Capital has closed a fund worth €250M with a mission to nurture companies specializing in medical devices and robotics. The fund, named BioMedTech, will be used to create around 12 companies, with a focus on French startups. The majority of the fund, around 60%, came from French investors and the […]

December 18, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 19 Mar 2018

This French Device Could Repair Holes in the Heart

HoliStick Medical, a Paris-based startup, is developing a novel catheter device that can repair holes in the heart without the use of sutures. HoliStick Medical, has gained the exclusive rights to develop a catheter device created by Harvard University and MIT. The catheter is designed to repair holes and tissue defects in the heart and other […]

March 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 10 Jan 2018

New Venture Fund Closes $102M to Boost Biotech and Medical Device Development

Truffle Capital has raised $102M (€85M), which will support biotechs, with a focus on medical device companies that have the potential to become market leaders. Truffle Capital, founded in 2001 and based in Paris, is a venture capital firm that focuses on supporting start-ups in life sciences and IT. The company manages assets worth over $1.1B […]

January 10, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

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News and Trends 8 Dec 2016

Video: How is European Biotech changing the World?

We had the amazing opportunity to hear an overview of biotech in Europe at Labiotech Refresh from Philippe Pouletty, co-founder and managing director of Truffle Capital. Philippe has an incredibly extensive experience in biotech as a founder of multiple companies and VCs. He witnessed how biotech got big over the years with the first innovations coming […]

December 8, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 31 Aug 2016

World’s most advanced Artificial Heart started its last Study before Approval

This artificial heart could replace any defective heart. It’s being developed by the French company Carmat, which just started the last clinical phase before market approval. Carmat is solving one of the life-long problems for humans, how to replace a broken heart. It’s not the first to offer a solution (e.g. Robert Jarvik in the US), […]

August 31, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

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Best in Biotech 12 Apr 2016

18 of the Best European VCs for Biotech in 2016

As Genentech is celebrating its 40th Birthday, it is also the 40th birthday of Biotechnology and the 40th birthday of Biotech Venture Capitalists. These risk investors are deeply linked to any venture successes. And although Europe definitely has fewer than in the US, there’s still a significant amount of influence and wealth on this side […]

April 12, 2016 - 10 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 1 Mar 2016

Artificial Hearts are one Step Closer to the Market with €50M in Funding

Carmat (France) has raised €50M from private investors (dwarfing its 2015’s €3M reserves) in order to further develop its artificial hearts during 2016 and apply for CE Marking. This French Medtech company is developing an artificial heart (one of top examples of futuristic cyborg-like technologies in biotech) that could help patients with end-stage biventricular heart failure. There are people […]

March 1, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 13 Oct 2015

The Top 15 European Biotech VCs

Biotech wouldn’t exist without Venture Capitalists. These investors bring the cash necessary to run clinical trials or conduct the scaling-up of processes, along with many years of experience. Though admittedly Europe definitely hasn’t got as much money floating around as the US, there are many major Biotech VCs in Europe … Here are 15 of […]

October 13, 2015 - 9 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 17 Sep 2015

This new Bioplastic plant integrates breakthrough Biotech innovations

Bioplastics hasn’t replaced plastics yet. One new milestone has now been reached, the French company Carbios has just opened its pilot plant to produce biodegradable plastics thanks to its breakthrough enzyme-based technology. Whilst various green initiatives push for better regulation of recycling (a prime example being in Berlin!), in reality only around 10% of plastic […]

September 17, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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