Gilde Healthcare

Gilde Healthcare Partners B.V. is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Utrecht, Netherlands, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Founded in 1982, Gilde specializes in investments across various stages of healthcare companies, including management buy-outs and growth capital investments. The firm manages over €800 million and focuses on sectors such as healthcare technology, medtech, diagnostics, digital health, therapeutics, and healthcare services. Gilde Healthcare targets investments ranging from €1 million to €35 million in companies with enterprise values up to €150 million, emphasizing areas like cardiology, oncology, and women's health. The firm seeks to take both majority and minority stakes and aims to be the lead investor, often participating on the board of directors of its portfolio companies. Gilde Healthcare primarily invests in Europe and North America, particularly in the Benelux region. The firm has been active in the private equity space since the 1980s and has established a strong track record in building healthcare businesses.

Susana Amorim

Investment Manager

Martin von Berg

Investment Manager

Rene Bernards

Operations Partner

Dirkjan Beugelsdijk

Finance Director

Josephine Bogaerts

Senior Associate, Private Equity

Karthik Bolisetty

Senior Associate

Janke Dittmer

General Partner - Healthtech, Venture and Growth

Arthur Franken

Founding Member and General Partner - Healthtech / Therapeutics, Venture and Growth

Jelte Goettsch

Associate

Jasper van Gorp

Managing Partner

Edwin de Graaf

Managing Partner

Sonia Hallen

Investment Manager

Edward Hanlon

Investment Manager

Joep Heldens

Investment Manager

Lara Hilgert

Associate

Karl Hofbauer

Operational Partner

Redmar Koene

Investment Manager

Job Komen

Partner

Kasia Lorek

Associate

Stefan Luzi

Partner

Tristan Maguet

Associate

Pieter van der Meer

Managing Partner and Founder

Rafael Natanek

General Partner, Private Equity

Mika Nishimura

Operational Partner

Geoff Pardo

General Partner - Healthtech, Venture and Growth

Marc Olivier Perret

Managing Partner

Herbert Michael Pinedo

Operational Partner

Marion Pouillard

Associate

Tom Robbenhaar

Partner, Private Equity

Boyd Rutten

Investment Director

Robert Stein

Partner, Private Equity

Matthew Vessa

Vice President

Stephan Wachtveitl

Senior Associate

Geoffrey Waters

Operational Partner

Paul West

Operational Partner

Rich Wilmot

Partner

Henry Zubaida

Investment Manager Healthtech, Venture and Growth

Past deals in Denmark

KLIFO

Acquisition in 2021
KLIFO provides end-to-end expert capabilities, enabling partners to maximise opportunity, mitigate risks, drive innovation and achieve efficient project advancement. The company offers multidisciplinary consulting and operational solutions spanning all clinical research areas, clinical trial supply, QA, CMC development, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, and the development of pharmaceutical and biotech products and medical devices.

Adcendo

Series A in 2021
ADCendo ApS is a biotech company dedicated to developing new types of anti-cancer drugs. We focus on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) directed at novel targets, that have been found to be overexpressed by several cancer forms, that are all characterized by a significant unmet need for novel treatment.

Draupnir Bio

Seed Round in 2019
Draupnir Bio is focused on developing innovative cholesterol-lowering medications aimed at preventing blood clots in the heart with greater efficacy than existing treatments. The company utilizes a platform that explores the glycome to create novel therapeutics, employing advanced techniques in array technology, protein chemistry, and carbohydrate chemistry. This platform enables the synthesis, screening, and selection of potent heparan sulfate glycomimetic drug candidates, targeting cardiovascular, inflammatory, and infectious diseases. Additionally, Draupnir Bio's technology includes the development of protein degraders that can target extracellular disease proteins, potentially addressing a wide range of unmet therapeutic needs across various medical conditions. This approach promises more convenient and accessible treatment options compared to traditional injectable therapies.

Santaris Pharma

Venture Round in 2012
Santaris Pharma A/S is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in RNA-targeted therapies. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Denmark, the company utilizes its proprietary Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) Drug Platform and Drug Discovery Engine to develop single-stranded LNA-based drug candidates for various diseases. Its research focuses on infectious diseases and cardiometabolic disorders, while also addressing cancer, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases, and rare genetic disorders through collaborations with major pharmaceutical firms. Santaris Pharma has established partnerships with organizations such as miRagen Therapeutics, Shire, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Enzon Pharmaceuticals. The company holds exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture and sell products containing LNA as an active ingredient, which supports its goal of obtaining marketing approval for its innovative therapies.

Santaris Pharma

Series C in 2007
Santaris Pharma A/S is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in RNA-targeted therapies. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Denmark, the company utilizes its proprietary Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) Drug Platform and Drug Discovery Engine to develop single-stranded LNA-based drug candidates for various diseases. Its research focuses on infectious diseases and cardiometabolic disorders, while also addressing cancer, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases, and rare genetic disorders through collaborations with major pharmaceutical firms. Santaris Pharma has established partnerships with organizations such as miRagen Therapeutics, Shire, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Enzon Pharmaceuticals. The company holds exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture and sell products containing LNA as an active ingredient, which supports its goal of obtaining marketing approval for its innovative therapies.

Symphogen

Venture Round in 2007
Symphogen A/S is a clinical late-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Ballerup, Denmark, with an additional operation in Somerville, New Jersey. The company specializes in the development of innovative therapies for cancer and other significant diseases, focusing on recombinant polyclonal antibodies. Its pipeline includes several promising candidates, such as Sym004, a mixture of two monoclonal antibodies targeting different epitopes of EGFR, and Sym013, designed to inhibit EGFR, HER2, and HER3 simultaneously. Other notable products in development are Sym015, which targets the MET receptor, Sym021, a monoclonal antibody that blocks PD1, and Sym009, an antibody conjugated to an antibiotic for treating specific strains of staphylococcus aureus. Symphogen aims to address various epithelial cancer indications, including colorectal, lung, brain, breast, pancreatic, and head and neck cancers, ultimately enhancing treatment efficacy and patient outcomes.

Symphogen

Series D in 2006
Symphogen A/S is a clinical late-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Ballerup, Denmark, with an additional operation in Somerville, New Jersey. The company specializes in the development of innovative therapies for cancer and other significant diseases, focusing on recombinant polyclonal antibodies. Its pipeline includes several promising candidates, such as Sym004, a mixture of two monoclonal antibodies targeting different epitopes of EGFR, and Sym013, designed to inhibit EGFR, HER2, and HER3 simultaneously. Other notable products in development are Sym015, which targets the MET receptor, Sym021, a monoclonal antibody that blocks PD1, and Sym009, an antibody conjugated to an antibiotic for treating specific strains of staphylococcus aureus. Symphogen aims to address various epithelial cancer indications, including colorectal, lung, brain, breast, pancreatic, and head and neck cancers, ultimately enhancing treatment efficacy and patient outcomes.
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