Hadean Ventures

Founded in 2014, Hadean Ventures is a Norway-based investment firm focusing on life science and healthcare sectors across Europe. With offices in Oslo and Stockholm, the company collaborates with leading academic institutions to invest in innovative startups addressing unmet medical needs.

Georgina Askeland

Senior Investment Associate

Georgina Askeland

Principal

Markus Dietrich

Senior Investment Associate

Tovy Dinh

Investment Analyst

Florian Eckhardt Ph.D

Operating Partner

Lene Gerlach Ph.D

Venture Partner

Lena Helli

Venture Partner

Yun Yang

Investment Analyst

Dustin Zielinski

Investment Analyst

Past deals in Nordic Europe

Gesynta Pharma

Series B in 2025
Gesynta Pharma is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing compounds that inhibit the pro-inflammatory enzyme mPGES-1. Its lead drug candidate, vipoglanstat (GS-248), is in development for endometriosis, a prevalent chronic inflammatory disease affecting women's health. Gesynta Pharma also has another drug candidate, GS-073, ready to enter clinical phase I trials.

SAGA Diagnostics

Series A in 2021
SAGA Diagnostics AB is a Swedish company specializing in personalized cancer diagnostics and disease monitoring through molecular genetic analyses, focusing on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Founded in 2016 as a spin-out from a research group at Lund University, SAGA aims to enhance precision cancer medicine and improve patient survival rates with its minimally-invasive liquid biopsy testing services. The company provides a range of services, including gene mutation analysis and treatment monitoring, utilizing advanced technologies such as massively parallel sequencing. SAGA's proprietary tests enable oncologists and biopharmaceutical companies to detect actionable mutations, stratify patient groups, and monitor treatment responses with high sensitivity, thereby contributing significantly to advancements in cancer research and clinical diagnostics.

CardioMech

Series A in 2020
CardioMech develops therapeutic devices for structural heart disease. Its flagship technology offers a transcatheter alternative to cardiac surgery for the placement of artificial chords in the mitral valve, enabling surgeons to treat patients with severe, symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation.

Gesynta Pharma

Series C in 2020
Gesynta Pharma is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing compounds that inhibit the pro-inflammatory enzyme mPGES-1. Its lead drug candidate, vipoglanstat (GS-248), is in development for endometriosis, a prevalent chronic inflammatory disease affecting women's health. Gesynta Pharma also has another drug candidate, GS-073, ready to enter clinical phase I trials.

Neuro Event Labs

Series A in 2020
Neuro Event Labs Oy, established in 2015 and headquartered in Tampere, Finland, specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based software for epilepsy patient monitoring. Their primary product collects accurate seizure data from patients at home and in hospitals, which is then analyzed and relayed to physicians for informed treatment decisions. This solution was developed in close collaboration with leading Finnish hospitals.

Abliva

Venture Round in 2020
Abliva AB is a Swedish pharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of treatments for primary mitochondrial diseases, which are rare and severe conditions caused by dysfunctional mitochondria. The company's pipeline includes KL1333, currently in phase I clinical trials, and NV354, an energy replacement therapy that is preparing for clinical trials. KL1333 is noted for its role as a regulator of NAD+ and NADH, and has received orphan drug designation in both Europe and the United States. Additionally, Abliva is developing NeuroSTAT for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Lund, Sweden, Abliva has formed collaborations with various institutions, enhancing its research capabilities and clinical development efforts.

SAGA Diagnostics

Series A in 2019
SAGA Diagnostics AB is a Swedish company specializing in personalized cancer diagnostics and disease monitoring through molecular genetic analyses, focusing on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Founded in 2016 as a spin-out from a research group at Lund University, SAGA aims to enhance precision cancer medicine and improve patient survival rates with its minimally-invasive liquid biopsy testing services. The company provides a range of services, including gene mutation analysis and treatment monitoring, utilizing advanced technologies such as massively parallel sequencing. SAGA's proprietary tests enable oncologists and biopharmaceutical companies to detect actionable mutations, stratify patient groups, and monitor treatment responses with high sensitivity, thereby contributing significantly to advancements in cancer research and clinical diagnostics.
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