Korea-Seoul Life Science Fund

Korea-Seoul Life Science Fund is a venture capital firm established in 2011 and located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm specializes in investing in life sciences companies, targeting sectors such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and healthcare. With a focus on opportunities in both Asia and the United States, Korea-Seoul Life Science Fund aims to support innovative companies that contribute to advancements in health and medicine.

Jonathan J. Fleming

General Partner

2 past transactions

EuBiologics

Series B in 2014
EuBiologics Co., Ltd., established in 2010 and based in Seoul, South Korea, is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development and supply of vaccines for epidemic prevention and antibiotic resistance. Its product portfolio includes Euvchol, an oral cholera prevention vaccine, and CRM197, a diphtheria toxin mutant vaccine. The company also offers customized services for mammalian and microbial cell-derived biopharmaceuticals, supporting clients from cell line development to GMP production, along with regulatory support. Additionally, EuBiologics provides contract testing services, process and formulation development, and licensing consulting services, contributing to human health across various stages of life.

CG Pharmaceuticals

Series A in 2012
CG Pharmaceuticals, also known as CrystalGenomics, Inc., is a biopharmaceutical company based in Seongnam, South Korea, with a presence in Emeryville, California. The company specializes in drug discovery and development using structural chemoproteomics. Its lead candidate, CG100649, is a tissue-specific anti-inflammatory agent that has demonstrated safety in cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal contexts and has completed Phase IIa clinical trials. Additionally, CG Pharmaceuticals is developing CG200745, a histone deacetylase inhibitor targeting cancer, currently in Phase I trials, and CG400549, an antibiotic aimed at treating infections from methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, also in Phase I trials. The company offers services related to protein cloning, expression, purification, characterization, and assay development. CG Pharmaceuticals collaborates with several industry leaders, including AstraZeneca, Daiichi-Sankyo, and Hanmi Pharmaceuticals, fostering innovation in drug development since its founding in 2000.
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