ProQuest Investments

ProQuest Investments, established in 1998, is a healthcare-focused venture capital firm headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with additional offices in San Diego and Montreal. The firm manages over $875 million and employs 12 deal professionals. ProQuest invests in healthcare companies across various stages, from seed to late-stage, with a particular expertise in therapeutics. Their portfolio spans diverse therapeutic categories, including oncology, pain, and infectious disease. The firm aims to build long-term partnerships with exceptional entrepreneurs, fostering the growth of innovative healthcare businesses. ProQuest's fourth fund, closed in 2006, totaled $425 million.

Jay Moorin

Partner

Alain Schreiber

Partner

Past deals in New Jersey

Agile Therapeutics

Post in 2015
Agile Therapeutics is a women's healthcare company dedicated to addressing the unmet health needs of women through the development and commercialization of prescription contraceptive products. The company's lead product, Twirla, is a once-weekly transdermal patch that delivers a combination of levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol, providing a non-daily contraceptive option. In addition to Twirla, Agile Therapeutics is advancing a pipeline of related products, including various regimens designed to offer customizable menstrual cycle management options, such as AG200-ER for extended cycles and AG200-SP for lighter periods. The firm's proprietary Skinfusion technology facilitates effective drug delivery through the skin. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, Agile Therapeutics aims to enhance women's reproductive health by providing innovative contraceptive solutions.

Agile Therapeutics

Series C in 2012
Agile Therapeutics is a women's healthcare company dedicated to addressing the unmet health needs of women through the development and commercialization of prescription contraceptive products. The company's lead product, Twirla, is a once-weekly transdermal patch that delivers a combination of levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol, providing a non-daily contraceptive option. In addition to Twirla, Agile Therapeutics is advancing a pipeline of related products, including various regimens designed to offer customizable menstrual cycle management options, such as AG200-ER for extended cycles and AG200-SP for lighter periods. The firm's proprietary Skinfusion technology facilitates effective drug delivery through the skin. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, Agile Therapeutics aims to enhance women's reproductive health by providing innovative contraceptive solutions.

Agile Therapeutics

Series B in 2010
Agile Therapeutics is a women's healthcare company dedicated to addressing the unmet health needs of women through the development and commercialization of prescription contraceptive products. The company's lead product, Twirla, is a once-weekly transdermal patch that delivers a combination of levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol, providing a non-daily contraceptive option. In addition to Twirla, Agile Therapeutics is advancing a pipeline of related products, including various regimens designed to offer customizable menstrual cycle management options, such as AG200-ER for extended cycles and AG200-SP for lighter periods. The firm's proprietary Skinfusion technology facilitates effective drug delivery through the skin. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, Agile Therapeutics aims to enhance women's reproductive health by providing innovative contraceptive solutions.

Sopherion Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2008
Sopherion Therapeutics, LLC is a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in Princeton, New Jersey, with additional offices in Cheshire, Connecticut, and Estero, Florida, as well as a subsidiary in Toronto, Canada. The company specializes in the development and commercialization of oncology therapies, notably Myocet™, a liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin-citrate complex designed to reduce cardiotoxicity. Sopherion holds an exclusive licensing agreement with Cephalon, Inc. for Myocet™ in the United States and Canada. The firm is currently conducting a Phase III global trial to evaluate Myocet™ in combination with Herceptin® and Taxol for treating invasive, metastatic breast cancer. This trial, which aims to recruit 363 patients across twelve countries, builds on promising Phase II results that demonstrated a 96% response rate and a median progression-free survival of two and a half years. Myocet™ is already registered for use in Canada and Europe in combination with cyclophosphamide for similar indications. Sopherion is also exploring additional oncology agents through its Minicell Peptide Display screening technologies.

Sopherion Therapeutics

Series A in 2003
Sopherion Therapeutics, LLC is a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in Princeton, New Jersey, with additional offices in Cheshire, Connecticut, and Estero, Florida, as well as a subsidiary in Toronto, Canada. The company specializes in the development and commercialization of oncology therapies, notably Myocet™, a liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin-citrate complex designed to reduce cardiotoxicity. Sopherion holds an exclusive licensing agreement with Cephalon, Inc. for Myocet™ in the United States and Canada. The firm is currently conducting a Phase III global trial to evaluate Myocet™ in combination with Herceptin® and Taxol for treating invasive, metastatic breast cancer. This trial, which aims to recruit 363 patients across twelve countries, builds on promising Phase II results that demonstrated a 96% response rate and a median progression-free survival of two and a half years. Myocet™ is already registered for use in Canada and Europe in combination with cyclophosphamide for similar indications. Sopherion is also exploring additional oncology agents through its Minicell Peptide Display screening technologies.
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