Experience Counts For VC Success: HealthCap Hits 25 Year Mark

An Interview With HealthCap Leaders Björn Odlander And Mårten Steen

VC Playbook: The fundamentals do not change in life sciences investing – good science, unmet need and social responsibility.

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HealthCap, a European venture capital firm investing exclusively in the life sciences, has backed and built more than 100 companies, taken more than 40 companies public and completed numerous trade sales. HealthCap’s portfolio businesses have developed over 25 pharmaceutical products to regulatory approval and have brought 50-plus medical device products to market.

Founding partner Björn Odlander and partner Mårten Steen spoke to In Vivo about the company’s strategy for building new biotechs,...