The New Generation Of Investor: Creating Value From Diamonds In The Rough

Debbie Dumont, co-founder of Bioqube Ventures, and one of In Vivo’s Rising Leaders, talks about the company’s investment model, Europe’s translational challenges, and aligning  passion and purpose to find ultimate fulfilment.  

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Debbie Dumont is part of a new generation of investors, seeking to create value among ideas that may not have a clear pathway ahead. She does this through her co-founded investment firm, Bioqube Ventures, which she started in 2015 with her husband Nico Vandervelpen.

Via a “slight detour” whereby it co-managed an investment and incubation model for a large pharmaceutical company in Belgium, in...

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