Investor Eye: Sofinnova Speaks On Deal Execution, Managing Expertise And what’s In Store For The Future

Times may look bleak for medtech investment. Public markets are down and VC is shyer than ever about spending money. Medtech Insight spoke to Antoine Papiernik of Sofinnova Partners to learn more about the path forward.

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Sofinnova Partners lives up to its name, which is derived from the French phrase “société de financement pour l'innovation": It roughly translates into English as “company for the financing of innovation.” 

In its half-century of operation, Sofinnova has become one of the world’s largest life sciences investors, and

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