COVID 19: Free news & resources

Optimum aims to provide you with the most informative insights on the current COVID-19 pandemic. The below renowned publications are striving to provide the best and most timely research, analysis, and news coverage of COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. All content is currently free to access and is available at the below links. […]

How close are we to a COVID-19 cure? A biotech VC perspective

“A viable therapeutic would dramatically change the tone of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving hope and a path to eradicating the virus, saving lives and livelihoods.”

A Q&A with leading figures in Investment Banking

How are investors behaving? A few phrases come top of mind: “cautiously”; “rationale — not panicking”; “practical, in terms of adjusting to work logistics”. For companies and private equity owners, the initial focus was on the portfolio, with many calling down revolving credit facilities, but that urgency appears to have lessened as they grow comfortable […]

Optimum’s Guide to Digital Communications

Optimum believes that digital formats such as virtual meetings and video presentations will play an integral part…

Recognising the value of anti-infectious drugs

By Aleks Engel, Partner, Novo Holdings (Novo Seeds) and Director, REPAIR Impact Fund