Sector updates in October

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Investment firms

  • Quantum VC firm 55 North launched with first close of its €300 million inaugural Fund I at €134 million
  • French VC Andera Partners closed its seventh fund, Biodiscovery Fund 7, with more than €300 million to invest in U.S. and European companies ranging from startup/early stage to scale up and late stage.
  • GHO Capital closed its fourth fund, with $2.9 billion in capital to invest in healthcare companies
  • TCG Crossover closed its third fund, TCGX III, with $1.3 billion in capital to support biotechs developing transformative therapies
  • Vienna-based VC Calm/Storm reached a final close of its €30 million fund to support early-stage healthtech startups
  • Giuliano Marostica promoted to Managing Partner at TCG Crossover
  • Caroline Soulard appointed CFO at M Ventures
  • Ebru Uzun appointed Head of Business Operation at M Ventures
  • Björn Kuhl appointed Principal Biotech at M Ventures
  • Bauke Anninga promoted to Executive Investment Director at M Ventures
  • Christian Uhrich promoted to Executive Investment Director at M Ventures
  • Mathias Vinther promoted to Partner at Forbion
  • Jon Edwards appointed Partner at Forbion

Analysts/Banking/ Associations

  • Tim Louwman left his role as Investment Banking Associate at Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Banking

Media 

  • Jaimy Lee left her role as Deputy Editor at Endpoints News
  • Damian Garde, previously Pharma Reporter at Bloomberg News, appointed Reporter-at-Large at STAT
  • Swapnika Ramu appointed Senior Editor at Trends in Cancer
  • Olivia Goldhill, previously Investigative Reporter at STAT, appointed Features Editor at the New Scientist
  • Gavin Cleaver appointed Action Senior Editor at The Lancet Global Health
  • Jonathan Stephens left his role as Associate Director at Pharmaprojects
  • Alison Young appointed Senior National Reporter at Healthbeat
  • Joseph Walker left his role as Healthcare Reporter at the Wall Street Journal
  • Anna Tong appointed AI Reporter at Forbes
  • Elissa Welle appointed AI Reporter at The Verge
  • Kate Bowie appointed Global Health Journalist at BBC News
  • Rebecca Thorn appointed Senior Journalist on the Global Health team at BBC News
  • Tom Bawden left his role as Science & Environment Correspondent at The i Paper
  • Paul Gallagher left his role as Health Correspondent at The i Paper
  • Jack Sommers left his role as Deputy Editor at Business Insider UK
  • Sam Walker appointed Online Writer at MoneyWeek
  • Hannah Bradfield appointed Senior Health Writer at Women’s Health UK