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Epidarex Capital is a transatlantic venture firm that invests in early-stage, high-growth life science companies in under-ventured markets. The firm focuses on providing risk capital and expertise to create, support and build young companies, including spinouts, from leading research institutions in both established and emerging life science hubs. Epidarex invests in early-stage life science opportunities, particularly in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health technology, typically providing seed or Series A funding to spin out innovations from leading medical research universities and institutions. Their investment strategy emphasizes transformative technologies that address significant unmet medical needs, focusing on major disease areas including oncology, cardiometabolic, autoimmune and neurological conditions. The firm leverages its deep scientific and industry networks to identify transformative life science investments, building companies from scratch to create value and shared success.
Notable quotes
“We are excited that Epidarex has chosen to invest in this opportunity. Diabetes is also a therapeutic area of focus for Lilly, given our strong legacy and scientific expertise in this area. Investments in external innovation are an important part of our strategy as we strive to continue to deliver innovative medicines to patients.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leucid Bio | Later Stage VC | — | 2025-02-01 |
| Harness Therapeutics | Seed Round | — | 2025-01-20 |
| Epsilogen | Series B | $3m | 2024-09-09 |
| Theolytics | Series B | $4m | 2024-04-17 |
| Curve Therapeutics | Series A | $6m | 2024-02-27 |
| Enterprise Therapeutics | Series B | $8m | 2024-01-26 |
| Mironid | Series A | $8m | 2023-09-13 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals | IPO | — | 2017-11-09 |
| NodThera | unknown | — | — |
| DUNAD Therapeutics | unknown | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| GRA Venture Fund | 2 |
| British Patient Capital | 2 |
| IP Group | 1 |
| Novartis Venture Fund | 1 |
| Santé Ventures | 1 |
| Scottish Enterprise | 1 |
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