# BB Biotech Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > BB Biotech Ventures is a growth equity based in Switzerland. 31 investments on record, latest Feb 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bb-biotech-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Switzerland · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # BB Biotech Ventures Last cheque observed Feb 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Growth equity Buyout Growth Seed Energy Storage Food And Beverage Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 31 on record Since the last cheque **3189** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$35M** Rounds led **0 of 31** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 53%** Pitch BB Biotech Ventures ## BB Biotech Ventures highlights - 01 31 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 54% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Diese neue Domain wurde im Kundenauftrag registriert. From their own website - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Buyout Growth Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Energy Storage Food And Beverage - **Based in:** Switzerland - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **31 appearances** - **2018** 1 round - **Feb** **[Moderna](https://millionrounds.com/company/moderna)** US · FinSMEs **$500M** With 8 others - **2017** 1 round - **Jan** **[Atlas Genetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-genetics)** Series D · GB · FinSMEs **$35M** With 3 others - **2016** 1 round - **Dec** **[Abryx](https://millionrounds.com/company/abryx)** US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 2 others - **2015** 1 round - **Jan** **[Atlas Genetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-genetics)** Series C · GB **$20M** With 5 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[AM Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/am-pharma)** Series E · NL **$16M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[Atlas Genetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-genetics)** Series B · GB **$28M** With 5 others - **2013** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Opsona](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsona)** Series C · IE · finsmes.com **$3.9M** With 8 others - **Apr** **[Opsona](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsona)** Series C · IE · finsmes.com **$43M** With 7 others - **Apr** **[Radius Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius-health)** Growth · US · finance.yahoo.com **$43M** With 5 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Feb** **[Radius Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius-health)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$21M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Probiodrug](https://millionrounds.com/company/probiodrug)** Venture · DE · finsmes.com **$19M** With 5 others - **2011** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[Radius Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius-health)** Growth · US **$21M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[AM Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/am-pharma)** Series D · NL · am-pharma.com **$40M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Radius Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius-health)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$66M** With 6 others - **Jul** **[Atlas Genetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-genetics)** Series B · GB · atlasgenetics.com **$27M** With 4 others - **2010** 1 round - **Feb** **[Tioga Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/tioga-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · tiogapharma.com **$18M** With 3 others - **2009** 5 rounds - **Dec** **[Molecular Partners](https://millionrounds.com/company/molecular-partners)** Series B · CH · fis.dowjones.com **$44M** With 5 others - **Nov** **[Probiodrug](https://millionrounds.com/company/probiodrug)** Series B · DE · probiodrug.de **$54M** With 7 others - **Aug** **[Palyon Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/palyon-medical)** Series A · US · onbiovc.com **$24M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Orthocon](https://millionrounds.com/company/orthocon)** Series B · US · pehub.com **$25M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Aerovance](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerovance)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$38M** With 7 others - **2008** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Radius Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius-health)** Series C · US · radiuspharm.mwnewsroom.com **$15M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Lumavita](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumavita)** Series A · CH **$16M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[BioVascular](https://millionrounds.com/company/biovascular)** Series C · US · salesandmarketingnetwork.com **$11M** With 2 others - **2007** 4 rounds - **Aug** **[Alpex Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpex-pharma)** Series B · CH **$9.0M** With 1 other - **Aug** **[Molecular Partners](https://millionrounds.com/company/molecular-partners)** Series A · CH · molecularpartners.com **$16M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[Pevion Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/pevion-biotech)** Series A **$29M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Radius Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius-health)** Series B · US · radiuspharm.com **$58M** With 5 others - **2006** 1 round - **Jan** **[Tioga Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/tioga-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · tiogapharma.com **$24M** With 2 others - **2005** 1 round - **Dec** **[Optimer Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimer-pharmaceuticals)** Series D · US **$22M** With 7 others - **2003** 1 round - **Nov** **[Auxilium Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/auxilium-pharmaceuticals)** Series D · US **$43M** With 7 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[Auxilium Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/auxilium-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by Endo Health Solutions **$2.6B** Oct 2014 **[Optimer Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimer-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by [Cubist Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cubist-pharmaceuticals) **$535M** Jul 2013 **[Auxilium Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/auxilium-pharmaceuticals)** Listed **Undisclosed** Dec 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Buyout Growth Seed Median round joined **$35M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 31 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Feb 2018 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *7* - Series B *7* - Series A said *6* - Series D *4* - Venture *2* - Buyout said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2003 2018 Often in the room with - [MPM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact) 6 - [FLAG Capital Management, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flag-capital-management-llc) 5 - [HealthCare Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcare-ventures-llc) 5 - [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) 5 - [Wellcome Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellcome-trust) 5 - [Brookside Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brookside-capital) 4 **Pitching BB Biotech Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as BB Biotech Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**MPM Capital** Private equity **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact)[**FLAG Capital Management, LLC** Growth equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flag-capital-management-llc)[**HealthCare Ventures** Growth equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcare-ventures-llc)[**Novartis Venture Fund** Corporate VC **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund)[**Wellcome Trust** Government **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellcome-trust)[**Brookside Capital** Hedge fund **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brookside-capital)[**EQT life science** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lsp-bioventures)[**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**Consort Medical** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/consort-medical)[**Fountain Healthcare Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fountain-healthcare-partners)[**ProQuest Investments** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proquest-investments)[**Saints Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saints-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies BB Biotech Ventures put money into. [**Moderna** $500M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/moderna) ## Quick answers about BB Biotech Ventures ### What does BB Biotech Ventures invest in? BB Biotech Ventures invests most often at Series C and Series B (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy Storage and Food And Beverage. ### How active is BB Biotech Ventures? 31 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2018. ### What has BB Biotech Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Moderna (Undisclosed round, Feb 2018), Atlas Genetics (Series D, Jan 2017) and Abryx (Undisclosed round, Dec 2016). ### How big are BB Biotech Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $35M. ### Does BB Biotech Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 31 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does BB Biotech Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (53%), the United Kingdom (13%) and Switzerland (13%). ### Is BB Biotech Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2018. ### Who does BB Biotech Ventures invest alongside? Most often MPM Capital (6 rounds together), FLAG Capital Management, LLC (5 rounds together) and HealthCare Ventures (5 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bb-biotech-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=bb-biotech-ventures)