Netherlands · Investor

EQT life science

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Dec 2025, closing $1M. Last cheque observed Aug 2015.

QuietNew fund $580K, Dec 2025Private equityWebsite unconfirmedNow at eqtgroup.com

SeedSeries ASeries BMedical DevicesConnected HealthIn Vitro Diagnostics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 66 on record
Since the last cheque4087days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 66Exits17 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 30%
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EQT life science highlights

  1. 01

    66 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    17 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Medical DevicesConnected HealthIn Vitro Diagnostics
Based in
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first66 appearances

  1. 2015

    3 rounds

  2. Aug
    Kuros BiosurgeryVenture · CH$15MWith 4 others
  3. Jun
    NeuraviSeries B · IE$21MWith 3 others
  4. Mar
    Cardiac DimensionsVenture · US$15MWith 4 others
  5. 2014

    8 rounds

  6. Dec
    XeltisSeries B · CH$34MWith 2 others
  7. Nov
    CuretisSeries B · DE$18MWith 6 others
  8. Sept
    Affimed TherapeuticsSeries E · DE$16MWith 2 others
  9. Jul
    Mint SolutionsSeries A · NL$6.0MWith 1 other
  10. Jul
    Rotation MedicalSeries B · US$27MWith 2 others
  11. Apr
    Atlas GeneticsSeries B · GB$28MWith 5 others
  12. Apr
    Sequana MedicalSeries C · CH$26MWith 5 others
  13. Apr
    Heart MetabolicsSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  14. 2013

    2 rounds

  15. Oct
    Harvest AutomationSeries C · US · bizjournals.com$12MWith 4 others
  16. Oct
    MerusSeries B · NL · finsmes.com$40MWith 4 others
  17. 2012

    7 rounds

  18. Nov
    Kiadis PharmaVenture · NL · kiadis.com$13MWith 4 others
  19. Oct
    Cobalt TechnologiesVenture · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  20. Sept
    IlluminOss MedicalSeries C · US · marketwire.com$28MWith 8 others
  21. Apr
    Cobalt TechnologiesVenture · US$2.9MWith 4 others
  22. Jan
    ProsensaVenture · NL · reuters.com$30MWith 6 others
  23. Jan
    PronotaSeries C · BE · pronota.com$4.8MWith 6 others
  24. Jan
    ProbiodrugVenture · DE · finsmes.com$19MWith 5 others
  25. 2011

    8 rounds

  26. Dec
    arGEN-XSeries B · NL · finsmes.com$44MWith 7 others
  27. Nov
    Harvest AutomationSeries B · US · fis.dowjones.com$7.8MWith 3 others
  28. Jul
    Atlas GeneticsSeries B · GB · atlasgenetics.com$27MWith 4 others
  29. Jun
    MendorSeries B · FI · classic.cnbc.com$12MWith 3 others
  30. Jun
    SapiensSeries A · DE · cisionwire.com$19MWith 2 others
  31. May
    Cobalt TechnologiesSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 5 others
  32. Feb
    ActivaeroSeries A · DE · cnbc.com$6.8MWith 5 others
  33. Jan
    NexstimVenture · FI · tmcnet.com$15MWith 5 others
  34. 2010

    8 rounds

  35. Nov
    SyntaxinSeries C · GB · fiercebiotech.com$29MWith 6 others
  36. Mar
    Seahorse BioscienceSeries D · US · onbiovc.com$5.0MWith 6 others
  37. Feb
    arGEN-XSeries A · NL · onbiovc.com$4.5MWith 7 others
  38. Feb
    Promethera BiosciencesSeries A · BE · onbiovc.com$7.3MWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    Kreatech DiagnosticsSeries B · NL · onbiovc.com$2.7MWith 1 other
  40. Jan
    MerusSeries B · NL · merus.nl$30MWith 3 others
  41. Jan
    CellerixSeries C · ES · onbiovc.com$38MWith 5 others
  42. Jan
    Harvest AutomationSeries A · US · masshightech.com$4.0MWith 1 other
  43. 2009

    8 rounds

  44. Dec
    CuretisSeries A · DE · curetis.com$28MWith 3 others
  45. Nov
    Kreatech DiagnosticsVenture · NL · kreatech.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  46. Nov
    CellerixSeries B · ES · cellerix.com$41MWith 5 others
  47. Nov
    Trinity BiosystemsDebt · US · deals.venturebeat.com$7.5MWith 4 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration14 named

APAnne PortwichManager of the ManageriFiling they signed
CSChristiaan SnydersManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
FAFouad AzzamManager of the ManageriFiling they signed
JRJoachim RotheManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
LALSP Advisory B.V.AIFMiFiling they signed
MSMagnus SjocronaManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
MWMark WegterManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
MKMartijn KleijwegtManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
MKMerijn KlaassenManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
PBPatrik BurnasManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
PVPeter VeldmanManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
RKRene KuijtenManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed
RDRudy DekeyserManager of the ManageriFiling they signed
SHSara HudaManager of the AIFMiFiling they signed

We also hold 16 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 listed17 in all

Hyperion TherapeuticsBought by Horizon Pharma$1.1BMar 2015
ActoGeniXBought by Intrexon Corporation$60MFeb 2015
ProsensaBought by BioMarin Pharmaceutical$840MNov 2014
SapiensBought by Medtronic$200MAug 2014
ActivaeroBought by VecturaUndisclosedMar 2014
SantarusBought by Salix Pharmaceuticals$2.6BNov 2013
SyntaxinBought by Ipsen$206MJul 2013
Kreatech DiagnosticsBought by Leica Biosystems St. LouisUndisclosedJul 2013
ProsensaListed$78MJun 2013
BMEYEBought by Edwards LifesciencesUndisclosedOct 2012
Pasteuria BioscienceBought by Syngenta$113MSept 2012
MovetisBought by Shire$565MAug 2010
FlowCardiaBought by C. R. BardUndisclosedMay 2010
BioProcessorsBought by Seahorse BioscienceUndisclosedMar 2009
NewBioticsBought by Celmed BiosciencesUndisclosedJul 2004
SantarusListedUndisclosedApr 2004

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as EQT life science. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about EQT life science

What does EQT life science invest in?

EQT life science invests most often at Series B and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical Devices, Connected Health and In Vitro Diagnostics.

How active is EQT life science?

66 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

How big are EQT life science's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Does EQT life science lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 66 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does EQT life science invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (30%), the Netherlands (23%) and Germany (15%).

Is EQT life science investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

Who does EQT life science invest alongside?

Most often Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) (8 rounds together), Gimv (7 rounds together) and Novartis Venture Fund (7 rounds together).

What kind of investor is EQT life science?

EQT life science is a private equity firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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