SV Life Sciences Fund III (SVLSFIII)
SVLSF III closed in 2003 with total commitments of $393.2 million
(plus $8.5 million of co-investments committed by partners and
individuals affiliated with SVLS).
As at 31 December 2006 the Fund had invested $242million in 38
portfolio companies.
To go to individual portfolio companies websites please click
on company logo.
Alantos Pharmaceuticals: US
First investment: 2003 - Early Stage
Combinatorial chemistry focused upon lead discovery and optimization.
(Previously known as Therascope).
Alba Therapeutics: US
First investment: 2005 - Early Stage
For the treatment of inflammatory and immune mediated diseases.
Alinea: US
First investment: 2005 - Expansion
Alinea is a spinout that will develop a PTP1b inhibitor for insulin
resistance.
Archemix: US
First investment: 2002 - Early Stage
Develops aptamers as a new class of direct therapeutics for the
prevention and treatment of chronic and acute disease.
Avera Pharmaceuticals: US
First investment: 2004 - Early Stage
Development and commercialization of novel pharmaceutical compounds
for treatment of neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
Dynogen Pharmaceuticals: US
First investment: 2004 - Early Stage
Genito-urinary and gastro-intestinal disorders using neuroscience-based
pharmaceutical drugs.
ESBATech: Switzerland
First investment: 2006 - Early Stage
ESBATech is a preclinical stage drug discovery company exploiting
a novel platform for antibody fragment discovery.
Fundamental Applied Biology, Inc.: US
First investment: 2006 - Early Stage
Fundamental Applied Biology (FAB), Inc. mission is enable the production of low-cost, high quality rapidly developed products and technology for protein pharmaceuticals and innovative vaccines.
GlycoFi: US
First investment: 2002 - Start Up - Exited
Production and engineering of therapeutics proteins.
Intranasal Therapeutics: US
First investment: 2006 - Early Stage
Intranasal Therapeutics, Inc. ("ITI") is a specialty pharmaceutical
company focused on developing innovative, nasally delivered pharmaceutical
products with a particular focus on drugs treating pain and CNS-related
disorders.
Lorantis: UK
First investment SVLSF II: 2000 - Start Up
First investment SVLSF III: 2003 - Early Stage
Immunology based drugs.
Lux Bioscience: US
First investment: 2006 - Seed
Opthalmic drugs
Mpex Pharmaceuticals: US
First investment: 2005 - Early Stage
Development of new anti-bacterial drugs that meet the growing clinical
need created by multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens.
Neurotech: US
First investment: 2006 - Early Stage
Neurotech is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development
of sight-saving therapeutics for chronic retinal diseases.
PowderMed: UK
First investment: 2004 - Early Stage - Exited
Development of therapeutic DNA vaccines in the areas of chronic
viral diseases and cancer.
Rinat Neuroscience: US
First investment: 2003 - Early Stage - Exited
Developing proteins for the treatment of diseases and disorders
of the nervous system.
Sapphire Therapeutics: US
First investment: 2004 - Early Stage
Developing compounds for treatment of oncologic and metabolic diseases.
(Formerly known as Rejuvenon).