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.

Biotech / Biopharm
Alantos Pharmaceuticals Alantos Pharmaceuticals: US

First investment: 2003 - Early Stage

Combinatorial chemistry focused upon lead discovery and optimization. (Previously known as Therascope).



Alba Therapeutics 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 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 Avera Pharmaceuticals: US

First investment: 2004 - Early Stage

Development and commercialization of novel pharmaceutical compounds for treatment of neurologic and psychiatric disorders.


Dynogen Pharmaceuticals Dynogen Pharmaceuticals: US

First investment: 2004 - Early Stage

Genito-urinary and gastro-intestinal disorders using neuroscience-based pharmaceutical drugs.



ESBA Tech ESBATech: Switzerland

First investment: 2006 - Early Stage

ESBATech is a preclinical stage drug discovery company exploiting a novel platform for antibody fragment discovery.


GlycoFi
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 GlycoFi: US

First investment: 2002 - Start Up - Exited

Production and engineering of therapeutics proteins.



Intransal Therapeutics 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 Lorantis: UK

First investment SVLSF II: 2000 - Start Up
First investment SVLSF III: 2003 - Early Stage

Immunology based drugs.



Lux Bioscience Lux Bioscience: US

First investment: 2006 - Seed

Opthalmic drugs



Mpex Pharmaceuticals 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 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 PowderMed: UK

First investment: 2004 - Early Stage - Exited

Development of therapeutic DNA vaccines in the areas of chronic viral diseases and cancer.



Rinat Neuroscience Rinat Neuroscience: US

First investment: 2003 - Early Stage - Exited

Developing proteins for the treatment of diseases and disorders of the nervous system.



Sapphire Therapeutics Sapphire Therapeutics: US

First investment: 2004 - Early Stage

Developing compounds for treatment of oncologic and metabolic diseases. (Formerly known as Rejuvenon).


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