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Aescap Life Sciences

Crossover fund

Amsterdam · Series A–Growth · 14 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Aescap invests exclusively in publicly listed biotech and life-sciences growth companies, seeking to support medical product innovation while delivering above-average returns. The team invests only when there is strong management, distinctive products and patents, significant growth potential, stock-market undervaluation, and a solid balance sheet. Its approach rests on three pillars: fundamental valuation over speculation, diversification and risk/reward optimisation, and intensive monitoring with ongoing dialogue with company management. Each fund holds roughly 20 high-conviction positions. The funds are Article 8 funds publishing annual ESG reports, and the team has significant personal capital invested alongside investors.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Series A–Growth
HQ
Amsterdam, NL
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2005
Tracked investments
3
IPOs
1

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Paolo del Bufalo· Investment Manager

Investment Manager who joined Aescap as an analyst in 2018 and became investment manager in 2023. He holds a Chemistry degree from La Sapienza University of Rome and two master's tracks from Leiden University in chemical biology and science-based business.

Bo Jesper Hansen· Portfolio Advisor

Portfolio Advisor, M.D., Ph.D., and former Executive Chairman of SOBI AB, with extensive board and executive roles across numerous biotech companies. He has expertise in clinical trial design, regulatory affairs and business development.

Gert Hoogland· Portfolio Advisor

Portfolio Advisor, M.D., MBA (INSEAD), and pharmaceutical executive who founded Pharmaplan and later the healthcare investment firm HealthCrest AG, investing in public and private healthcare companies across Europe, Asia, the US and Africa.

Lincoln Lukose· AI & data science specialistin

AI and data science specialist who builds AI-powered tools for due diligence, valuation and ESG reporting. He holds a Master's in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology from the University of Manchester and studied AI in healthcare at MIT.

Ludovico Dragoni· Analystin

Analyst with bachelor's and master's degrees in biotechnology from La Sapienza University of Rome and an advanced master's in financial markets from Solvay Brussels School. He previously worked in pharma consulting, co-founded biotech startup Hibernium, and worked at Newton Biocapital.

Maarten Hendriks· Portfolio Advisor

Portfolio Advisor with over twenty years in the medical department of Boehringer Ingelheim, holding regional and medical director roles across Europe, Asia and emerging markets. He holds a pharmacy degree from Utrecht and a PhD in cardiovascular pharmacology.

Peter Hintzen· Portfolio Advisor

Portfolio Advisor trained as a surgeon specialising in gastrointestinal and thoracic surgery. He served as CEO of Surgis, an initiative establishing private clinics, and continues to practice surgery in France and the Netherlands.

Sam Frenay· Quantitative Analystin

Quantitative Analyst developing proprietary investment strategies combining medical, finance and AI backgrounds. He holds a BSc in Medicine from Leiden University, a master's from Cornell in machine learning for finance, and a CEMS Master's in International Management from LSE.

Victor Bakker· Head of Investor Relationsin

Head of Investor Relations responsible for reporting and onboarding of investors. He holds a Master's in Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences from VU University Amsterdam and previously spent over six years at a life-sciences financing consultancy helping biotech and medtech startups raise capital.

Alba Montoro· Analystin

Alba Montoro is a Life Sciences Senior Analyst at Fenix Group International, LLC. Her work covers strategic analysis, market research, and competitive landscape evaluation within the pharmaceutical industry.

Jonas van Dam· Analyst
Patrick Krol· Portfolio Managerin

Founder and Portfolio Manager who joined Aescap at its 2005 founding and became managing/general partner in 2009, later transitioning the firm to public-market biotech investing and launching the Aescap Life Sciences fund (2016) and Aescap Genetics (2022). He has served as non-executive director at numerous biotech and diagnostics companies and previously ran consultancy United Healthcare B.V.

Pien Kiliaan· Senior Analyst

Senior Analyst who studied pharmaceutical sciences at Utrecht University and completed a master's in business and research at Leiden University, with academic research at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research and Harvard Medical School.

Suzette Pinto· Analyst

What they invest in

from 3 of 3 portfolio companies

Biotech ×3Healthtech ×3Medical Devices ×2Longevity ×1

HQs:Netherlands×1United States×1

Investments · 3 tracked

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Wave Life Scienceswavelifesciences.comin𝕏NASDAQ: WVE

Wave Life Sciences develops RNA-targeting therapeutics using RNA-editing modalities and chemistry to treat rare and common diseases, with a clinical pipeline addressing Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Huntington's disease, and obesity.

BiotechHealthtechLongevitySingapore, US

Takeshi Wada(Director)inGregory L. Verdine(Director)Paul B. Bolno, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Bolno, MD, MBA(President and Chief Executive Officer, Wave Life Sciences)

BoardPeter Kolchinsky(Director)inKen Takanashi(Director)

Co-investorsForesite CapitalRA Capital

arGEN-Xargenx.com

The company develops therapies for people with severe autoimmune diseases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAvoro Capital AdvisorsBioGeneration VenturesHBM Healthcare InvestmentsMPM BioImpactPMVSeventure Partners+2 more

ProQRproqr.comin𝕏

ProQR develops medicines for patients with unmet medical needs, focusing on therapeutic development in biotech.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLeiden, NL

Co-investorsInvivo Capital PartnersPontifax Venture CapitalSofinnova Partners

Exits · 1

1 IPOs

Wave Life SciencesNASDAQ: WVE

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Aescap Life Sciences invest at?
Aescap Life Sciences invests at the Series A, Growth stages.
What sectors does Aescap Life Sciences focus on?
Aescap Life Sciences focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices.
Where is Aescap Life Sciences located?
Aescap Life Sciences is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.

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