What stage does Aurora Science invest at?

Aurora Science invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.

What sectors does Aurora Science focus on?

Aurora Science focuses on Biotech, Healthtech.

Where is Aurora Science located?

Aurora Science is headquartered in Milano, IT.

Aurora Science

Venture capital

Milano · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

AurorA Science operates at the intersection of venture capital and translational medicine in the bio-pharma sector. It draws on the AurorA-TT team's operational and technology-transfer experience alongside the in-house R&D capabilities and drug development know-how of its strategic industrial partners, Rottapharm Biotech and Italfarmaco. This structure positions the firm to support the development and partnering of bio-pharma companies.

Invests inBiotech Healthtech Europe Italy Milan Milano

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Seed

Milano, IT

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2014

Tracked investments

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website

Paolo Rizzardi· Co-Founder & Managing Partner· Seattle, Washington, United Statesin

Physician and internist, co-founder and managing partner of AurorA-TT and co-founder, chairman and CEO of Altheia Science. He has extensive academic and biotech experience in cell and gene therapy and oncology, spanning R&D through market approval.

Pierluigi Paracchi· Co-Founder & Venture Consultant· Indonesiain

Co-founder and venture consultant of AurorA-TT and co-founder of Altheia Science, with more than 15 years as a venture capitalist and biotech entrepreneur. He founded Quantica, was venture consultant at Sofinnova Partners, and is co-founder and CEO of Genenta Science.

Gabriele Campi· Immunologist / Technology Transfer· New York, New York, United Statesin

Immunologist with over a decade of academic research at San Raffaele Hospital and NYU, plus six-plus years in venture capital and technology transfer across Italy, Switzerland, and the UK, including work at TTFactor (IEO/IFOM).

Francesco De Santis· President, Italfarmaco Holding SpA

President of Italfarmaco Holding since 1995 and former Vice-President of Farmindustria, with roles across pharmaceutical industry bodies and scientific academic institutions.

Lucio Rovati· CEO & Chief Scientific Officer, Rottapharm Biotech· Milan

Physician specialized in clinical pharmacology with extensive clinical research experience across multiple therapeutic areas. He founded Rottapharm Biotech in 2014 and serves as its CEO and CSO, and is an invited professor of clinical pharmacology at the University of Milano-Bicocca.

What they invest in

from 2 of 3 portfolio companies

Biotech ×2Deep Tech ×2Healthtech ×1Medical Devices ×1

HQs:Spain×1

Investments · 3 tracked

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Aglaia Oncology Fundsaglaia-oncology.com

Aglaia is an investment firm that funds and co-founds early-stage oncology drug development companies, providing hands-on support in R&D planning from screening and animal studies through clinical trials.

Co-investorsBOM Cathay Venture Korys Oost NL

InteRNAinterna.bio

Interna develops the molecular nano motor (MNM), a technology for delivering large molecules into cells using energy intrinsic to cell membranes.

BiotechDeep Tech

Peptomycpeptomyc.com in 𝕏

Peptomyc is a biotech company developing MYC inhibitors for cancer treatment, based on the Omomyc molecule, and is advancing them through preclinical and clinical trials.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBarcelona, ES

Dr. Laura Soucek(Co-founder and CEO)Dr. Marie-Eve Beaulieu(Co-founder)Laura Soucek(Co-founder & CSO (former CEO))

Co-investorsInvivo Capital Partners Asabys Partners

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Aurora Science invest at?: Aurora Science invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Aurora Science focus on?: Aurora Science focuses on Biotech, Healthtech.
Where is Aurora Science located?: Aurora Science is headquartered in Milano, IT.

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