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EQT Life Sciences

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Luxembourg · Seed–Late Stage · 42 people tracked

Also known as EQT PARTNERS ASIA LIMITED · EQT Partners Japan K.K. · EQT REAL ESTATE, LLC

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Investment thesis

EQT Life Sciences targets innovative life sciences companies focused on therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and healthtech worldwide. It seeks the most innovative solutions to the greatest unmet clinical needs, backing scientists, clinicians and entrepreneurs with capital plus strategic, clinical, operational, financial and commercial support. The firm aims to transform cutting-edge scientific innovation into impactful healthcare solutions while striving for superior investor returns. With a 30-year track record, it has raised around 3.5 billion euros across 12 private funds and three investment strategies (Life Sciences Funds, Health Economic Funds, and a Dementia Fund).

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
Check
$11M – $66M
HQ
Luxembourg, MA, LU
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Last 12 months
6 investments
AUM
$35.1B
Tracked investments
45
Acquisitions
1

Team · 42 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Per Franzén· CEO and Managing Partner
Bert Janssens· Partner, Co-Head of Private Capitalin
Masoud Homayoun· Partner, Head of EQT Infrastructure
Geraldine O'Keeffe· Partnerin𝕏
Prashanthi Ramesh· Vice Presidentin
Clemens van Blitterswijk· Venture Partner
Christina Drews· Chief Operating Officer

What they invest in

from 42 of 45 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×30Biotech ×29Medical Devices ×24Deep Tech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Digital Health ×7Enterprise Software ×3Fintech ×2

HQs:United States×10Belgium×5Germany×3Netherlands×3Ireland×2Switzerland×1

Investments · 45 tracked

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Agomab Therapeuticsagomab.cominSeries C · Oct 2023 · $100M✓ verified

Agomab is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disease-modifying therapies for fibro-inflammatory and fibrotic diseases with high unmet medical need.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAntwerp, BE

Tim Knotnerus(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAdBio partnersAndera PartnersAsabys PartnersCanaan PartnersPontifax Venture CapitalV-Bio Ventures+1 more

ATB Therapeuticsatbtherapeutics.comin𝕏Series A · Nov 2024 · $57M✓ verified

ATB Therapeutics is a biotech company developing bispecific antibody therapies and related immunological treatments.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Dr. Mark Throsby(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsMRL Ventures FundV-Bio VenturesVIVES PartnersSambrinvestWallonie Entreprendre

Avidicureavidicure.com✓ verified

Avidicure develops "Actibody", a triple-agonistic antibody platform built on a human IgG scaffold designed to activate the innate and adaptive immune system for treating oncology and autoimmune diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotech

Robert Friesen(Founder)in

Co-investorsBioGeneration VenturesBOMCurie CapitalKurma PartnersV-Bio Ventures

Egle Txegle-tx.comin✓ verified

Egle Therapeutics develops targeted immunotherapy drugs by leveraging regulatory T cell (Treg) biology to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer.

Biotech

Fiorella Kotsias(Chief Scientific Officer)inBernard Vanhove(Chief Development Officer)in

BoardMichel Detheux(Chairman)in

Co-investorsFund+JDRF T1D Fund

Hellokaleidohellokaleido.comin✓ verified

ViCentra develops Kaleido, a compact and user-friendly insulin pump system for people with Type 1 diabetes.

Digital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesUtrecht, DE

Tim Oakes(CTO and Co-founder)

Co-investorsInnovation IndustriesInkef

Kinaset Therapeuticskinasettherapeutics.comin𝕏Jul 2020 · $103M✓ verified

Kinaset Therapeutics is a drug developer working on KN-002, a therapeutic candidate for treating severe asthma across patients regardless of the underlying cause of inflammation.

BiotechHealthtechMedfield, US

Roger Heerman(Chief Business/Operating Officer / Co-Founder)inFrazer Morgan(Chief Development Officer / Co-Founder)inRobert Clarke(Chief Executive Officer / Board Member / Co-Founder)Christopher O’Brien(Chief Medical Officer)

BoardJamil Beg(Director of the Issuer)inTom King(Director of the Issuer)

Co-investors5AM VenturesAtlas VentureRA CapitalSixty Degree CapitalVivo CapitalGimv+3 more

MinervaXminervax.cominOct 2023 · $57M✓ verified

MinervaX is a biotech company developing prophylactic vaccines, with therapeutic focus areas including immunology and infectious disease.

BiotechHealthtech

PerBengt(CSO)

Co-investorsAdjuvant CapitalIndustrifondenOrbiMedPureos BioventuresSanofi VenturesSunstone Capital+2 more

Sequana Medicalsequanamedical.comin𝕏✓ verifiedDefunct

Sequana Medical develops the alfapump system and DSR therapy for treating fluid overload in patients with conditions such as liver disease and heart failure.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesGhent, BE

Co-investorsNewton BiocapitalBlackRockKreos CapitalRosetta Capital Ltd.VI PartnersBootstrap Europe+2 more

T-Knifet-knife.comin✓ verified

T-knife Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing T cell therapies to treat cancer, with an initial focus on solid tumors.

BiotechHealthtechBerlin, DE

Elisa Kieback(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inThomas Blankenstein(Scientific Founder)Thomas Soloway(Chief Executive Officer)Camille Landis(Chief Business Officer / Chief Financial Officer)inPeggy Sotiropoulou(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsAndera PartnersVersant VenturesRA CapitalSixty Degree CapitalFidelity Investments

VarmXvarmx.cominMay 2023✓ verified

VarmX develops VMX-C001, a therapeutic medicine for treating severe bleeding in patients on Factor Xa anticoagulants and for emergency surgery settings.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Pieter ReitsmainJohn Glasspool(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsSound BioventuresYsios CapitalBioGeneration VenturesEICInkefUNIIQ+2 more

Vico Therapeuticsvicotx.comJan 2024✓ verified

Vico Therapeutics develops targeted genetic medicines for neurological disorders, with a focus on antisense oligonucleotide therapies designed to address the underlying genetic causes of diseases like Huntington's disease and spinocerebellar ataxias.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Luc Dochez(Chair and Founder)inJosh Mandel-Brehm(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsDroia VenturesKurma PartnersPureos BioventuresSeroba Life SciencesEurazeoIdinvest Partners+1 more

Evommuneevommune.cominOct 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Evommune develops therapies targeting the underlying sources of chronic inflammatory diseases, aiming to provide underserved patient populations with more than symptomatic relief.

BiotechHealthtechPalo Alto, US

Luis Pena(Executive Officer, Director)inJanice Drew(Executive Officer)David Cohen(Director)Gregory Moss(Executive Officer)Eugene Bauer(Executive Officer, Director)Francois Beaubien(Director)

Board seatFelice Verduyn - Van Weegen· per SEC Form D · $115.5M raise · filed Jan 2025

Co-investorsAndera PartnersAvego BioScience CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBeiersdorf Innovation FundFemHealth Ventures+3 more

Lumeonlumeon.comin𝕏Aug 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Lumeon provides an automated care orchestration platform that pulls data from health systems' care processes and existing systems and applies clinical intelligence to coordinate individualized patient care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechBoston, US

Robbie Hughes(CEO and Founder)in

Board seatRudy Dekeyser· per SEC Form D · $12M raise · filed Aug 2023

Co-investorsEndeavour VisionOptum VenturesTechstarsAmadeus Capital Partners

1X Technologies1x.techin𝕏

1X is an AI and robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots for home and industrial use.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareRoboticsPalo Alto, US

Bernt Øyvind Børnich(CEO)inBernt Børnich(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Alliance VCAlliance VentureEQT VenturesSamsung NextSandwater+9 more

Aerskaaerska.cominSeries A · Feb 2026 · $39M

Aerska develops RNA interference (RNAi) medicines designed for targeted delivery across the blood-brain barrier to treat, delay, and prevent central nervous system and neurological diseases.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Stuart Milstein(Co-Founder)inJack O’Meara(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsage1BackedBlueYard CapitalEntrepreneur FirstIaso VenturesPsyMed Ventures+4 more

Artios Pharmaartios.comin𝕏Nov 2025 · $115M

Artios develops DNA damage response (DDR)-based medicines targeting patients with high unmet need cancers.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAndera PartnersM VenturesNovartis Venture FundPfizer Venture InvestmentsRA CapitalSofinnova Partners+2 more

Atalantaatalantatx.comin𝕏Jan 2025 · $97M

Atalanta is developing treatment options for intractable central nervous system diseases using RNA interference technology.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalNovartis Venture FundRiverVest Venture PartnersSanofi Venturesabrdn plc

Cambridge Vision Technologycambridgevisiontechnology.com

Cambridge Vision Technology develops diagnostic hardware and software for detecting Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions through retinal imaging and biomarker analysis.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

eTheRNAetherna.beAug 2022

Etherna is an RNA-LNP technology company that develops proprietary RNA chemistry and lipid nanoparticle delivery platforms for nucleic acid–based therapeutics, and partners with pharma and biotech organizations from early discovery through clinical development.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesNiel, BE

Co-investorsFund+PMVBoehringer Ingelheim Venture FundNovalis LifeSciencesPWV

Neurent Medicalneuromark.comin

Neurent Medical develops the NEUROMARK system, a radiofrequency ablation device that targets hyperactive autonomic nerves to treat chronic rhinitis symptoms in ENT patients.

HealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesClaret Capital PartnersMVM Life Science PartnersEnterprise IrelandFountain Healthcare PartnersSofinnova Partners+1 more

Neuros Medicalneurosmedical.comJul 2025 · $56M

Neuros Medical develops the Altius Direct Electrical Nerve Stimulation System, an FDA-approved implantable device that delivers patient-controlled electrical stimulation to treat chronic post-amputation pain in adult lower limb amputees.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAliso Viejo, US

David Veino(President and CEO)Zach Stassen(Chief Financial Officer)Robert J. Centa(Chief Financial Officer)Jon J. Snyder(Director, President, Secretary and CEO)in

BoardJoyce Erony(Director)inWilliam Harrington(Director)

Co-investorsAmzak HealthAPERTURE Venture PartnersCWRU Technology VenturesiSelect FundJobsOhio VenturesJumpstart Ventures+6 more

NewAmsterdam Pharmanewamsterdampharma.comin𝕏

NewAmsterdam Pharma develops innovative therapies for cardiovascular disease and lipid-related conditions.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesFrazier Life SciencesLSP (Life Sciences Partners)Forbion

nobinobi.lifeJan 2022 · $14M

Nobi manufactures intelligent lamps equipped with optical sensors and artificial intelligence to detect falls and monitor health for elderly care in residential facilities and home settings.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechIoT

Roeland Pelgrims(Founder)in

Co-investors15th RockAngelini VenturesPMV

Noema Pharmanoemapharma.cominSeries B · Nov 2025 · $150M

Noema Pharma develops a late-stage portfolio of oral small molecule therapeutics for people with neurological and related disorders, targeting both orphan and larger indications with significant unmet medical needs.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Ilise Lombardo(Chief Executive Officer)inVolker Knappertz(Executive Vice President of Research & Development)inMichael Samar(Chief Financial Officer)inRob Lasser(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsBioMedPartnersJeito CapitalRoche Venture FundSofinnova PartnersEQTForbion+2 more

Nua Surgicalnuasurgical.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2024 · $7M

NUA Surgical develops surgical medical devices focused on maternal and infant health, currently in pre-clinical development.

FemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesGalway, IE

Barry(CEO & Founder)inMarie Therese(COO & Co-Founder)inPadraig(CTO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsTMC Venture FundEnterprise Ireland

Onera Healthonerahealth.comin

Onera Health provides clinical-grade remote diagnostics and monitoring solutions for healthcare professionals, with an initial focus on sleep health.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesEindhoven, NL

Co-investors15th RockLSP (Life Sciences Partners)imec.xpandInnovation Industries

PanTerapantera-life.comin

PanTera develops actinium-225, a therapeutic radioisotope used in precision cancer treatment through radiotheranostics, serving oncology patients and pharmaceutical companies globally.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesMol, BE

Sven van den berghe(CEO)inChristophe Malice(CBO)inSamy Bertrand(CTO)inYves Sterckx(Director of Finance & Administration)inPhilippe Vanwolleghem(Director Quality, Regulatory Affairs & HSE)

Co-investorsKorysKurma PartnersLSP (Life Sciences Partners)PMV

Payrailspayrails.comin

Payrails provides a modular financial operating system for enterprises that manages payment and financial workflows.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBerlin, DE

Emre Talay(Founder)inNicolas Thouzeau(Founder)inOrkhan Abdullayev(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDeBa VenturesEQT VenturesGeneral CatalystHV Capital

Perfuzeperfuze.cominSeries A · Mar 2025 · $26M

Perfuze develops medical devices for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, focused on addressing unmet clinical needs in mechanical thrombectomy.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesGalway City, IE

Wayne Allen(Co-Founder, CEO, Director)inLiam Mullins(CTO and Co-founder)in

Co-investorsSeroba Life SciencesSV Health InvestorsEnterprise Ireland

Phagenesisphagenesis.comin𝕏Mar 2024 · $42M

Phagenesis develops targeted pharyngeal electrical stimulation technology to treat neurogenic dysphagia by restoring neural pathways for safe swallowing.

Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAphelion CapitalInnvotec Ltd.Northern GritstoneSectoral Asset Management

Quralisquralis.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2023 · $88M

QurAlis develops precision therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related neurodegenerative diseases by targeting specific disease-causing genetic drivers and molecular mechanisms.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Kevin Eggan(Co-founder)inRoet(Co-founder)Woolf(Co-founder)Kasper Roet(Director, Executive Officer, Promoter)inShafique Virani(Executive Officer)inJason Brown(Mr. Brown is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)in

Co-investorsDroia VenturesMC Healthcare VenturesMission BiocapitalMitsui Global InvestmentSanofi VenturesSV Health Investors+7 more

RQ Biorqbiotechnology.comJun 2026 · $115M

RQ Bio discovers and develops long-acting monoclonal antibodies (LAAbs) targeting seasonal influenza to provide protection against severe viral disease.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsFrazier Life SciencesLifeArc VenturesForbionOxford Science EnterprisesRed Tree VentureWellington Management

Sana Labssanalabs.comin𝕏

Sana is an AI lab that develops agentic AI systems to help teams access knowledge, automate repetitive work, and learn.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkStockholm, SE

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)EQT VenturesLeksell Social VenturesMenlo VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Workday Ventures

Shinobi Therapeutics Inc.shinobitx.cominSeries A · Dec 2023 · $51M

Shinobi develops next-generation cell therapies using iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cell) research, genetic engineering, and clinical infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCF-Prime CapitalFast Track InitiativeJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKyoto University Innovation Capital

Splice Biosplice.bioin𝕏

SpliceBio develops genetic medicines using a proprietary protein splicing platform to treat diseases caused by mutations in large genes.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthBarcelona, ES

Dr. Vila-Perelló(CEO)Dr. Frutos(Co-founder)

Co-investorsNovartis Venture FundRoche Venture FundSanofi VenturesYsios CapitalAsabys PartnersCriteria Bio Ventures+3 more

Vaderis Therapeuticsvaderis.cominAug 2026

Vaderis develops a first-of-its-kind oral therapy for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a rare vascular disease with no existing approved treatments.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsDroia VenturesMedicxiGoldman Sachs

Vicovico.ioin𝕏Jun 2024

VICO provides AI-generated forecasts and event risk ratings that track and triangulate analyst views into continuous time series data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsAIN VenturesMultiball CapitalDroia VenturesEurazeoKurma PartnersPureos Bioventures

World Health Organization, 2025who.intin

The World Health Organization is a United Nations agency founded in 1948 that leads global health initiatives and emergency response across 194 member states.

Digital HealthGovTechHealthtech

Co-investorsatai Life SciencesAtaiBeckleyICONIQMaRS

Xeltisxeltis.comin𝕏Aug 2026

Xeltis develops implantable vascular devices that transform into living tissue using Restorex supramolecular polymer technology.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Eliane Schutte(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsKurma PartnersVI PartnersYsios CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersInvest-NL

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Kiadis Pharma N.VEgle TherapeuticsNeuraviXilis, Inc.

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

Neuraviacq. by Johnson & Johnson

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has EQT Life Sciences made?
EQT Life Sciences has 45 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 12 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does EQT Life Sciences invest at?
EQT Life Sciences invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is EQT Life Sciences's typical check size?
EQT Life Sciences typically writes checks of $11M – $66M.
What sectors does EQT Life Sciences focus on?
EQT Life Sciences focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Longevity, Medical Devices, Sector Agnostic.
Where is EQT Life Sciences located?
EQT Life Sciences is headquartered in Luxembourg, LU.
Does EQT Life Sciences lead rounds?
Yes, EQT Life Sciences leads investment rounds.
Who does EQT Life Sciences co-invest with?
EQT Life Sciences most often shares deals with LSP (Life Sciences Partners), 15th Rock, Kurma Partners, among 15 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 49

Kurma Partners

Kurma Partners is a European healthcare-focused investment firm that co-founds and finances biotech and healthcare companies, working closely with research centers to translate scientific discoveries into high-tech companies.

Both backed · 7
$162K – $10.8M
Sofinnova Partners

Sofinnova Partners is a life sciences venture capital firm investing across the value chain from seed to later stage, with a focus on healthcare and sustainability. It backs companies in biopharma, medtech, digital medicine, agriculture and industrial processes.

Both backed · 5
$540K – $27M
Andera Partners

Andera Partners is an asset management firm specializing in private equity that partners with companies and their management to support sustainable growth. It has backed 377 companies over more than 20 years.

RA Capital

RA Capital is a multi-stage investment firm focused on healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health, investing across public and private markets and creating new companies through its Raven incubation platform.

Sanofi Ventures

Sanofi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Sanofi, investing in early-stage biotech and digital health companies focused on improving human health. It serves as Sanofi's entry point into the innovation ecosystem.

$5M
Forbion

Forbion is a global venture capital firm focused on advancing biotech innovations and sustainable solutions aimed at improving human and planetary health.

Novartis Venture Fund

The Novartis Venture Fund invests in innovative life science companies, focusing on biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals at various stages of growth, aiming to drive patient benefit and generate returns.

$5M – $25M
Ysios Capital

Ysios Capital is a life sciences investor that finances innovative biotech companies worldwide, providing resources to develop novel therapies for indications with high unmet medical needs.

$5.4M – $21.6M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

Both backed · 2
$200K – $40M
F-Prime Capital

F-Prime Capital is an early-stage-focused investment firm backing companies across life sciences, technology, healthtech and services, and crypto.

$3M – $10M
Polaris Partners

Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with biotech and healthcare entrepreneurs to build transformational companies.

$500K – $5M
Seroba Life Sciences

Seroba is a Dublin-based life sciences venture capital firm investing in early-stage biotech and medtech companies developing new therapeutics and medical devices.

$540K – $7.6M
37 more co-investors

MC Healthcare VenturesCanaan PartnersAtlas VentureUS Venture PartnersOrbiMedOUP (Osage University Partners)Versant VenturesSR One Capital Management5AM VenturesAtlantic Bridge VenturesPfizer Venture InvestmentsPivotal Life SciencesPontifax Venture CapitalCatalio Capital ManagementMission BiocapitalBioqube VenturesAPERTURE Venture PartnersSignet Healthcare PartnersFounder CollectivePlug and Play VenturesBalderton CapitalCreandumAntlerARCH Venture PartnersEarlybird Venture CapitalXtripe AngelsAbingworthIterative Instinct CapitalBusiness Growth FundAdvent Life SciencesVantagePoint Capital PartnersSamsara BioCapitalIllumina VenturesCasdin CapitalTheVentureCityPappas CapitalStanley Ventures

Firms observed investing alongside EQT Life Sciences, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with EQT Life Sciences's recorded portfolio.

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