Eugen Steiner
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at HealthCap · Board director at NephroGenex
Stockholm, Sweden
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedNephroGenex
About
Venture partner since 1997 who serves as CEO of several portfolio companies. He holds an MD and PhD in clinical pharmacology from Karolinska Institute.
Board director at NephroGenex
Intro paths
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NephroGenex's investors · 1
Co-founders at NephroGenex
JP
Jaikrishna PatelExecutive Officer
PL
Pierre LegaultExecutive Officer, Director
JM
James MitchumDirector
JH
John HamillExecutive Officer
Experience
- BioArcticChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- BioArcticDirectorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering SciencesChair Avdelning Bioteknik och Lifescience/Division Biotechnology and Lifesciencecurrent2024 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering SciencesFellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)current2021 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering SciencesVice Chairman Division Biotechnology2021 — 2023
- Empros PharmaChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- INBOX CAPITAL ABDirectorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Stockholm School of EntrepreneurshipDirectorcurrent2005 — presentGreater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Karolinska InstitutetVisiting Lecturercurrent2001 — presentStockholm
- KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyVisiting Lecturercurrent2003 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Setraco ABOwnercurrent1984 — present
- EpiEndo PharmaceuticalsDirector2022 — 2024Iceland
- HealthCapVenture Partner1997 — 2023
- A3P BiomedicalBoard Member2021 — 2023Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Spago Nanomedical ABChair of the Board of Directors2019 — 2023Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
- Karolinska Institutet InnovationsDirector2018 — 2022Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Karolinska Institutet HoldingDirector2017 — 2022Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- VinnovaExternal assesor2014 — 2021Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- DoctrinDeputy Director2017 — 2021Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- APL (Apotek Produktion & Laboratorier AB)Director2010 — 2021
Education
- Karolinska InstitutetPh.D., Clinical Pharmacology1978 — 1987
- Karolinska InstitutetM.D.1972 — 1977
- Weizmann Institute of ScienceSummer student1972 — 1975
- Solna Gymnasium1969 — 1972
Skills & more
Lifesciences24Venture Capital36Biotechnology23Clinical Development13Entrepreneurship14Drug Discovery6Pharmaceutical Industry18Corporate Development7Start-ups69Private Equity8Drug Development23Mergers
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Deals · 1
NephroGenexBoard seat
via HealthCap · filed Nov 2015 · $28.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at HealthCap
Alex Valcu
Partner at HealthCap
Anki Forsberg
Partner and Chairman at HealthCap
Björn Odlander
Managing Partner at HealthCap
Carl Kilander
Partner at HealthCap
Carl-Johan Dalsgaard
Venture Partner | MD PhD at HealthCap
Daniel Karsberg
Partner | MSc at HealthCap
Fabrice Bernhard
General Manager | MSc at HealthCap
Georg Vo Beiske
Venture Partner | MSc at HealthCap
Network5
Alex Valcu
Partner at HealthCap
Anki Forsberg
Partner and Chairman at HealthCap
Björn Odlander
Managing Partner at HealthCap
Carl Kilander
Partner at HealthCap
Carl-Johan Dalsgaard
Venture Partner | MD PhD at HealthCap
Investors connected to Eugen in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Eugen Steiner work?
- Eugen Steiner is Venture Partner at HealthCap and Founder at NephroGenex.
- What check size does Eugen Steiner write?
- Eugen Steiner typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Eugen Steiner found?
- Eugen Steiner founded NephroGenex.
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