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Jean SiniunlockedFranck: together at Pierre and Marie Curie University (1995)
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Franck: together at TxCell
Franck: together at Median Technologies
About
Franck Lescure is founder and president of ZINCC. He brings 20 years of venture capital experience and 10 years of technology innovation project work, with expertise in biotechnology, entrepreneurship, and management.
Experience
- ZINCCFounder & Presidentcurrent2023 — presentFrance
- Exeliom BiosciencesMembre fondateur du conseil d'administrationcurrent2023 — present
- PyloteBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater Toulouse Metropolitan Area
- Fab'entechBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentGreater Lyon Area
- KELESVenture Partner2023 — 2026Toulouse, Occitanie, France
- Flash TherapeuticsBoard Member2016 — 2025Toulouse, Occitanie, France
- NosopharmBoard Member2017 — 2024Lyon
- Pherecydes PharmaBoard Member2015 — 2023Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- AviwellBoard Member2021 — 2023Toulouse, Occitanie, France
- PILIBoard Member2019 — 2023Toulouse, Occitanie, France
- Elaia PartnersPartner2018 — 2023Paris
- Honing BiosciencesBoard Member2020 — 2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
- AmoébaBoard Member2014 — 2019Greater Lyon Area
- CYTOOBoard Member2009 — 2018Greater Grenoble Metropolitan Area
- Auriga PartnersLife Sciences Partner2004 — 2018
- Median TechnologiesBoard Member2004 — 2017Sophia Antipolis
- ERYTECH PharmaBoard Member2006 — 2011Greater Lyon Area
- TxCellBoard Member2004 — 2010Sophia Antipolis
- Crédit Agricole Private EquityAssociate Life Sciences2002 — 2004
- AIR LIQUIDEProject Manager1997 — 2002
Skills & more
Business Strategy14Corporate Development18Management14Venture Capital25Due Diligence12Lifesciences26Start-ups11Commercialization6Entrepreneurship9Technology Transfer11Biotechnology17Private Equity8
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Colleagues at Elaia
Alexis Frentz
Investment Director at Elaia
Anne Bouverot
Independent Board Member at Elaia
Anne-Sophie Carrese
Managing Partner at Elaia
Anya Brochier
Marketing & Communications Senior Associate at Elaia
Arthur Liabastre
Senior Finance Officer at Elaia
Arturo Ancira García
Associate at Elaia
Camille Hamon
Finance Team Manager at Elaia
Celine Passedouet
Investment Director at Elaia
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Alexis Frentz
Investment Director at Elaia
Anne-Sophie Carrese
Managing Partner at Elaia
Armelle de Tinguy
Partner at 115K
Celine Passedouet
Investment Director at Elaia
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Franck Lescure?
- Franck Lescure is founder and president of ZINCC. He brings 20 years of venture capital experience and 10 years of technology innovation project work, with expertise in biotechnology, entrepreneurship, and management.
- Where does Franck Lescure work?
- Franck Lescure is Partner at Elaia.
- What check size does Franck Lescure write?
- Franck Lescure typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Franck Lescure go to school?
- Franck Lescure studied at Ecole normale supérieure (Master, Biology); Collège des Ingénieurs (MBA, General Business); Pierre and Marie Curie University (PhD, Molecular Virology).
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Also attended Ecole normale supérieure47
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Also attended Collège des Ingénieurs31
Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesPierreInvestor at Sanofi VenturesMarkus HablizelHead of DB1 Ventures at Deutsche BorsePietro PuglisiManaging Partner at Claris VenturesPaolo VigoSenior Associate at Claris VenturesMarie AsanoPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
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Also attended Pierre and Marie Curie University97
Guillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIThomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceJeff ClavierFounding Partner at Uncork CapitalJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesDimitri KrempPrincipal at Axeleo CapitalJack GuedjInvestor at Sand Hill Angels
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