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 — presentToulouse Area, France
- Fab'entechBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentLyon Area, France
- KELESVenture Partner2023 — 2026Toulouse
- Flash TherapeuticsBoard Member2016 — 2025Toulouse
- NosopharmBoard Member2017 — 2024Lyon
- Pherecydes PharmaBoard Member2015 — 2023Paris Area, France
- AviwellBoard Member2021 — 2023Toulouse, Occitanie, France
- PILIBoard Member2019 — 2023Toulouse, Occitanie, France
- Elaia PartnersPartner2018 — 2023Paris
- Honing BiosciencesBoard Member2020 — 2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
- AmoébaBoard Member2014 — 2019Lyon Area, France
- CYTOOBoard Member2009 — 2018Grenoble Area, France
- Auriga PartnersLife Sciences Partner2004 — 2018
- Median TechnologiesBoard Member2004 — 2017Sophia Antipolis
- ERYTECH PharmaBoard Member2006 — 2011Lyon Area, France
- TxCellBoard Member2004 — 2010Sophia Antipolis
- Crédit Agricole Private EquityAssociate Life Sciences2002 — 2004
- AIR LIQUIDEProject Manager1997 — 2002
- Universite Paris 7Allocataire Moniteur Normalien1992 — 1995Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- GENSETScientist / Project Manager1990 — 1995
Skills & more
Management14Strategy7Business Strategy14Corporate Development18Venture Capital25Due Diligence12Lifesciences26Start-ups11Commercialization6Entrepreneurship9Technology Transfer11Biotechnology17
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Private EquityLicensingManagement ConsultingPatentsCorporate FinanceBiopharmaceuticalsBusiness DevelopmentCleantechFrom Franck's professional profile.
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
Armelle de Tinguy
Partner at 115K
Arthur Liabastre
Senior Finance Officer at Elaia
Arturo Ancira García
Associate at Elaia
Benoit Georis
Venture Partner at Elaia
Network4
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
Investors connected to Franck in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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).
Same school
Also attended Ecole normale supérieure28
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Also attended Collège des Ingénieurs21
Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesPierreInvestor at Sanofi VenturesPietro PuglisiManaging Partner at Claris VenturesPaolo VigoSenior Associate at Claris VenturesMarie AsanoPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy FundCharlie Graham-BrownGENERAL PARTNER at Seedstars
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Also attended Pierre and Marie Curie University51
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