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Franck Lescure

Investor

Partner at Elaia

Paris, France

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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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

  1. ZINCCFounder & Presidentcurrent2023 — presentFrance
  2. Exeliom BiosciencesMembre fondateur du conseil d'administrationcurrent2023 — present
  3. PyloteBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater Toulouse Metropolitan Area
  4. Fab'entechBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentGreater Lyon Area
  5. KELESVenture Partner2023 — 2026Toulouse, Occitanie, France
  6. Flash TherapeuticsBoard Member2016 — 2025Toulouse, Occitanie, France
  7. NosopharmBoard Member2017 — 2024Lyon
  8. Pherecydes PharmaBoard Member2015 — 2023Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  9. AviwellBoard Member2021 — 2023Toulouse, Occitanie, France
  10. PILIBoard Member2019 — 2023Toulouse, Occitanie, France
  11. Elaia PartnersPartner2018 — 2023Paris
  12. Honing BiosciencesBoard Member2020 — 2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
  13. AmoébaBoard Member2014 — 2019Greater Lyon Area
  14. CYTOOBoard Member2009 — 2018Greater Grenoble Metropolitan Area
  15. Auriga PartnersLife Sciences Partner2004 — 2018
  16. Median TechnologiesBoard Member2004 — 2017Sophia Antipolis
  17. ERYTECH PharmaBoard Member2006 — 2011Greater Lyon Area
  18. TxCellBoard Member2004 — 2010Sophia Antipolis
  19. Crédit Agricole Private EquityAssociate Life Sciences2002 — 2004
  20. AIR LIQUIDEProject Manager1997 — 2002

Skills & more

Business Strategy14Corporate Development18Management14Venture Capital25Due Diligence12Lifesciences26Start-ups11Commercialization6Entrepreneurship9Technology Transfer11Biotechnology17Private Equity8
+8 moreLicensingStrategyManagement ConsultingPatentsCorporate FinanceBiopharmaceuticalsBusiness DevelopmentCleantech

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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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