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Guido Neels
InvestorOperating Partner at Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners
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About
Guido Neels joined Essex Woodlands (EW) in 2006 and became an Operating Partner in 2013, helping build and lead the firm's medical device investment practice. Before EW, he was Chief Operating Officer of Guidant Corporation, overseeing its four operating units, and earlier held general management, sales, and marketing roles at Eli Lilly & Company in the U.S. and Europe. He holds a Business Engineering degree from the University of Leuven in Belgium and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
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Invests in
Medical Devices
Deals · 2
Impulse DynamicsBoard seat
via Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners · filed Mar 2025 · $140M raise
Endologix INC /DeBoard seat
via Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners · filed Aug 2018 · $210.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
480 BiomedicalBioventusEnercon TechnologiesEntellus MedicalTELA Bio
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Guido Neels?
- Guido Neels joined Essex Woodlands (EW) in 2006 and became an Operating Partner in 2013, helping build and lead the firm's medical device investment practice. Before EW, he was Chief Operating Officer of Guidant Corporation, overseeing its four operating units, and earlier held general management, sales, and marketing roles at Eli Lilly & Company in the U.S. and Europe. He holds a Business Engineering degree from the University of Leuven in Belgium and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
- Where does Guido Neels work?
- Guido Neels is Operating Partner at Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners.
- What does Guido Neels invest in?
- Guido Neels invests in Medical Devices.
- What boards does Guido Neels sit on?
- Guido Neels holds tracked board seats at 480 Biomedical, Bioventus, Endologix INC /De, Enercon Technologies, Entellus Medical, Impulse Dynamics, TELA Bio.
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