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Inventages Venture Capital Investment Inc.

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Inventages Venture Capital Investment Inc is a Nestle SA investment arm that specializes in venture investments.

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01.01.2000

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The firm invests in middle market and mature companies in the health care, life sciences, cosmeceuticals, pharmaceuticals, enabling technologies and services, and diagnostic and medical devices sectors. It provides mezzanine and bridge financing and focuses on small molecules, proteins, antibodies, vaccines, phytopharmaceuticals, natural compounds, botanicals, antibiotics, and therapeutics in the pharmaceutical sector. In the diagnostic sector, it invests in genetic materials, biomarkers, pathological markers, genetic profiles, protein profiles, pharmacogenomics, food and environmental safety, genetically modified organism detection and trading, medical monitoring, diagnostic and analytical tools, and quality control. It also invests in enabling technologies and services such as novel packaging, process and production technologies, supply chain management, innovative materials and resources, and delivery systems for active compounds. The firm operates globally out of four offices and has $1.5 billion committed capital.
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Gunnar Weikert
Gunnar Weikert

Gunnar Weikert

Dr. Weikert is the Chairman, CEO and Founder of Inventages Venture Capital. Prior to the founding of Inventages, he had more than 10 years experience in a broad spectrum of executive functions in the pharmaceutical industry culminating as senior vice president and global head for life sciences transactions at Bayer AG. While at Bayer, he oversaw venture investments in technology companies and collaborations representing some of the largest transactions involving large pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the late 1990s. Dr. Weikert received his M.D. from the University of Düsseldorf and his Ph.D. in the field of metabolism from the Diabetes Research Center in Germany. He also holds an MBA.

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Gunnar Weikert

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Solmaz Clements

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Thomas Bayerl

Thomas Bayerl

Venture Partner

Denise DeBaun

Denise DeBaun

Venture Partner

Geoffrey Hooper

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Ashok Dhanrajgir

Ashok Dhanrajgir

Senior Vice President

Gunnar Weikert

Gunnar Weikert

Chairman, CEO and Founder

Serge Salager

Serge Salager

Investment Manager

Hervé Girsault

Hervé Girsault

Venture Partner

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