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BioFund Management
BioFund Management

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About Company
BioFund Management is a pan-Nordic venture capital firm.

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founded date

01.01.1997

founders

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 1997 in Helsinki, Finland, by Kalevi Kurkijärvi and Seppo Mäkinen, BioFund Management invests in life sciences companies. With offices in Denmark and Finland, the firm has invested in almost 50 companies across nine different countries. Its portfolio includes companies such as Genizon BioSciences, FIT Biotech, Cellartis, SpinX, Hyglos, Ipsat Therapies, FibroGen, and Galileo Genomics.
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Helsinki, Finland

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Website URL

http://www.biofund.fi
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Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
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People

Founders
1

Kalevi Kurkijärvi

current job

ID BBN
ID BBN
Kalevi Kurkijärvi

Kalevi Kurkijärvi

Employee Profiles
1
Kalevi Kurkijärvi

Kalevi Kurkijärvi

Former Chairman & CEO, Co-Founder

Former Chairman & CEO, Co-Founder

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