Hopen Life Science Ventures

Hopen Life Science Ventures is a venture investor in early- to mid-stage life science companies. Most of its activity is in the Midwest of the United States, a region it describes as short of capital.

Services

• Venture funding: money for devices, diagnostics, therapeutics and healthcare information technology.
• Scientific and business guidance: advice from a team with senior experience in public and private life science firms.
• Resource network: contacts used to help portfolio companies through development.

Customers and markets

Early- and mid-stage life science businesses, chiefly in the Midwest, though the second fund can invest anywhere in the country when the opportunity is strong.

Key facts

• Funds: Two, with Fund II investing from 2011
• Fund I portfolio: Seven companies, spanning drug development, medical devices, health IT and drug discovery tools
• Geography: Midwest focus, national reach