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4BIO Capital

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4BIO’s objective is to invest in, support, and grow early stage companies developing treatments in areas of high unmet medical need, with the ultimate goal of ensuring access to these potentially curative therapies for all patients.

Specifically, it looks for viable, high-quality opportunities in cell and gene therapy, RNA-based therapy, targeted therapies, and the microbiome.

The 4BIO team comprises leading advanced therapy scientists and experienced life science investors; in total, they have published over 250 scientific articles in prestigious academic journals including Nature, The Lancet, Cell, and the New England Journal of Medicine.

Accordingly, 4BIO has both an unrivalled network within the advanced therapy sector and a unique understanding of the criteria that separate the very best investment opportunities.

INVESTMENT FOCUS ON ADVANCED THERAPIES

The largest segments of new generation of therapeutic platforms

  1. GENE THERAPY
  2. CELL THERAPY
  3. RNA-BASED THERAPY
  4. TARGETED THERAPIES
  5. MICROBIOME

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