The launch of Index Ventures’ new life sciences fund on March 21st is another big step in the reincarnation of the biotech investment model. As a smaller, focused fund it will carry even further the “asset-centric” strategy Index have championed. But the most obvious new feature is the inclusion of two global pharmaceutical giants as strategic investors in the fund.
It is, therefore, a very different beast from most venture capital funds, particularly in the US. Different doesn’t always mean better, so DrugBaron asks what would be the optimal parameters for a life sciences fund to have in 2012, and measures this new entrant against that yardstick
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