Top 5 Biotechnology Startup Investors in Isle of Man

Last updated: Aug 2024 A list of 5 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Biotechnology startups based in Isle of man. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Biotechnology companies from Isle of man. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Biotechnology Startup Investors in Isle of Man

Investor	Biotechnology Isle of Man investments
Jim Mellon	1
Andrew Banks	1
Foresite Capital	1
Greg Bailey	1
Juvenescence	1

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Jim Mellon is an international investor with interests in several industries. After leaving Oxford, where he studied PPE, (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) he worked in Asia and the United States for two fund management companies, GT and Thornton, before establishing his own business in 1991. His business operations include two components, alisted fund management company called Charlemagne Capital, and an Asian mining group, Regent Pacific.In addition, Mr. Mellon is Co-Chairman of West African Minerals Corporation and Regent Pacific Group. He is on the board of a number of public quoted companies, including Brazilian Gold Corporation, Charlemagne Capital Limited, Manx Financial Group, Plethora Solutions, Polo Resources, Port Erin Biophara Investments Limited, and the Speymill plc. He is the life tenant of a trust which owns the Burnbrae Group, which has substantial assets in the biotechnology, financial services, property, mining and leisure sectors. Mr. Mellon spends most of his time working on startup ideas and investing. His book, “Wake Up!” was published in 2005; his second book "10 Investments for the Ten Years Ahead" was published in 2008. In 2012, he co-wrote "Cracking the Code" which focuses on the biotechnology sector and how to profit from it. Mr. Mellon lives in the Isle of Man, Brussels and Ibiza and is an honorary fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Food and Beverage
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Portfolio highlights

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Andrew Banks - Chairman and Co-Founder @ ABRY Partners

Investment focus

Biopharma, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Seed
Isle of Man

Portfolio highlights

Juvenescence — Juvenescence is extending healthy human lifespan through aging research, development of therapies to counter age-related diseases & our ketone ester drink, Metabolic Switch.

We are a multi-stage investment firm, investing in companies that leverage biology and big data to transform healthcare.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series B, Series C, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Spear Bio — Successive Proximity Extension Amplification Reaction (SPEAR) technology from Spear Bio enables ultra-sensitive biomarker detection using ultra-small samples.
Element Biosciences — Element Biosciences is a multi-disciplinary startup focused on innovating genetic analysis tools for the research and diagnostic markets. We are developing a modular and high-performing DNA sequencing platform that will deliver high quality data, workflow flexibility, and make next-generation sequencing technology more accessible. Our proprietaryapproach to improve the signal-to-noise ratio allows us to provide groundbreaking innovations in surface chemistry, instrumentation and biochemistry to drastically decrease the run cost and capital cost while delivering high sequencing data quality.
Xaira Therapeutics — Xaira Therapeutics is an integrated biotechnology company driving advances in artificial intelligence to learn the language of life and transform how we treat disease. The company seeks to rethink the drug discovery and development process from end-to-end by bringing together leading talent across three core areas: machine learning research tobetter understand biology, expansive data generation to power new models, and robust therapeutic product development to treat disease. Xaira is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dr. Gregory H. Bailey is a Managing Partner at Palantir Group, Inc. Dr. Bailey is the Co-founder of Ascent Healthcare Solutions; VirnetX Inc. (AMEX:VHC) and Duramedic Inc. He was also the initial public financier and an independent director of Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN), from 2005 to December 2012. Dr. Bailey served as the Managing Director andco-Head of Life Sciences at MDB Capital Group LLC from May 2004 to January 2007. Previously he served as Life Sciences Analyst at Participating Capital, Corp. He has served on the board of directors of multiple public companies. Dr. Bailey has Medical Doctorate from the University of Western Ontario and practiced medicine as an emergency physician for ten years.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Medical
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Isle of Man

Portfolio highlights

Juvenescence — Juvenescence is extending healthy human lifespan through aging research, development of therapies to counter age-related diseases & our ketone ester drink, Metabolic Switch.
Bristol-Myers Squibb — Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines to patients with serious diseases.
Biohaven Pharmaceutical — Biohaven is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It has a portfolio of late-stage product candidates targeting neurological diseases, including rare disorders. The company product candidates are based on multiple mechanisms-calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists, glutamate modulators and myeloperoxidase inhibitor. Its pipelineproducts include BHV3000-301, BHV3000-302, BHV3000-303, and others.

Juvenescence is extending healthy human lifespan through aging research, development of therapies to counter age-related diseases & our ketone ester drink, Metabolic Switch.