Erich Platzer
Healthcare Partner & Member of the Board of Directors @ MTIP AG
Erich Platzer is a Series B investor at MTIP AG focused on Medical and Health Care. Platzer is active since 2010 as a Business Angel, with Lead Investor roles in multiple investments. Since 2001 until present, he is also an Investment Advisor and co-founder of Venture Capital company, HBM BioVentures, now named HBM Healthcare Investments. In those capacities, Platzer held multiple board roles including chairman in various biotechand medtech companies, public or private, US or Europe. Prior to that, 10 years of experience in product development and marketing at Roche, last as therapeutic area head of oncology, responsible for various strategic corporate partnerships. Prior, over 12 years in academic medicine and research; one of two co-founders and key members of the team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) that purified human G-CSF in 1983 (recombinant: Neupogen®) with annual sales of USD 5+ billion (including its pegylated form). MD from the Medical School of the University of Erlangen, where he also received his ~MDPhD (German: Habilitation). Currently chairman of public company Probiodrug, as well as of private companies AOT, credentis and LMD (Léman Micro Devices); board member of Aptose Biosciences Inc (public) and Viroblock SA (private).
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Erich Platzer invests in
Stages Erich Platzer invests in
Countries Erich Platzer invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Medical 1 (100%)
- Health Care 1 (100%)
- Medical Device 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Hylomorph
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Hylomorph is a MedTech company that specializes in providing fibrotic encapsulation solutions in implantable medical devices. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | $5.7M / Series B / Dec 03, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About MTIP AG
MTIP is a private equity investor specializing in the healthtech sector.
MTIP AG Contacts
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Christoph Kausch
Managing Partner
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Erich Platzer
Healthcare Partner & Member of the Board of Directors
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Felix Grisard
Chairman
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Hans Florian Zeilhofer
Board Member and Co-Founder
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Marco Gadola
Healthcare Partner
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What does Erich Platzer invest in?
Erich Platzer invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Medical Device startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Erich Platzer last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Erich Platzer closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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