# Life Sciences Fund Amsterdam

> Life Sciences Fund Amsterdam is a VC fund in Amsterdam backing Medical Device and Medical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2018
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.lsfamsterdam.nl

Life Sciences Fund Amsterdam is an independent venture capital fund aiming to capitalize on new technological developments in the life sciences sector. It provides investment capital to fund high tech entrepreneurial activity in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area in general and at the academic medical centres in particular. The fund is a specialistt fund, targeting companies that are developing commercially promising products and technologies in life sciences, including: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices and other high technology opportunities that offer venture capital returns. The Fund focuses on seed and early stage companies, but also on pre-seed commercially viable academic projects.The close collaboration between the fund, the technology transfer offices of the Life Sciences Centre Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Biomed Cluster, enables the fund to facilitate the transfer of technology to the private sector and to provide emerging technology companies and university researchers with vital seed funding and specialized financial and technical assistance. The fund started in 2007 and is now fully invested.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical Device | 2 | 67% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 1 | 33% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neurent Medical | Neurent Medical is a medical device startup that develops non-surgical treatments for inflammatory sino-nasal diseases. It was founded in 2015 by Brian Shields and David Townley in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland. | $10.2M |  | May 28, 2018 |  |
| Neurent Medical | Neurent Medical is a medical device startup that develops non-surgical treatments for inflammatory sino-nasal diseases. It was founded in 2015 by Brian Shields and David Townley in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland. | $11M | Series A | May 28, 2018 |  |
| Sigmascreening | At Sigmascreening, an Amsterdam based medical device company, they focus on the development of new products in the area of breast cancer screening. Sigmascreening is established as a spin-off company from the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam (AMC Amsterdam). They have several products under development, which are all aimed at improving digitalmammography, the “golden standard” in breast cancer screening. |  | Private Equity | Mar 07, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlantic Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-bridge) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fountain Healthcare Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fountain-healthcare-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Western Development Commission](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/western-development-commission) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Holland Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holland-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PPM Oost NV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ppm-oost) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Life Sciences Fund Amsterdam invest in?

Life Sciences Fund Amsterdam invests primarily in Medical Device, Medical and Communities startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Life Sciences Fund Amsterdam last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Life Sciences Fund Amsterdam closed in May 2018. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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