Marc-Olivier Turgeon | Senior Associate | Forbion
Marc-Olivier is a Senior Associate at Forbion and joined the investment team in January 2021, investing and building companies across therapeutic areas and modalities. He is on the board of portfolio company Progentos Therapeutics, as well as hold observer roles on Pheon Therapeutics and Tessellate Bio.
Prior to Forbion, Marc completed his PhD in Oncology at The Institute of Cancer Research in London, where he investigated the interactions between metabolic changes and DNA repair mechanisms in breast cancer. Whilst at the Institute of Cancer Research, Marc was simultaneously involved in the organization of the PanaceaStars program, an early-stage Life Sciences entrepreneurship program to support scientific founders with resources to enable the translation of their early ideas into potential companies.
Marc-Olivier also completed his MSc at McGill University, studying neuroendocrine thyroid hormone regulation. He holds a BSc in Molecular Biology with distinction from McGill. As part of his MSc and PhD, he published research in multiple leading journals including Nature, Nature Communications, and Endocrinology.
Forbion is a leading global venture capital firm with deep expertise in Europe and offices in Naarden, The Netherlands, Munich, Germany and Boston, USA. Forbion invests in innovative biotech companies, managing approximately €5 billion across multiple fund strategies that cover all stages of (bio-) pharmaceutical drug development. In addition, Forbion leverages its biotech expertise beyond human health to address ‘planetary health’ challenges through its BioEconomy fund strategy, which invests in companies developing sustainable solutions in food, agriculture, materials, and environmental technologies. Forbion’s team consists of over 30 investment professionals that have built an impressive performance track record since the late nineties with 128 investments across 11 funds.
Forbion’s record of sourcing, building and guiding life sciences companies has resulted in many approved breakthrough therapies and valuable exits. Forbion typically selects impactful investments that will positively affect the health and well-being of people and the planet, as well as meet its financial return objectives. The firm is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Forbion operates a joint venture with BGV, the manager of seed and early-stage funds, especially focused on Benelux and Germany.
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