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Vast experience: check. Deep expertise: check. Easy accessibility: check. After decades of investing from offices in the most important centers of biotechnology worldwide, Abingworth offers entrepreneurs an unmatched combination of all three of these key attributes.

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ABINGWORTH'S TRANSATLANTIC REACH

With offices in the world's key biotech centres, we support entrepreneurs in both the US and Europe.

We benefit from our transatlantic approach through a broader understanding of competitive geographies, expertise in many different capital markets, access to a larger pool of management talent and wider scientific networks.

157Life Science Companies

38Product Approvals

26Abingworth Team

12Life Science Funds Raised

2017Abingworth Bioventures 7

2016Abingworth Clinical Co-Development

2012Abingworth Bioventures VI

2008Abingworth Bioventures V Growth Equity

2007Abingworth Bioventures V

2005Abingworth BioEquities

2003Abingworth Bioventures IV

2002Abingworth Bioventures IIa

2001Abingworth Bioventures III

1997Abingworth Bioventures II

1992Abingworth Bioventures

1987Biotechnology Venture Fund

ABVII, III and IV are in liquidation.
BVF, ABV and ABVIIa are already liquidated.

12 LIFE SCIENCE FUNDS

Abingworth has raised 12 funds dedicated to investing in life sciences and healthcare. Our most recent, Abingworth Bioventures 7 and Abingworth Clinical Co-Development Fund, raised $315 million and $108 million respectively and are actively investing.

Venture Funds

Our venture funds invest across our broad strategic areas of venture capital, clinical co-development, VIPEs and public markets. They focus primarily on private companies but invest a percentage of their value in public companies.

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Latest Updates

One of the joys of working with small companies is seeing the speed with which they make progress, and we are always proud to share their news – the latest of which is shown below.

9th January 2020

eFFECTOR Enters Into Agreement with Pfizer Inc. to Develop Novel First-in-Class Inhibitors of eIF4E to Treat Multiple Cancer Types

9th January 2020

Jasper Therapeutics Announces Expansion of Series A Financing, Bringing Total Corporate Fundraising to More than $50 Million

7th January 2020

Apellis Reports Positive Top-line Results from Phase 3 Head-to-Head Study of Pegcetacoplan (APL-2) Compared to Eculizumab in Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)