JH

James Healy

Managing Partner at Sofinnova Investments

United States

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Lifesciences
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical Industry
Venture Capital
Clinical Development
Corporate Development
Drug Development
Start-ups
Drug Discovery
Clinical Trials
Commercialization
Due Diligence
Technology Transfer
Clinical Research
Strategic Planning
Biopharmaceuticals
Drug Approvals
Public Equity Offerings
Private Equity
FDA

Education

Work Experience

Sofinnova Investments

2000

  • Managing Partner

    2000

    James Healy, M.D., PhD. Medical scientist, proven investor and value-added board member with 20+ years’ experience funding tomorrow’s cures. Dr. Healy finances companies in the US and Europe that are developing innovative therapies that can be transformative for patients. At Sofinnova he has funded twelve products that were approved by the FDA or EMA. Twenty-one of his investments have gone public and eleven have been acquired as private or public companies. Jim received a B.A. in Molecular Biology and B.A. Scandinavian Studies from UC Berkeley where he graduated with Honors and received the Departmental Citation. He subsequently completed the Medical Scientist Training Program and received his MD and PhD in Immunology from Stanford University where he was a Beckman Scholar and received the Novartis Foundation Bursary Award. He authored or co-authored thirteen scientific articles and reviews, including three papers published in Nature. He has lectured on entrepreneurship at Stanford University and served on the boards of the Executive Committee at UC Berkeley, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Previous investments include Amarin (AMRN), Appelis (APLS), Audentes (BOLD), Cellective, Cotherix (CTRX), Durata (DRTX), Hyperion (HYPN), InterMune (ITMN), Movetis (MOVE), Nextwave, Novacea (NOVA), Preglem, Prestwick, Salveo and Tesaro (TSRO). He currently sits on the board of directors of Ascendis (ASND), Coherus (CHRS), Iterum (ITRM), Natera (NTRA), Nucana (NCNA), Obseva (OBSV) and Y-Mabs (YMAB).

  • Chairman Of The Board

    2019

  • Board Member, Lead Independent Director

    2021

  • Board Member

    2019

Visen Pharmaceuticals

2018

  • Board Observer

    2018

2014

  • Board Member

    2014

  • Board Member

    2014

  • Board Member

    2014

YMabs

2017

  • Board Member

    2017

  • Board Member

    2014

    Lead Investor