MB

Marco Boorsma

General Partner at Forbion

Amsterdam Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Contract Manufacturing
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Clinical Development
Cell Culture
Lifesciences
Biopharmaceuticals
Licensing
Business Development
R&D
Pharmaceutical Industry
Drug Development
Start-ups
Patents
Intellectual Property
Vaccines
Validation
Entrepreneurship

Education

Work Experience

2007

  • General Partner

    2017

  • Partner

    2014 - 2017

  • Principal

    2010 - 2014

  • Senior Analyst

    2007 - 2010

  • Board Director at Calluna Pharma

    2024

Sitala Bio

2021

  • Board Director at Sitala

    2021

  • Board Director at Rectify Pharma

    2021

2020

  • Board Director at VectorY

    2021

    VectorY develops innovative vectorized antibody gene therapies

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2020 - 2021

    VectorY is a fully integrated gene therapy company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics such as vectorized antibodies for both CNS and somatic disorders, with a special focus on muscle diseases.

2020 - 2023

  • Chairman of the Board

    2020 - 2023

    Oxitope Pharma was merged with Arxx Therapeutics into Calluna Pharma

2017 - 2023

  • Board Director at enGene

    2017 - 2023

    EnGene (Nasdaq: ENGN) develops non-viral gene therapies targeting mucosal tissues. Lead program is in pivotal clinical studies in NMIBC

2020 - 2023

  • Board Director at Inversago

    2020 - 2023

    Inversago develops peripherally acting CB1 inhibitors for treatment of metabolic and inflammatory diseases. Inversago was acquired by Novo Nordisk

  • Board Director at Escalier Biosciences

    2018 - 2023

    Escalier develops novel therapeutics to treat autoimmune diseases

Inflazome Ltd

2018 - 2020

  • Board Director at Inflazome

    2018 - 2020

    Inflazome was acquired by Roche