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Websitegenzyme.com
Phone617 252 7500
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Cambridge, USA
500 Kendall Street
Cambridge, MA, 02142
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Framingham, USA
One Mountain Road
Framingham, MA, 01701
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NAARDEN, NLD
Gooimeer 10
NAARDEN, 1411 DD, NLD

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Genzyme Ventures

Genzyme Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund dedicated to helping Genzyme Corporation achieve its strategic goals. Founded in 2001, the $100 million fund has a current portfolio of direct corporate investments and has taken LP positions in funds managed by life-science focused VC firms. Through its direct investments in private early-stage companies, the fund aims to forge relationships which may lead to larger collaborations in the future. Genzyme Ventures is able to leverage the entire Genzyme organization, including its global experience and expertise in R&D, reimbursement, and commercialization, to provide portfolio companies with invaluable advice and assistance. Its Limited Partnership investments provide insight into the broader healthcare innovation landscape.

Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
bluebird bio 3/10Series B$35M5
GlycoMimetics 12/09Series C$38M5
Fate Therapeutics 11/09Series B$30M6
KaloBios Pharmaceuticals 12/08Series D$12M8
Proteostasis Therapeutics 8/08Series A$45M5
TcLand Expression 12/07Series A€8.2M4
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals 4/06Series C$37M2

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Sources

  1. Genzyme expands Belgium manufacturing plant (masshightech.com) [edit]
  2. Genetix raises $35M to advance gene therapies (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
  3. GlycoMimetics, Inc.: Series C $38M (onbiovc.com) [edit]
  4. Fate Therapetucis (fatetherapeutics.com) [edit]
  5. KaloBios Raises Additional $12 Million in Series D Venture Financing for a New Total of $32 Million (kalobios.com) [edit]
  6. Proteostasis Therapeutics Secures a $45 Million Series A Financing to Develop Proteostasis Regulator(TM) Drugs (reuters.com) [edit]
  7. TcLand expression's Series A adds 8m [euro] for biomarker work. (accessmylibrary.com) [edit]
  8. Sirtris pockets $37M in venture funds (fiercebiotech.com) [edit]
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