Auriga Partners
Bio Fund Management
CERN Pension Fund
DFJ ePlanet
Index Ventures

Auriga Partners
technologies and life sciences, in innovative high potential ventures, and in seed or early development stages – in Europe, North America and Israel. Auriga Partners manages three funds representing a total of more than €198 million. As well as investing, Auriga Partners brings its know-how in developing and consolidating executive teams, organizing companies, broadening their networks and forming strategic and corporate partnerships.
For more information, visit www.aurigapartners.com.
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Bio Fund Management
Bio Fund Management Oy Ltd is one of the leading European venture capital management companies investing solely in the Life Sciences industry. The main sectors of Bio Fund include Pharmaceuticals and Therapies, Medical Technologies, Nutrition and Nutraceuticals, and Environmental Technologies. Bio Fund has an international scope, with its main focus on Europe.
For more information, visit www.biofund.fi.
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CERN Pension Fund
Based in Geneva, CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research and development of novel instrumentation, with more than 2500 employees. The CERN Pension Fund administers the pension scheme for employees of CERN and of ESO, the European Space Observatory. The fund has around 4 billion Swiss francs in assets under management, across a diverse portfolio of cash, bonds, equities, and real estate. Equity investment is mostly in the form of funds and funds-of-funds, with direct investments made only in exceptional cases.
For more information, visit pensions.web.cern.ch.
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DFJ ePlanet Ventures
DFJ ePlanet Ventures is a premier, global venture capital firm, founded in 1999 by Asad Jamal in partnership with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, to capitalize on the growing trend towards globalization. With over $650 million under management, DFJ ePlanet seeks to provide superior returns to its investors through strategic investments in early- and late-stage information technology, consumer Internet, medical device, wireless and other technology companies globally. DFJ ePlanet has offices in Redwood City, California, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, Tokyo, and Tel Aviv.
For more information, visit www.dfjeplanet.com.
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Index Ventures
Index Ventures is the main investor in SpinX, and has played a crucial role in the formation of the company. Index Ventures is a venture capital fund dedicated to helping top entrepreneurial teams build their companies into global leaders. Index proactively seeks out companies that are committed to solving real problems with a novel approach. Managing €750 million in capital, the Index team has become a major player on the VC world stage with an unrivalled network in Europe, as well as in the US. The firm has offices in Geneva, London and Jersey and focuses its investment activity primarily on Europe and Israel. Life science companies in which the firm has invested include Genmab (GEN, Copenhagen), Cellzome, 7TM Pharma, Structural GenomiX and ParAllele Biosciences (now part of Affymetrix).
For more information, visit www.indexventures.com.
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