Catalys Pacific
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Asset Class
Venture Capital
Catalogue
Catalogue
Company Name Japanese
Catalys Pacific
Description English
Catalys Pacific is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage life sciences investments, employing a transpacific "venture creation" model that establishes and funds biotech startups in Japan and the U.S., focusing on asset-centric companies to develop innovative therapies for unmet medical needs.
Description Japanese
Catalys Pacificは、東京を拠点に、日米両国でバイオテックスタートアップを創設・支援する「ベンチャー創出型」モデルを採用し、アンメットメディカルニーズに応える革新的な治療法を開発するアセット指向型企業への初期投資に特化しています。
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Founded Year
2019
Founder
BT Slingsby, MD, PHD, MPH
Founder BIO
Brian Taylor “BT” Slingsby is Founder and Managing Director with Catalys Pacific. Dr. Slingsby is a physician-scientist and biotechnology entrepreneur leading the company creation efforts for the firm. He has been the founding CEO and Chairman of Mineralys Therapeutics, Pathalys Pharma, Aculys Pharma, Renalys Pharma, and Hepalys Pharma. Prior to Catalys Pacific, he founded and served as CEO and Executive Director of the Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund – the world’s first public-private fund focused on the development of new medicines for low- and middle-income countries. Previously, he was an executive at Eisai Co. & Ltd following his time in academia. Dr. Slingsby graduated from Brown University with honors, earned his MPH and PhD from Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo, and received his MD with honors from the George Washington University. In recognition of his contributions to global health, he has been awarded a Foreign Ministry Commendation from the Government of Japan. His work has been featured in the Economist, Financial Times, CNBC Squawk Box, and the New York Times. BT is an author on over 50 peer-reviewed articles on medicine and public health, and formerly served as a Visiting Professor at Keio University, Kyoto University and Osaka University and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo.
Geography
Japan
ID
165
Style
Bio / Healthcare
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