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MedWatch: ‘Forbion raises record funds for biotech, with Eli Lilly among new backers’

outubro 7, 2026

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The two funds will back about 30 portfolio companies, and the Dutch investor is expanding its Danish footprint through deals tied to Novo Holdings.

MedWatch reports on Forbion’s €2.3 billion fundraising across Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund IV and Forbion Ventures Fund VIII. The raise brings Forbion’s assets under management to approximately €7.5 billion and gives the two funds capacity to finance around 30 companies. Forbion

The funds invest at different stages of biotech development: Growth Opportunities Fund IV focuses primarily on later-stage biopharma companies in Europe and North America, while Ventures Fund VIII backs therapeutics-focused companies and new ventures built around promising assets and experienced teams.

The fundraising strengthens Forbion’s capacity to back innovative European biotech while maintaining a selective approach to investing in companies developing medicines for significant unmet medical needs.