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Special session of the Startup Breakfast on October 17: “France Roadshow with Curie.Bio”
Before launching the Startup Breakfast 2025-2026 program, the Startup Breakfast team is excited to invite you to a special session tilted “France Roadshow with Curie.Bio” featuring to discuss and meet featuring a series of discussions and meetings aimed at empowering researchers, entrepreneurs, first-time founders, and biotech enthusiasts. The event will take place on Friday, October 17, at 9 a.m. in the Agora (Omics building).
Curie.Bio is a venture capital firm based in Boston (United States), which invests in early-stage therapeutic companies. The company is equipped with a team of over 80 drug developers and biotech operators who have contributed to more than 200 clinical-stage programs and over 30 approved products. With a growing portfolio of 30+ companies and over $1B raised, they offer hands-on support to ensure efficient progress to clinical proof-of-concept.
The Curie.Bio delegation will include:
- Christoph Lengauer, Co-Founder and CSO
- Christophe Muller, ResChief of External R&D and Partnering
- Philippe Delerive, VP, CSO Partner Team (ex-Servier)
- Antoine Henninot, Senior Director, Drug Maker Team (ex-Takeda)
Join this event to this fantastic opportunity to learn how Curie.Bio, a venture fund dedicated to transforming novel therapeutic ideas into impactful medicines.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required to best organize the event according to the number of participants. Please register at startup@pasteur.fr
If you would like to pitch your project, please write to sierra.parker@pasteur.fr and see the link here. You will need to send your pitch by September 30th and be sure to address the following:
- Lead Program
- Discovery Strategy
- Preclinical/Clinical Proof of Concept
- Why Now? Why You? What’s Next?
The “Startup Breakfast”, a monthly seminar, held at the Institut Pasteur, is designed to introduce you to the various aspects of creating and developing life science companies, and the associated challenges. Eight sessions will be organized throughout the academic year 2025-2026 on a specific theme presented by an external expert from November 2025. These friendly, informal meetings will enable you to interact easily with the speaker. They will be followed by a “networking” breakfast where you will be able to exchange ideas amongst yourselves and with startup alumni who will be able to share their experience.