M Ventures

M Ventures Overview

M Ventures is the strategic corporate venture arm of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany. M Ventures is an evergreen fund, and focuses on investing along the two investment areas Biotechnology and Technology in alignment with the strategic interests of Merck in Healthcare, Life Sciences, Electronics and Frontier Tech and Sustainability. M Ventures is active in the Israeli ecosystem, investing in Israeli companies in the fields of interest. The fund is holding an incubator facility for housing its portfolio companies, offering both seed financing and access to dedicated laboratories within Mercks Israel-based biopharma R&D center.

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Dec 8, 2021 · www.merckgroup.com

Merck Expands Corporate Venture Fund M Ventures with a New Investment of € 600 Million Merck

Jun 23, 2020 · www.merckgroup.com

Startup from Merck Innovation Lab in Israel Markets First Predictive Maintenance Sensors Merck

Feb 9, 2020 · en.globes.co.il

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Merck sets up €20m fund for Israeli biotech cos

German pharmaceutical company Merck has announced the founding of the ExploreBio pre-seed fund to invest €20 million in young biotechnology companies over the next five years. Merck is setting up the fund in cooperation with Arkin Bio Ventures, Pontifax Fund, and China-based international company WuXi Apptec. The fund will invest in companies that are in initial trials for proving feasibility. ExploreBio plans to invest €1-1.5 million in each company, and to recruit up to four new companies a year for five years.

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Feb 18, 2019 · www.timesofisrael.com

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German drugmaker Merck sets up Israel incubator to tap into chip, sensor tech

German pharmaceutical and chemicals firm Merck has launched its newest incubator in Israel, called PMatX, to support Israeli startup companies specializing in advanced electronic products. The incubator will focus on semiconductor and display crystal technologies and has a budget of €20 million over three years. Merck sees Israel as a hotspot for innovation and has previously set up a healthcare and life science incubator in the country. The program is supported by the Israel Innovation Authority and partners including HP, Battery Ventures, and Flex. The first startup to join the incubator is FeelIt, which is developing sensors that can be printed on various materials.

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Ha-Kishon St 18, Yavne, Israel

Frankfurter Str. 250, Darmstadt, Germany

Gustav Mahlerplein 102, Amsterdam, Netherlands

One Broadway, Broadway, Cambridge, MA, USA

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