**Title: Building Billion-Euro Biotechs in Europe: A Conversation with Antoine Papiernik, Chairman & Managing Partner of Sofinnova Partners**
**Description:**
Welcome to the first episode of the Flot.bio podcast, where we bring you insightful conversations with the top minds in the EU biotech industry. In this episode, we catch up with Antoine Papiernik, the Chairman & Managing Partner of Sofinnova Partners, one of the leading biotech VC funds in Europe. Join us as we delve into topics like building billion-euro biotechs, the Midas List, the art of selling, luck in business, and finding the right balance between work and family.
Read the full transcript of this episode [here](https://tinyurl.com/57fn8b49).
**TIMESTAMPS:**
00:00 Intro
00:27 Welcome
02:17 Background and serendipity
05:25 Getting into investment
07:23 I wouldn’t hire me
09:23 Are you lucky and curious?
14:27 Joining Sofinnova
17:38 Becoming Managing Partner
19:10 Midas List
20:41 You’re only as good as your last deal
21:45 Equal opportunity
28:03 How to get funded
31:12 Europe vs USA
35:54 How Europe can do better
39:27 Crossing the chasm to the future
41:04 Follow Antoine
41:35 Wrapping up
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Flot.bio is a podcast dedicated to the EU biotech industry. Join us as we have laidback 1-hour conversations with the most interesting thought leaders in the field. We dig out cool ideas, groundbreaking research, and industry insights to inspire and help you grow in your work and life. Hosted by Philip Hemme.
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For our first episode, we catch up with Antoine Papiernik, the Chairman & Managing Partner of Sofinnova Partners, one of the top EU biotech VC funds.
We chat about building billion-euro biotechs in Europe, being listed on the Midas List (without letting it go to your head), the importance of being good at selling, being lucky, and how to balance all this with family priorities.
I’ve been lucky to know and be inspired by Antoine for almost 10 years. Over his successful career, he has invested in over 500 companies, focusing on platform companies and entrepreneurs.
Sofinnova currently has over €2.5 billion under management in several funds, both early and late, in drug development, industrial biotech, and medtech.
Antoine is a remarkable speaker and a good fun person.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Welcome
02:17 Background and serendipity
05:25 Getting into investment
07:23 I wouldn’t hire me
09:23 Are you lucky and curious?
14:27 Joining Sofinnova
17:38 Becoming Managing Partner
19:10 Midas List
20:41 You’re only as good as your last deal
21:45 Equal opportunity
28:03 How to get funded
31:12 Europe vs USA
35:54 How Europe can do better
39:27 Crossing the chasm to the future
41:04 Follow Antoine
41:35 Wrapping up
📜 Read the full transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/57fn8b49
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Bringing to your eardrums the top minds of the EU biotech industry, Flot.bio is a podcast for those who are curious. Laidback 1-hour conversations with the most interesting thought leaders in the field, Flot.bio is digging out cool ideas, groundbreaking research, and industry insights to inspire and help you grow in your work (and life). Turn up your speaker and get ready for the latest biotech buzz with your host, Philip Hemme.
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Very fruitful! It also gives a glimpse of his career pathway – quite inspiring! Success = hard work + right time