Meet the Investors


Jaap de Bruin, Investment Manager | BioGeneration Ventures

Jaap leads BGV’s Fonds InvesteringsRijpe Starters (FIRST) fund, joining in January 2023. He joins BGV from Utrecht Health Seed Fund where he was Fund Manager with oversight for a series of successful investments in health and life sciences companies. He held several roles at Philips Healthcare’s Image Guided Therapy business and corporate incubator. Jaap holds a master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology.


Karen Chan, Investment Analyst | BioGeneration Ventures

Karen joined BGV (BioGeneration Ventures) as an Analyst in the investment team in May 2022. Prior to joining BGV, she worked at M Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KGaA, as an Investment Fellow in the biotechnology team. She also has R&D experience in pharma and the academia as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Germany, with a focus on antibiotic discovery and metabolic engineering. Karen holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, where she investigated the biosynthetic pathways to polyketide and peptide drugs.


About BioGeneration Ventures

BioGeneration Ventures (BGV) is a venture capital company, with a focus on early-stage European biotech companies. With a strong track record of significant financial returns through its investments in healthcare innovations and providing the expertise to build world-class companies, BGV manages over EUR 250 million of funds and invests in areas where true scientific innovations, unmet medical needs, and the potential to demonstrate a significant proof of concept all converge. BGV strives to work with founding teams to progress science and build successful companies and uses its experience to guide progress into clinical trials, leading to successful drug development and value realization for its investors. BGV applies its expertise in a rigorous process to select the most compelling opportunities with the best prospects for exit. The Company is based in Naarden, The Netherlands. For more information, please visit:  http://www.biogenerationventures.com.

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