Integra Ventures: Life Science Investments

Joe Piper, JD, MBA, Founder Healthcare Services, Devices, Biotech, M&A Managing Director, Integra Ventures since 1998 25+ year healthcare career- $1.0BB+ in M&A work, 30+ Deals, Operations, Entrepreneur 9+ years of healthcare investment experience as a VC Board Involvement – Blue Heron Biotechnologies, MediQuest Therapeutics, Inc (BOD Chair), CardioMetrix, Inc. (BOD Chair), Cara Vita (Past BOD - company sold), National Healing (Past BOD- company sold), HealthHelp, Inc., Voluntary Hospitals of America DHS division (Past BOD-company sold), Amnis (Past Board Observer), National Multiple Sclerosis Society GWC (BOD Chair), Seattle University Albers School of Business Micro-enterprise Board Work Experience- President, Capital Services, Diversified Health Services, Corporate Counsel $1.0 billion Tenet Hospitals subsidiary Integra Role – deal flow, portfolio management, capital raising, investor relations Arizona State BS, CU MBA and Seattle University JD.
Hans Lundin MBA, Founder, CFO Finance, Healthcare Services, Medical Device Managing Director, Integra Ventures since 1998 9+ years of venture investment experience – 40+ companies, 50+ investment rounds, 10+ sales / liquidity events Board Member – Clear Medical (Chair), Wellpartner CFO, Integra Ventures (1998 - current); Interim-CFO, SmartForest Ventures (2005- current); US Coast Guard Officer (1991-1996) Integra Role – finance, deal structuring, deal flow, portfolio monitoring, investor relations MBA, University of Colorado; BS, US Coast Guard Academy
Tim Black, JD Biotechnology, Legal, M&A, Company Operations Partner, Integra Ventures since 2000 President, SunWest - Technology Business Development and sourcing agent for Asia 10 years Securities/Business Law – Managing Partner Integra Role – deal flow, deal structuring, due diligence, portfolio management, SBA liaison Colorado College BA, Seattle University JD.
Margaret McCormick, PhD Biotechnology, Company Operations Partner, Integra Ventures since 2004 (Affiliated since 2003) 4 years experience at BCM Technologies, venture development subsidiary of Baylor College of Medicine; McKinsey & Company consultant Founding president of Sapphire Therapeutics (formerly Rejuvenon Corp.), Spectral Genomics (acq. By Perkin Elmer) and Bacterial BarCodes (acq. By BioMerieux) and major role in other start-ups Board involvement – PLx Pharma; Tepha (observer); Ampla (observer); Targeted Growth (observer); chair of Sigma-Aldrich Biotechnology SAB; University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Building Association MIT Ph.D. in Biology, University of Wisconsin - BS
James Nelson, MD Medical Device, Medical Services Partner, Integra Ventures since 1998 (BOD then Partner in 2004) 6 years of life science venture oversight through role at Integra Inventor and entrepreneur in 3 medical device companies; Technical advisor to several medical device companies Professor of Radiology, emeritus, UW. Academic career 1972-2005, UCSF, University of Utah, University of Washington Integra Role - deal flow, due diligence, portfolio management Harvard Undergraduate and Medical Degrees

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Joe Piper is the Chairman of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of greater Washington. Here’s Joe and partner Hans Lundin at the 2007 MS Bike Tour. Integra Ventures sponsored the Piper’s Peddler’s team of 18 riders.