Rafaele Tordjman

Biography

Rafaèle Tordjman, MD, PhD, is a venture capitalist since 2001 with more than 15 years of experience, specialized in life sciences investments. She joined Sofinnova Partners in 2001, an independent venture capital firm based in Paris, and served as a Managing Partner until February 2017. Prior to this, she worked as a research scientist at the Institut National de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) in Cochin Hospital, Paris. Before joining INSERM, she was a medical doctor specializing in clinical haematology and internal medicine. She obtained her PhD, with high honours, in haematopoiesis and angiogenesis from the University Paris VII followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in immunology. Rafaèle obtained her medical degree and her specialization in Haematology and Internal Medicine as a five-year fellow in Paris University Hospitals. She also participated in the “Young Manager Program” at INSEAD (France, in 2002). She has invested in and is on the board of Nucana Biomed, ObsEva [OBSV] – which went public on Nasdaq, Lysogene [LYS] – which went public on EuroNext Paris. She has also invested in and was on the board of Enyo Pharma, MedDay, Ascendis [ASDN] – listed on Nasdaq, DBV technologies[DBV] – listed on Nasdaq and EuroNext, Flexion Therapeutics [FLXN] – listed on Nasdaq, Corevalve before it was sold to Medtronic, Endoart before it was successfully sold to Allergan Inc, of Preglem before the latter was successfully sold to Gedeon Richter, and HBI Ltd before being acquired by Meda.

Research Interest

clinical haematology and internal medicine