Investments
7About Medical Excellence Capital
Medical Excellence Capital (MEC) is an early-stage life sciences fund that combines a unique global network of physician-scientists with a team of experienced investors, company builders, and operators.
Medical Excellence Capital Headquarter Location
Saint James, New York, 11780,
United States
Latest Medical Excellence Capital News
May 25, 2022
Pleno Inc. , a San Diego, CA-based multi-omic instrument platform company innovating biological target detection for clinical testing and biomedical research, closed a $15m Pre-Series A financing. The round was led by Medical Excellence Capital and Alexandria Venture Investments. Led by Pieter van Rooyen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pleno has developed enabling technology called Hypercoding™, which leverages signal processing techniques derived from the telecom industry to deliver ultra-high plexity targeted biological information – including DNA, RNA, methylation, and proteomic content – at scale, precision, and performance. The company intends to use the funds to advance its Hypercoding™ instrument platform, capable of detecting up to 10,000 targets per sample and processing up to 10,000 samples per day. Pleno currently employs 14 full time employees and plans to rapidly grow its team in the coming months. The company also announced the addition of biotech industry veteran Gregory T. Lucier as Chairman of the Board of Directors. FinSMEs
Medical Excellence Capital Investments
7 Investments
Medical Excellence Capital has made 7 investments. Their latest investment was in Pleno as part of their Seed VC on May 5, 2022.
Medical Excellence Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/25/2022 | Seed VC | Pleno | $15M | Yes | 8 | |
5/9/2022 | Series B | |||||
1/25/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
1/21/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
8/18/2021 | Series B |
Date | 5/25/2022 | 5/9/2022 | 1/25/2022 | 1/21/2022 | 8/18/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series B | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series B |
Company | Pleno | ||||
Amount | $15M | ||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 8 |
Medical Excellence Capital Team
2 Team Members
Medical Excellence Capital has 2 team members, including current Managing Partner, Eric M Heil.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Eric M Heil | Upward Health, naviHealth, RightCare Solutions, Celator Pharmaceuticals, Corthera, Domain Associates, Bear Stearns, Easton Associates, and Independence Blue Cross | Managing Partner | Current |
John Prufeta | Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Eric M Heil | John Prufeta |
|---|---|---|
Work History | Upward Health, naviHealth, RightCare Solutions, Celator Pharmaceuticals, Corthera, Domain Associates, Bear Stearns, Easton Associates, and Independence Blue Cross | |
Title | Managing Partner | Managing Partner |
Status | Current | Current |
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