Why we exist
How We Add Value.
We Engineer Ventures of Consequence
At Panacea Stars, we don’t do passive support. We help you engineer ventures that define the future of healthcare—starting from zero and built to scale.
From biotech to digital health, AI diagnostics to next-gen therapeutics—we create the systems, capital, and network to de-risk growth and accelerate outcomes.
We take founders from breakthrough research to pre-clinical commercial readiness—with the right science, strategy, and capital in place.
Every founder. Every venture. Every step.
We are truly invested.
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We Start at Zero—and Go All In
You might have IP. You might be searching for a co-founder. You might just have conviction. We meet you there and start building.
• Stage-based venture programmes
• Co-founder matching across science, clinic, and business
• From blank slate to investor-ready
Panacea gave us structure, belief, and the sharp edges needed to go from research to reality.
— Founder, Panacea Stars Alum
We de-risk the entire journey
Healthcare punishes half-baked ideas. We help pressure-test everything before you raise, hire, or scale.
• Early strategy across science, clinic, and market
• Input from pharma, CROs, payers, regulators
• Model, pitch, and cap table ready before you fundraise
At every stage, Panacea was truly invested—from refining our product to securing our first round.
— Dr James McIlroy, Founder, EnteroBiotix
We Build with Precision—and Stay with You
We embed the systems, network, and capital to take you from concept to clinic—and beyond.
• Your own circle of expert mentors
• Validation via corporate and clinical partners
• Capital from Day Zero and follow-on to Series A
Panacea didn’t just mentor us. They were builders, partners, and believers.
— Dr Sarah Thompson, Founder, SAVA Health
The Panacea Guild
The Guild is our extended braintrust—a curated network of world-class operators, founders, clinicians, academics, and investors. They work side-by-side with founders to sharpen science, shape strategy, and prepare for regulatory and capital milestones. This is not casual advice. It’s committed guidance from those who’ve built before.
It’s also your lifelong peer network. With over 1,000 Panacea alumni across biotech, healthtech, and Bio-AI, the Guild connects you to co-founders, early hires, and collaborators. You’ll join a tribe of builders through curated talent pools, active community events, and a system that grows with your ambition.
Panacea Innovation has been a great supporter of innovators for many years - and it has been enriching for me to support this program and community in terms of commercialisation topics.
Tobias Silberzahn
Senior Fellow for BSt Gesundheit, ex-partner at McKinsey, Founder of McKinsey Healthtech Network
We really enjoy working with the organisations supported by Panacea to develop bespoke IP strategies to drive growth and attract investment. J A Kemp highly values our partnership with Panacea Stars – it is a pleasure to support such a dynamic and forward-thinking team.
Claire Wright
Head of Marketing and Business Development, J A Kemp
As a front line clinician with expertise in health policy, and extensive industry experience, it's been a privilege to support a programme that provides founders with the critical tools and insights needed to navigate this complex landscape.
Arrash Yassaee
Deputy Director, MedTech Innovation, NHS England
Partners
Partners That De-Risk Early
These invite-only events bring together top-tier investors, partners, and corporates—offering early access to companies poised for clinical and commercial lift-off.
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AI-Native Infrastructure
& Insight
We embed AI from the start. With technical partners and strategic relationships across Bio-AI, data-driven R&D, and digital health, we help founders build with the latest tools—and the right experts behind them.
Capital via Panacea Capital
Great companies deserve more than cookie-cutter terms and inflated paper valuations. We invest through Panacea Capital—our Bio-AI fund—backing from Day Zero with milestone-linked capital and follow-on through Seed and Series A.
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Without Panacea Stars, our venture wouldn’t be where it is today. They helped refine our product-clinic fit and connected us to the right investors.
— Founder, Panacea Stars Alum
