Antoine Papiernik appointed chair of Sofinnova

Company
Sofinnova Partners
Appointee name
Antoine Papiernik
Country

France

Antoine Papiernik has become chairman of Sofinnova Partners, marking 20 years with the Paris-based venture capital company. Mr Papiernik has been lead investor in a succession of successful biotech companies including most recently Actelion Ltd which agreed to a $30 billion takeover bid from Johnson & Johnson Inc in January.

Mr Papiernik holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, US.

Sofinnova Partners announced the appointment on 28 March 2017

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