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Changing Demographics

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We see inequality in healthcare

The quality of healthcare is inconsistent, with variations in treatment outcomes both between and within countries and among providers. Additionally, there are unmet patient needs due to a lack of appropriate therapeutic and diagnostic solutions. To make matters worse, healthcare costs are rising along with increasing and inefficient expenditures.

Key megatrends: Aging demographics, global population growth and new diseases.
Theme lead: tommi.unkuri@summaequity.com
Current investments: 6
Exited investments: 4
Investment range: EUR 40 – 200m
Invest. advisory professionals: 12

Impacted SDGs

What are the challenges?

Variable quality of care

Treatment outcomes vary between and within countries and providers.

Large variance in cancer survival rates globally, e.g., ~8x variance for stomach cancer.

Unmet patient needs

Lack of appropriate therapeutic and diagnostic solutions.

¼ of all deaths are premature and more than 95% of rare disease patients lack an FDA-approved treatment.

Rising Healthcare Costs

Increasing and wasteful healthcare expenditure.

Costs are growing at 1–2 p.p. above GDP, e.g., 30%+ of expenditure is estimated to be waste in advanced healthcare systems.

What are the solutions?

Characterize and quantify biological molecules and their translation into function of an organism, in order to improve diagnosis and treatment.

Change molecules and biological systems for improved health.

Derive insights from datasets emanating from molecules, biological systems, and organisms.

Use data from healthcare systems to improve care.

Use technology to drive better transparency, insight, and productivity in life sciences.

Use technology to drive deployment and access of precision medicine in care delivery.

Main outcomes

People have access to predictable, equal and affordable care
Diseases are effectively diagnosed, prevented and treated
Improved insights, productivity, and workflows

Where do we play?

Health system – patients, providers, payors, governments

Better access, better outcomes, improved cost

Predictive, preventive, personalized, participative

Life Sciences ecosystem

Discover

Understanding biological molecules and systems

Omics tech enablement
Develop

Develop and engineer biological solutions

Omics/bio-engineering
Tech enablement
Clinical development

Test and validate solutions

Omics/bio-engineering
Tech enablement
Produce

Production systems for deployment of care solutions

Bioengineering
Tech enablement
Prevent & diagnose

Apply new care solutions to improve disease prevention and diagnosis

Tech enablement
Omics
Treat

Apply new care solutions to improve disease treatment and efficiency

Tech enablement