We are i&i Prague, a biotech incubator and venture builder located right in the heart of Europe. Our objective is to identify the potential of new inventions in Drug Discovery, Diagnostics, MedTech and other Life Science fields. We do this by scouting for innovative projects and investing in the most promising ones. Then we will help with product development and, ultimately, market entry.
Our role
oct 16, 2024
From the Lab to the Market: What Biotech Commercialization looks like from the Perspective of an Incubator
How does starting a company developing a new drug differ from, for example, one focused on IT? What can convince an investor to join such a company? Why should a scientist embark on the commercialization of their discoveries? What is the paradoxical advantage of being behind the global biotech leaders in the Czech Republic? And why do you sometimes feel like a translator? Jiří Moos, director of the biotech incubator i&i Prague, answers all these questions and much more in the following interview.
Oct 1, 2024
PANC-CKI Consortium led by CasInvent Pharma Secures €4M Eurostars Grant for Pancreatic Cancer Research
The PANC-CKI consortium, led by the Czech biotech, CasInvent Pharma, has been awarded a €4M Eurostars grant for a project entitled 'Developing a Novel Casein Kinase 1 Inhibitor for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: An AI-Integrated Approach.' The project aims to validate CI-CK1i, a new inhibitor targeting casein kinase 1 (CK1), for the treatment of pancreatic cancer patients who urgently need new treatment options.
Mar 11 2024
This fall Prague will be the stage for a showcase of cutting-edge biotechnologies featuring prominent figures such as Christian A. Stein, Petr Jansa, and other leading experts.
The capital city of the Czech Republic is set to host the second Prague.bio Conference on September 24th 2024. The event unites top minds in biotechnology, representatives from major investment funds, technology transfer law specialists and other professionals from the biotech and medtech sectors. For ticket purchases, the project registration form and the latest news visit: www.conference.prague.bio.
Jan 30, 2024
CasInvent Pharma raises € 1.6 million from i&i Prague and Other Investors to Support the Development of CK1 Inhibitors for Treatment-Resistant Solid and Hematological Tumours
CasInvent Pharma, a university spin-off focused on developing anti-cancer compounds, has successfully closed the Pre-Series A funding round, raising a total of € 1.6 million from both existing and new investors. Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from Masaryk University in Brno and with the support of i&i Prague, CasInvent Pharma specializes in the development of highly selective inhibitors targeting the casein kinase 1 enzyme family....
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i&i Prague in numbers
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We have created or otherwise supported 15 spin-off companies from 5 countries.
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We have an equity stake in 9 spin-offs. We have already announced 3 exits.
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Overall, the spin-offs in our portfolio have raised more than CZK 1.8 billion from other investors.
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We helped sell 15 licenses to universities and other academic institutions.
