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Dirk Kersten is a General Partner at Forbion, a leading European life science venture capital firm. He focuses primarily on new investments in companies with mature assets, under-valued assets, and European cross-overs. Forbion’s investment team has built an impressive track record of over 50 successful investments in companies. Dirk Kersten brings over 16 years of industry experience, having led successful investments in biopharmaceutical and medtech companies across Europe and the US. At Forbion, his investment check sizes range from $100K to $5.0M, with a sweet spot at $1.5M. Dirk Kersten’s recent investments include SynOx Therapeutics, NorthSea Therapeutics, ViCentra, Nightbalance, and ProFibrix. He is known for his transaction experience, deep sector knowledge, and extensive network in the life sciences industry.
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Country: Netherlands
Industries: Life Sciences, BioEconomy
Investment Regions: EU
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
Website: https://www.forbion.com/en
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Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: I found recent investment activity involving Dirk Kersten: Forbion participated in the funding of SynOx Therapeutics (announcement in 2025) and NorthSea Therapeutics (portfolio listings and recent press materials). The most recent public investment/announcement linked to Forbion and Dirk Kersten is within the last 6 months, indicating ongoing investment activity. Therefore classify as very-active.
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