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Investors & Venture Capital

Commercial due diligence, portfolio company advisory, and strategic guidance for MedTech, biotech, and digital health investors

THENA

Fellow at specialist MedTech investor

Lemna Bio

Active fractional CCO engagement

180%

Growth in fractional pharma placements since 2023

Investors in life sciences - venture capital firms, private equity, family offices, and corporate venture arms - need deep commercial and operational insight to evaluate portfolio opportunities and support portfolio companies. Dr. Kurr provides the practitioner perspective that pure financial analysts cannot: having built and scaled global commercial organizations at Boehringer Ingelheim and Novartis, he can assess whether a company's commercial strategy, operating model, and organizational readiness will translate into sustainable growth. As Fellow at THENA Capital, a UK-based specialist MedTech investor, he applies this lens to early-stage digital and device companies daily.

Commercial Due Diligence

When evaluating pharma, biotech, or MedTech investments, commercial viability is often the make-or-break factor. Dr. Kurr provides commercial due diligence that goes beyond market sizing and competitive landscape - assessing organizational readiness, go-to-market capability, content and channel operations maturity, and scalability of the commercial model. His 20+ years operating inside top pharma companies provides pattern recognition that identifies risks and opportunities invisible to desk-based analysis.

Portfolio Company Advisory

Post-investment, portfolio companies need hands-on commercial and operational guidance to achieve their growth targets. As an operating partner or venture partner model, Dr. Kurr embeds within portfolio companies to accelerate commercial readiness - from market access and pricing strategy to sales organization design and launch planning. His fractional CCO model at Lemna Bio demonstrates exactly this approach: providing C-level commercial capability to a computational drug design company without the overhead of a full-time hire.

Market Access & Pricing Assessment

For investors evaluating therapeutic or diagnostic assets, understanding the reimbursement landscape and pricing potential is critical to investment thesis validation. Dr. Kurr assesses market access strategies, payer engagement plans, and health economics positioning - translating complex regulatory and commercial dynamics into investor-friendly frameworks for decision-making.

Board Service & Strategic Governance

Investors increasingly seek board members who combine operational expertise with strategic perspective. Dr. Kurr serves on advisory boards providing governance, commercial strategy guidance, and operational oversight. His academic foundation - doctorate from University of St. Gallen and executive certifications from MIT Sloan and IMD - complements his practitioner experience, offering boards the rigorous, evidence-based perspective they need for critical decisions.

How Dr. Kurr Helps in Investors & Venture Capital

  • Commercial due diligence for pharma and MedTech assets
  • Operating partner / venture partner advisory
  • Market access and pricing assessment
  • Portfolio company board service
  • Post-acquisition integration advisory
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Frequently Asked Questions

When evaluating pharma, biotech, or MedTech investments, commercial viability is often the make-or-break factor. Dr. Kurr provides commercial due diligence that goes beyond market sizing and competitive landscape - assessing organizational readiness, go-to-market capability, content and channel oper...

Post-investment, portfolio companies need hands-on commercial and operational guidance to achieve their growth targets. As an operating partner or venture partner model, Dr. Kurr embeds within portfolio companies to accelerate commercial readiness - from market access and pricing strategy to sales o...

For investors evaluating therapeutic or diagnostic assets, understanding the reimbursement landscape and pricing potential is critical to investment thesis validation. Dr. Kurr assesses market access strategies, payer engagement plans, and health economics positioning - translating complex regulator...

Investors increasingly seek board members who combine operational expertise with strategic perspective. Dr. Kurr serves on advisory boards providing governance, commercial strategy guidance, and operational oversight. His academic foundation - doctorate from University of St. Gallen and executive ce...

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