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US NGN Capital expands team

Peter Johann joins the healthcare VC firm as General Partner.

NGN Capital LLC has announced the appointment of Peter Johann, Ph.D. as General Partner.

The former Head of Corporate Division Corporate Development at Boehringer Ingelheim, Dr. Johann brings experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry to NGN Capital.

"We are extremely pleased to have Peter join our Heidelberg office," said Georg Nebgen, Founder and Managing General Partner at NGN Capital. "Peter has a powerful background in establishing alliances in the healthcare industry. His expertise ideally complements our seasoned team and will be very valuable to the success of our firm, which is primarily focused on later- stage investments."

In his position as Division Head for Corporate Development at Boehringer Ingelheim and in previous functions, Dr. Johann was involved in licensing, co-promotion/co-marketing and M&A deals. Previously, he was at Hoffmann La-Roche, as well as Head of Business Development and Marketing, Molecular Medicine, at Boehringer Mannheim.

"I am excited to be joining such a strong group of healthcare and investment professionals with substantial value creation achievements and commercial expertise," stated Dr. Johann. "I look forward to investing in healthcare opportunities and supporting portfolio companies of NGN Capital in operational, strategic and partnering issues."

NGN Capital makes healthcare-focused venture investments from their offices in New York, Greenwich, CT, and Heidelberg in Germany.

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