Ricardo Perdigão Henriques, PhD

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Board Observer at Mondego Bio

Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal

Overview

Dr. Ricardo Perdigão Henriques is a Harvard and MIT-educated scientist turned venture capitalist, now Managing Partner at Biovance Capital. He focuses on early-stage biotech investments across Europe, with a notable success being the investment in CellmAbs, which resulted in Portugals largest-ever biotech deal upon its sale to BioNTech. Colleagues describe him as a visionary leader with integrity.

Having developed his career in both the USA and Portugal, Ricardo is passionate about elevating the Portuguese biotech ecosystem. He actively works to attract international investors to the region. He also dedicates time to education, teaching a venture capital course to Masters students at the University of Coimbra, mentoring the next generation of innovators.

He orchestrated the largest biotech transaction in Portugals history with the sale of oncology startup CellmAbs to BioNTech.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Early-Stage Biotech
As Managing Partner of Biovance Capital, he leads a €60M fund specifically targeting investments in early-stage drug development companies across Europe.
Portuguese Biotech
Vocal about his mission to attract world-class scientists and investors to Portugal, strengthening the country's position in the life sciences.
Oncology Innovation
His firm recently led a Series A investment in Mondego Bio for new cancer treatments, following his landmark success with the oncology startup CellmAbs.

Media Appearances

Biovance Capital leads Series A Financing in Mondego Bio together with Orbimed and Torrey Pines. Featured in PR Newswire

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Biovance Capital Partners announces first closing of its new biotech fund at $51 million. Featured in P‑Bio

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New venture capital company Biovance Capital Partners launches. Featured in Labiotech.eu

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Work History

8-2025
Board Observer at Mondego Bio
2023
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Biovance Capital
2021
Board Member at VAXDYN SL
2019 - 5-2024
Board Member at CellmAbs
2019 - 4-2024
Chief Executive Officer at Bionova Capital

Education

2009 - 2015
Invited PhD Student from Harvard Medical School
2011 - 2011
Mini-MBA Program in Entrepreneurial Finance from Harvard University

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Exp : N/A Location : Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal Job Level : Leadership Designation : Board Observer at Mondego Bio
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Insights For Selling To Ricardo

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ricardo is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ricardo

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ricardo move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Ricardo take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Ricardo

Personality Compatibility


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