#4 - Fundraising Through the Ecosystem - The Irish Model: Joseph Snyder & Cristiano Fontana

Hosts:

Joseph Snyder

Head of Talent and Co-Founder, Lifeblood

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephasnyder1/

Cristiano Fontana

Head of Advisory, Lifeblood

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristiano-fontana-medtech-businessdevelopment/

Guests:

Tim Jones

CEO, Symphysis Medical

Tim Jones is the CEO of SymPhysis Medical, an Irish MedTech start-up developing innovative solutions for the management of pleural effusions. Prior to founding SymPhysis Medical, Tim held key roles at Medtronic, where he gained hands-on experience in global MedTech operations, product development, and market access strategies within one of the world’s leading medical technology companies. At SymPhysis, Tim has led the company from early-stage concept through clinical validation, securing private investment and highly competitive non-dilutive funding, while earning international recognition for advancing patient-centric design in MedTech innovation.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-jones-1a004040/

Daniel O-Mahony

Partner, Seroba

Daniel O’Mahony is a Partner at Seroba, where he leverages over two decades of experience in life sciences, spanning product development, strategic planning, licensing, corporate venturing, and intellectual property commercialisation. He began his investment career in corporate venture at Elan Corporation and later became a partner at Kernel Capital, before joining Seroba in 2009.

With a strong foundation in both academia and technology transfer, Daniel previously held research and teaching roles at Trinity College Dublin, the Geisinger Clinic in Pennsylvania, and University College Dublin. He also led the Technology Transfer Office at the University of Galway, where he secured several high-value licensing agreements.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-o-mahony-b02a1413/

Joey Mason

Venture Partner, Claret Capital Partners

Joey Mason has spent 30 years working in life sciences as an investor, entrepreneur, financier, director, mentor and advisor. He is currently a Venture Partner at Claret Capital Partners, a London-based venture debt firms. Joey also serves as a Venture Advisor to Sofinnova Partners, one of Europe’s leading healthcare investment firm. 

Joey has significant experience in most segments of the industry – medtech, pharma/ biotech, diagnostics, health IT and techbio. He has served on the boards of 20 private and public companies in Ireland, Europe and the USA and also on the board of EVCA (InvestEurope), the trade association for the private equity industry in Europe. In 2021, he co-founded Duplex Capital Partners to advise companies innovating in the digitalisation of life sciences. Prior to this he led a Life Science fund at M Ventures, Merck KGaA’s corporate venture arm, from 2018 – 2020 in Amsterdam, having spent 10 years at Delta Partners from 2004, where he was responsible for its most profitably exited investment. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-mason/