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Life Sciences Expertise

Innovation Banking

Life Sciences Expertise

Life Sciences Team

From Lab to Market

Life Sciences Team

Success in the life sciences industry demands innovation, knowledge and insight, plus the tenacity to weather uncertainties.

Choosing our Life Sciences Team means you have committed, experienced lenders on your side. From pre-clinical development and testing through product launch and more, we’re here to help you bring your vision to market.

Let's discuss how we can help you grow.

Powering Healthy Life Sciences Innovation

Life sciences success stories need to overcome regulatory hurdles and the unpredictability of both the lab and the market. We get it. From biotech to pharmaceutical companies to medical devices and diagnostics, our team knows life sciences. And we’ve got solutions1 made for you.

  • True relationship banking: From the start, you’ll work with a banker who understands breakout life sciences technology. That means less explaining and more solutions.
  • Industry expertise: Our team is composed of lenders with significant industry experience, focused on adding value to companies in all life sciences verticals and stages of development
  • Solutions throughout the lifespan: Young companies benefit from specialized Startup Banking services. Pre-IPO enterprises have access to Venture Debt and our deep connections in the private equity and venture capital spheres.
  • Flexible financing for growth: Whether you’re ramping up clinical trials or positioning products for new markets, credit facilities can add vital strength to complement venture capital funding.

Life Sciences Verticals We Support

Biotechnology

Biotechnology

  • Therapeutics
  • Vaccines
  • Biomaterials
  • Enabling Technology
  • Drug Discovery
Medical Devices

Medical Devices

  • Diagnostic
  • Surgical Devices
  • Implantable Devices
  • Non-Invasive Devices
Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals

  • Specialty Pharma
  • Generics
  • Drug Delivery
  • Pharma Services
Diagnostics / Tools

Diagnostics / Tools

  • Companion Diagnostics
  • Point-of-Care Diagnostics
  • Genomics
  • Personalized Medicine
Digital Health

Digital Health

  • Digital Therapeutics
  • Remote Monitoring
  • Care Decisioning
Research & Healthcare Services

Research & Healthcare Services

  • Clinical Research Organizations
  • Contract Development
  • Manufacturing Organizations

Life Sciences Banking Solutions

Our specialized Life Sciences Team, part of the Innovation Banking Group, understands the needs of life sciences companies at every stage of the life cycle. Call on us to help achieve your goals, whether you’re starting up or heading toward IPO or acquisition. We finance growth and working capital, refinancing, restructuring, recapitalization, and mergers and acquisitions.

  • Venture Debt: For venture backed companies our venture debt term loans can help extend the runway prior to raising the next round of equity capital. Providing the dual benefit of reduced dilution and the potential to achieve greater step-ups in valuation between equity rounds.
  • Recurring Revenue Lines of Credit: As your business grows, establishing a flexible revolving line of credit based on a multiple of monthly recuring revenue can supplement your working capital needs.
  • Growth Capital: When it comes time to expand operations, enter new markets, obtain equipment financing or finance an acquisition, we work with you to determine the right solution to secure the needed growth capital allowing you to continue to grow.
  • Treasury Management Solutions: A complete slate of deposit and cash management products and services, plus the value of our team of experts on your side. From online banking, to fraud protection, APIs and web integration to commercial credit cards, we'll design a plan to optimize your cash flow, minimize fees and help protect your business
  • Global Markets Services: Access a full range of products and services to help your business expand internationally, manage foreign exchange, navigate volatile markets and mitigate interest rate risk.
  • Business Escrow Services: Offering tailored solutions specific to your needs providing paying agent and escrow services related to mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases and other business escrow transactions.

Outpacing Change: How Life Sciences Companies Use Debt Financing to Thrive

Bill Wickline

Bill Wickline and the Life Sciences Team, in collaboration with our VC partners at RC Capital and KdT Ventures, teamed up with Fierce Biotech for a white paper that covers topics including adapting to change in today's economic environment, understanding how to use financing in each growth phase, getting the right support from a banking partner and how debt financing can be the strategic choice for life sciences growth

Highlighted Relationships

Our team's expertise spans the U.S. and across life sciences verticals.

Menlo Park, CA

Naples, FL

Menlo Park, CA

Chicago, IL

Laguna Hills, CA

Cambridge, MA

Our Life Sciences Experts

Funding Life Sciences Innovation

Our Life Sciences Team is a part of our Innovation Banking Group, and is a national practice serving U.S. - based life sciences companies. Our seasoned life sciences lenders are based in hubs including San Francisco, San Diego, Raleigh-Durham and Boston, with expertise in all stages of your growth trajectory. Let’s talk about what we can do for you.

Andrew Sullivan

Andrew Sullivan

首席信贷官

Christopher Walker

Christopher Walker

首席营销官

Lisa Morgan

Lisa Morgan

首席零售银行官

Michael Reynolds

Michael Reynolds

总裁兼首席执行官

1. All offers of credit are subject to credit approval, satisfactory legal documentation, and regulatory compliance

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