Lancet Capital, the first SBIC affiliated with an academic medical center, was founded in 1998  to create value for investors and founders/management of early stage biomedical portfolio companies.

Lancet invests in exceptional researchers, clinicians and entrepreneurs to commercialize innovative technologies in the biomedical field. Lancet is able to offer value-adding human capital in the venture-building process by providing:

• Startup senior management
• Startup operations expertise
• Business planning
• Recruitment of management
• Access to key resources and expertise