FG

Florian Gerard-mercier

Investment Manager at Andera Partners

Paris, Île-de-France

Overview 

Florian Gerard-Mercier is an Investment Manager at Andera Life Sciences venture capital fund in Paris, with a background in science and research, specializing in BioTech investments. With a Doctor of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy, Florian has a strong analytical skill set and project management experience, having previously worked as a Permanent Researcher at CEA and as a Research Scientist at RIKEN. Florian's career highlights include co-founding and serving as Director of Studies at Le Millénaire - a think tank, and his role as an Aid to the logistics officer at Commando Jaubert, Commandos marine, showcasing his diverse experiences in both academia and practical fields.

Work Experience 

AP

Andera Partners

  • Investment Director

    2025 - Current

    Investments closed: Ariceum, Bioptimus, BioVentrix, EG427 (observer), FIRE1, Kestra (IPO Nasdaq #KMTS), SoniVie (exit $600M to BSX), TargED. • Processed and analyzed incoming deal flow in all areas of biotech and medtech. • Coordinated and conducted advanced due diligence on dozens of opportunities. • Carried out scientific and clinical due diligence of investment opportunities. • Carried out financial modeling (incl. valuation modeling, DCF). • Helped with the follow-up of half a dozen portfolio companies, incl. as observer or guest on the board. • Carried out reporting and valuation tasks on portfolio companies for LPs. • Performed portfolio performance and other data analyses and prepared materials for LP prospects.

  • Investment Manager

    2022 - 2025

  • Analyst

    2021 - 2022

E4

EG 427

  • Board Observer

    2025

LM

Le Millénaire - Think tank

  • Co-founder and Director of studies

    2018 - 2021

    • Lead and managed work in the direction of studies. Reviewed notes across all policy areas. • Wrote analysis and opinion notes, and drafted reports, with a personal focus on health, technology & innovation, and industrial issues. • Collaborated with leading elected representatives on public policy proposals.

C

CEA

  • Permanent Researcher

    2017 - 2021

    Preclinical research on Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. • Managed the negotiation of a major collaboration agreement (worth 300k$ per annum) with a partner research institute. • Developed models of neurodegenerative diseases and researched innovative therapies (especially gene and cell therapies) for these diseases. • Managed research projects. Designed projects and wrote applications for grants. • Served as expert reviewer for funding agencies. • Reviewed contracts for research partnerships with biotech companies.

R

RIKEN

  • PhD student, then Research Scientist

    2011 - 2017

    Research on flexible decision making. • Developed, in close relationship with neurotech companies, an experimental system to record neural activity simultaneously in distributed brain networks. • Studied flexible decision-making through analyses of information coding and information flow in these networks. •Worked in an extremely international environment.

Commando Jaubert, Commandos marine

  • Aid to the logistics officer

    2007 - 2008

    • Helped the logistics officer with his tasks. • Participated in the daily training of the commando units. • Successfully went through the physical part of the commando marine training course.

Education 

Articles About Florian

Relevant Websites