{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Queen's Return on Innovation Podcast","title":"Peter van der Velden (Lumira Ventures)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2e9066ca\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1682,"description":"Hear Peter van der Velden  (2x Queen's grad - M.Sc. in pathology and an honours B.Sc. in life sciences), the Managing General Partner, share the story of Lumira Ventures. Lumira Ventures is a North American healthcare venture capital firm with a two-decade track record investing in transformative biomedical companies.  \r\n\r\nIn July of 2021, Lumira announced a $225M (US Dollars) fund, the largest life sciences focused venture fund ever raised in Canada. Lumira also recently launched the Lumira Ventures Venture Innovation Program (Lumira VIP).  \r\n\r\nThe Lumira VIP is designed for a select and highly qualified group of Canadian students from leading academic institutions who want to gain exposure to life sciences venture capital and start-ups, and are committed to pushing the future of life sciences innovation forward.\r\n\r\nFor more information, please follow Lumira Ventures and Peter van der Velden on Twitter (@LumiraVentures and @Petervencap, respectively).","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VVy9c1rTQB-tgJ8ExZtu9H640PgC6w3TkvA4eTjG-pI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3OTc0LzE2MTc3/MjIxMTAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}