From the lab bench toward the patient’s bedside.

Some of the most important life-science advances begin inside a university lab. Pappas Capital’s translational medicine practice partners with leading academic institutions to identify promising discoveries early, and to provide the capital, guidance, and company-building experience needed to move them toward the clinic and the market.

Wake Forest Technology Development Program

Through the Wake Forest Technology Development Program, the firm works alongside academic inventors to evaluate, mature, and commercialize research inventions — helping translate scientific discovery into companies and, ultimately, into products that improve patients’ lives.