History

History

2025

  • Increased the capital to ImmunAdd Inc.
  • Awarded Top 5% in the 11th Corporate Governance Evaluation (Listed Companies category) and simultaneously selected as Top 10 Best among non-financial electronics listed and OTC companies with a market value exceeding NT$10 billion.
  • Awarded Top 1% worldwide in the S&P Global Sustainability Assessment, ranking 4th globally in the Diversified Financial Services & Capital Markets category.
  • On August 11, co-hosted the 2025 Asia-Pacific Biotechn Investment Forum with the Taiwan Stock Exchange and the Taipei Exchange.

2024

  • Increased the capital to 100% own subsidiaries Diamond I Inc. and Diamond II Inc.
  • Diamond I increased the capital to StemCyte, a Cayman Islands company.

2023

  • Invested in Rejuvenate Bio, a U.S. company.
  • Invested in ImmunAdd Inc.
  • Invested in Syncell Inc., a British Cayman Islands company.
  • Increased the capital to StemCyte, a Cayman Islands company.
  • Diamond Biofund increased its capital to NT$7.493 billion by declaring stock dividends.
  • Prior to its initial listing, Diamond Biofund increased its capital to NT$8.493 billion though cash injection.
  • Diamond Biofund underwent IPO on TWSE Main Board on September 19th (TWSE : 6901), as the first publicly listed evergreen biotech venture capital in Taiwan.
  • Established and increased the capital to 100% owned subsidiaries Diamond I Inc. and Diamond II Inc.

2022

  • Diamond Biofund listed on TPEx Emerging Stock Board on July 25th (TPEx : 6901), becoming the first publicly trading evergreen biotech venture capital in Taiwan.
  • Diamond Biofund completed its Emerging Stock Board listing in May 2022.
  • Diamond Biofund increased its capital to NT$6.350 billion by declaring stock dividends.

2021

  • Invested in Kendall Capital Partners, a US venture capital firm .
  • Invested in Bilayer Therapeutics, a US biotech company.
  • Diamond Biofund increased its capital to NT$6.5 billion by declaring stock dividends.
  • Diamond Biofund merged subsidiary companies – Jung Jian Investment Co., Ltd., Jing Ying investment Co., Ltd., and Feng Sheng Investment Co., Ltd.
  • Diamond Biofund split and reduced its capital to establish Jing Ying investment Co., changing its capital to NT$5 billion.

2020

  • Portfolio company – Oneness Biotech (TPEx : 4743) achieved the largest licensing deal in Taiwan’s biotech new drug history, with upfront and milestone payments totaling US$530 million (approximately NT$15.9 billion).
  • Portfolio company – Oneness Biotech (TPEx : 4743) conducted a GDR offering, marking the largest overseas fundraising in Taiwan’s biotech history, with a total of approximately US$177 million (approximately NT$5.06 billion).

2019

  • Portfolio company – Fountain Biopharma (TPEx : 4159) was acquired by Oneness Biotech (TPEx : 4743) via share swap. Diamond Biofund thus acquired shares of Oneness Biotech.

2018

  • Collaborated with National Chung Hsing University to founded Tetanti Agribiotech Inc.

2017

  • Portfolio company – Synovel Sciences Inc. was acquired by Fountain Biopharma (TPEx : 4159) via share swap. Diamond Biofund thus acquired shares of Fountain Biopharma.
  • Invested in EyeYon Medical Ltd., an Israeli company.

2016

  • Diamond Biofund capital was reduced to NT$4.5 billion and spun-off Sun Biofund Inc.
  • Invested in Sinew Pharma Inc. (Listed on TPEx in 2017, TPEx : 6634).

2015

  • Collaborated with Taipei Medical University to establish 3D Global Biotech Inc. (Listed on TPEx in 2020, TPEx : 6808)
  • Signed an MOU with National Cheng Kung University and National Chung Hsing University to promote entrepreneurship on campuses.
  • Invested in Theia Medical Technology Inc., a spin-off startup of National Tsing Hua University.
  • Invested in IOPtima Ltd., an Israeli company (later acquired by Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. in 2017 (SZSE : 002773)).

2014

  • Diamond Biofund increased its capital to NT$8.0 billion via a cash capital injection of NT$4.0 billion.
  • Invested in Enimmune Corp. (Listed on TPEx in 2018, TPEx : 6564).
  • Invested in Original Biomedicals Co., Ltd. (Listed on TPEx in 2014, TPEx : 6483).
  • Invested in Genomics BioSci & Tech Co., Ltd. (TPEx : 4195).
  • Collaborated with Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University to establish Synovel Sciences Inc., which was later acquired by Fountain Biopharma Inc. (TPEx : 4159) via share swap.
  • Signed an MOU with National Chiao Tung University and National Yang Ming University to promote entrepreneurship on campuses.

2013

  • Established with an initial capital of NT$3.0 billion, Diamond Biofund is the first-evergreen biotech venture capital in Taiwan.
  • The founding shareholders include Microbio Group, Fubon Financial, Taishin Holdings, and Ruentex Group.
  • Diamond Biofund increased its capital to NT$4.0 billion via a cash capital injection of NT$1.0 billion.
  • Collaborated with Academia Sinica to establish CHO Pharma Inc. (Listed on TPEx in 2017, TPEx : 6586).
  • Invested in Swissray Global Healthcare Holding Ltd. (Listed on TPEx in 2013, TPEx : 4198).
  • Invested in StemCyte Inc. and became its second-largest shareholder.