Takeda subsidiary Hatch has promoted entrepreneur in residence Bruce Meadows to head of investments.

Bruce Meadows has been appointed head of investments for Japan-based healthcare company Takeda’s digital health corporate venturing unit, Hatch.

Founded in 2017 by Bruno Villetelle, now head of data and digital at Switzerland-based Novartis’ global drug development team, Hatch is run out of Zurich, Switzerland, by Stephanie Bova.

Takeda maintains a separate corporate venturing unit, Takeda Venture Investments, run by Mike Martin, for biotech investments.

Meadows has a long history in digital health and medical devices, stretching back 20 years…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.