Chris Garabedian
@cngarabedian
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CEO of life sciences accelerator @Xontogeny; Venture Fund Manager w/ Perceptive Advisors; Biopharma career w/ Sarepta, Celgene and Gilead
Boston, MA
Joined March 2013
Enjoyed this @TDCowen podcast w/ fellow biotech insider @YaronWerber, including discussion about experiences at @Sarepta, Celgene & @GileadSciences and move to investing side of industry with Perceptive Advisors and @xontogeny!
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Listen to Episode 12 of @BioVentureVoiCe video podcast w/ Avak Kahvejian of @FlagshipPioneer and hear about his journey in building the venture creation / platform technology investment model and his involvement w/ @NoubarAfeyan in company creation over the last couple of decades. The full video is here:
๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ: @FlagshipPioneer's @AvakK on his career and Flagship's unique company building platform. Full video:
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Our next guest (Ep.12) on BioVenture VoiCes will be Avak Kahvejian, General Partner at @FlagshipPioneer and a key collaborator w/ @NoubarAfeyan on the company creation / platform technology business model that Flagship is most well known. He shares how the firm has evolved from his leading Flagship Venture Labs to a foundational strategy it employs today. Tune in next week to listen to this episode of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
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RT @adamfeuerstein: Some sad news to report: Austin Leclaire was a remarkable young man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who raised awarenโฆ
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Listen to Episode 11 of @BioVentureVoiCe video podcast w/ Tony Kulesa @kulesatony of @pillar_vc and hear about his efforts to support the founder-led biotech movement through his efforts while a PhD at MIT, the founding of Petri and his current work as a Partner at Pillar. The full video is here:
๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ: @pillar_vc's @kulesatony on founding the MIT BioMakerspace, his work at Petri, and not being overly influenced by what is in vogue today. Full video:
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Our next guest (Ep.11) on BioVenture VoiCes will be Tony Kulesa @kulesatony, Partner at @pillar_vc and an early architect/promoter of the founder-led biotech movement that has gained momentum in recent years. Tune in next week to listen to this episode of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
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RT @BiotechCH: On todayโs #BiotechHangout, hosts @cngarabedian @TimOpler @SamFazeli8 @BrianSkorney @luba_greenwood discuss public market seโฆ
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RT @SamDavisEsq: I strong urge founders to listen to Alexisโs story here (he was my former boss but Iโve never heard these nuggets) - suggeโฆ
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Listen to Episode 10 of @BioVentureVoiCe video podcast w/ Alexis Borisy of @Curie_Bio and hear about his journey as a successful serial entrepreneur to venture capitalist and the current model of that embraces the founder-led biotech movement. The full video is here:
๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ: @Curie_Bio's Alexis Borisy on his entrepreneurial journey including CombinatoRx, Foundation Medicine, EQRx and more. Full video:
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RT @BiotechCH: On todayโs #BiotechHangout, hosts @cngarabedian @bradloncar @SamFazeli8 @YaronWerber discuss the state of the market & recapโฆ
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Our next guest (Ep.10) on BioVenture VoiCes will be Alexis Borisy, Co-Founder and Operating Chairman of Tune in next week to listen to this episode of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
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Listen to Episode 9 of @BioVentureVoiCe video podcast w/ @errikanderson of @AlloyTx and 82VS venture studio and hear about his journey from VC early in his career to successful founder-entrepreneur to the creation of a new model of supporting biotech startups. The full video is here:
๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ: @AlloyTx & 82VS's @errikanderson on co-founding Adimab, supporting scientist-entrepreneurs, and why he believes smaller organizations are best suited for discovery work and other early stage innovation. Full video:
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My next guest on the BioVenture VoiCes podcast is @errikanderson of @AlloyTx, where he discusses his journey from early tech VC to successful entrepreneur to the founding of Alloy as a multi-pronged offering and venture studio/seed investment model. Tune in next week to listen to Episode 9 of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
Our next guest (Ep.9) on BioVenture VoiCes will be @errikanderson of @AlloyTx. Tune in next week to listen to this episode of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
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RT @adamfeuerstein: For folks whoโll be in SF for #JPM25, youโre invited to our event on Monday evening, Jan. 13 On stage, I will be chattโฆ
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Listen to Episode 8 of @BioVentureVoiCe video podcast w/ @JuliePapanek Grant of @canaanpartners and hear about the strategy she has been employing for over 10 years at Canaan and her career at @genentech prior to moving into the VC sector. The full video is here:
๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ: @canaanpartners' @JuliePapanek describes her career path and investment philosophy, including boldly going into new areas of medicine. Full video:
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My next guest on the BioVenture VoiCes podcast is @JuliePapanek Grant of @canaanpartners, where she discusses her move from a career @genentech and her move to biotech venture capital where she has spent more than a decade after securing her Stanford MBA! Tune in next week to listen to Episode 8 of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
Our next guest (Ep.8) on BioVenture VoiCes will be @JuliePapanek Grant of @canaanpartners. Tune in next week to listen to this episode of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
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Listen to Episode 7 of @BioVentureVoiCe video podcast w/ Ansbert Gadicke of @MPMCapital and hear about the evolution of the firm as one of the earliest pure-play biotech VCs to a multi-stage investment firm with company creation and public equity strategies. The full video is here:
๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ: @MPMCapital's Founder and Managing Partner Ansbert Gadicke discusses the firm's 30+ years of investing in life sciences. - Entrepreneur partners - Industry collaborators - Products over platforms - More Full video:
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Enjoyed this discussion with my next guest on the BioVenture VoiCes podcast, Ansbert Gadicke of @MPMCapital, where he discusses the origins of the firm and how the investment strategies have evolved over the last 30 years into company building, private and public equity strategies. Tune in next week to listen to Episode 7 of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
Our next guest (Ep.7) on BioVenture VoiCes will be Ansbert Gadicke of @MPMCapital . Tune in next week to listen to this new episode of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
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Listen to Episode 6 of @BioVentureVoiCe video podcast w/ @OtelloVC Stampacchia of Omega Funds and hear about his journey from PhD researcher and investment banker to his founding of Omega more than 20 years ago. The full video is here:
๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ: Omega Funds' @otellovc. He describes his career path and what he has learned about investing and biotech over time. Plus, how Omega is able to successfully invest in various stages and rounds of companies. Full video:
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Enjoyed the discussion with my next guest on the BioVenture VoiCes podcast, @OtelloVC Stampacchia of Omega Funds, where he discusses the founding of the firm and perspectives after 20 years and 7 funds of multi-stage investing. Tune in next week to listen to Episode 6 of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ! (Note: Otello preferred Praveen Tipirneni's caricature drawing of him that he did for @timmermanreport over his photo, and we obliged.)
Our next guest (Ep.6) on BioVenture VoiCes will be @OtelloVC Stampacchia of Omega Funds. Tune in next week to listen to this new episode of @BioVentureVoiCe on @BiotechTVHQ!
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