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Achilleas Gravanis

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Venture Partner at Big Pi Ventures

Greece

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Achilleas Gravanis is a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Crete's School of Medicine and a Collaborating Researcher at the Institute Molecular Biology-Biotechnology (IMBB-FORTH). He holds an Affiliate Professor position at Northeastern University's Faculty of Pharmacy and has served in leadership roles across multiple European scientific organizations, including Vice-President of the Hellenic Pharmacological Society and member of the steering committee of the European Pharmacology Network. Gravanis has authored 174 peer-reviewed publications and co-founded ReNeuroCell Therapeutics, while also serving as an affiliated principal investigator with Emulate, a biotechnology spinoff of the Wyss Institute and Harvard University.

Experience

  1. ReNeuroCell TherapeuticsCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentCrete, Greece
  2. Bionature EA LtdCo-Foundercurrent2008 — present
  3. Bouvee Faculty of Pharmacy Northeastern UniversityAffiliate Professorcurrent2017 — presenthttp://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/research/center-for-drug-discovery/
  4. Foundation of Research & Technology-Hellas (IMBB-FORTH)Ex-Collaborating Researchercurrent2010 — presentHeraklion, Greece
  5. University of Crete, School of MedicineEx-Professor of Pharmacologycurrent1987 — presentHeraklion, Greece

Skills & more

Biochemistry80Cancer Research16Cell Signaling19Cell Biology58Lifesciences28Molecular Biology81Science59Pharmacology72Neuroscience41Signal Transduction20Cell15Cell Culture35
+12 moreClinical ResearchConfocal MicroscopyDrug DevelopmentDrug DiscoveryEuropean UnionFlow CytometryFluorescenceFluorescence MicroscopyGeneticsGenomicsHPLCImmunofluorescence

Languages English · French

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Who is Achilleas Gravanis?
Achilleas Gravanis is a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Crete's School of Medicine and a Collaborating Researcher at the Institute Molecular Biology-Biotechnology (IMBB-FORTH). He holds an Affiliate Professor position at Northeastern University's Faculty of Pharmacy and has served in leadership roles across multiple European scientific organizations, including Vice-President of the Hellenic Pharmacological Society and member of the steering committee of the European Pharmacology Network. Gravanis has authored 174 peer-reviewed publications and co-founded ReNeuroCell Therapeutics, while also serving as an affiliated principal investigator with Emulate, a biotechnology spinoff of the Wyss Institute and Harvard University.
Where does Achilleas Gravanis work?
Achilleas Gravanis is Venture Partner at Big Pi Ventures.
What check size does Achilleas Gravanis write?
Achilleas Gravanis typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Achilleas Gravanis go to school?
Achilleas Gravanis studied at Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon (PharmD, Pharmacy).

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