Achilleas Gravanis
InvestorVenture 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
- ReNeuroCell TherapeuticsCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentCrete, Greece
- Bionature EA LtdCo-Foundercurrent2008 — present
- Bouvee Faculty of Pharmacy Northeastern UniversityAffiliate Professorcurrent2017 — presenthttp://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/research/center-for-drug-discovery/
- Foundation of Research & Technology-Hellas (IMBB-FORTH)Ex-Collaborating Researchercurrent2010 — presentHeraklion, Greece
- University of Crete, School of MedicineEx-Professor of Pharmacologycurrent1987 — presentHeraklion, Greece
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Clinical ResearchConfocal MicroscopyDrug DevelopmentDrug DiscoveryEuropean UnionFlow CytometryFluorescenceFluorescence MicroscopyGeneticsGenomicsHPLCImmunofluorescenceLanguages 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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