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Almudena Méndez

Investor

Associate, Advisory team (Telescope Biotech Fund) at Ysios Capital

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

Almudena Méndez is an Associate on the Advisory team at the Telescope Biotech Fund, where she works on sourcing and analyzing investment opportunities across scientific and business dimensions. She previously spent more than five years at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC) as an FPU fellow, researching T cell-based cancer immunotherapies, and completed an internship in cancer immunotherapy at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Bellinzona, Switzerland. She holds a Bachelor's in Biotechnology, an MSc in Computational Biology, and a Master in International Leadership from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, plus a PhD in Molecular Biosciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Ysios CapitalAssociatecurrent2025 — present
  2. Ysios CapitalAnalyst2024 — 2025Barcelona, Cataluña, España
  3. Ysios CapitalVenture Capital Fellow2024Barcelona, Cataluña, España
  4. Grupo Joven de la SEIManagement comittee2021 — 2023España
  5. Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC). Madrid, SpainFPU PhD Fellow2019 — 2023Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España
  6. Universidad Autónoma de MadridGraduate Research And Teaching Assistant2019 — 2023Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España
  7. Institute for Research in BiomedicinePhD International Internship2023Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
  8. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySantander-UPM Research Fellow2019Boston, MA, USA
  9. Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC). Madrid, SpainJAE Intro Research Fellow2019Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España
  10. Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC). Madrid, SpainUndergraduate Student Researcher2017 — 2018Madrid y alrededores, España
  11. Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de PlantasCargo Summer Research Student2016Comunidad de Madrid, España

Skills & more

Languages Español · Gallego · Inglés

  • TOEFL iBT - C1 levelETS
  • Driver LicenseDirección General de Tráfico
  • Mini-tennis CoachReal Federación Española de Tenis
  • Advanced Certificate in English (CAE), C1Cambridge English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Almudena Méndez?
Almudena Méndez is an Associate on the Advisory team at the Telescope Biotech Fund, where she works on sourcing and analyzing investment opportunities across scientific and business dimensions. She previously spent more than five years at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC) as an FPU fellow, researching T cell-based cancer immunotherapies, and completed an internship in cancer immunotherapy at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Bellinzona, Switzerland. She holds a Bachelor's in Biotechnology, an MSc in Computational Biology, and a Master in International Leadership from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, plus a PhD in Molecular Biosciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Where does Almudena Méndez work?
Almudena Méndez is Associate, Advisory team (Telescope Biotech Fund) at Ysios Capital.
What does Almudena Méndez invest in?
Almudena Méndez invests in Biotech.
Where did Almudena Méndez go to school?
Almudena Méndez studied at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Biosciences); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Master of Science - MS in Computational Biology, Computational Biology); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Master's degree, International Leadership in Engineering & Architecture).

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