Anja Koenig

Experience

1. NovartisGlobal Head Novartis Venture Fundcurrent2017 — presentBasel Area, Switzerland
2. NovartisManaging Director Novartis Venture Fund2007 — 2017
3. NovartisStrategic Assistant to Chairman and CEO2006 — 2007Basel Area, Switzerland
4. SensirionIndependent Board Director (Verwaltungsrat)current2021 — presentGreater Zurich Area
5. InnosuisseDirector Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentSwitzerland
6. Mediar TherapeuticsBoard Director2023 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
7. SNSF Swiss National Science FoundationMember of the Board of Trustees (Stiftungsrat and Stiftungsratsausschuss)2021 — 2024Berne, Switzerland
8. Forendo Pharma LtdBoard Director2014 — 2021Turku Area, Finland
9. ArctosBoard Director2020 — 2021Basel, Switzerland
10. Ribon TherapeuticsBoard Director2019 — 2021Greater Boston Area
11. ETH ZürichInvestment Committee Member2019 — 2021Zurich, Switzerland
12. University of ZurichBoard Director of UZH Life Sciences Fund2017 — 2020
13. BRIDGE Programm (SNSF-Innosuisse)Steering Committee Member and POC Jury2018 — 2019Bern Area, Switzerland
14. Bicycle TherapeuticsBoard Director2009 — 2019Cambridge, United Kingdom
15. ANAVEON AGBoard Director2018 — 2019Basel, Switzerland
16. BaseLaunchJury member2016 — 2018Basel Area, Switzerland
17. Cutiss AGBoard director2017 — 2018Zürich Area, Switzerland
18. F2GBoard director2011 — 2018Manchester, United Kingdom
19. Sosei HeptaresBoard Director2009 — 2015London, Greater London, United Kingdom
20. Covagen AGBoard Director2007 — 2014Zürich Area, Switzerland

Education

1. Cornell UniversityPhD, Physics1995 — 2000
2. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMasters (Diplom), Physics
3. University of OxfordPhysics

Skills & more

From Anja's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Cornell University509

DLDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJLJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNANeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMFMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMRMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAFAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

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Also attended Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München97

CXCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalFVFriedrich von WulffenPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsEElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesLWLaura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersTTToby TriebelPartner at FinTech CollectiveGMGabriel MatuschkaPartner at Fly Ventures

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Also attended University of Oxford687

RHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMMMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBGBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDJDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesEPErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJHJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Innosuisse10

MSMartin ScherrerPartner & Head of Managed Funds at RedstoneRVReinhard VoelkelInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAJAndreas JurgeitPartner at GimvMSMichael SidlerFounding Partner at redalpineMLMatt LashmarManaging Director, MassChallenge Switzerland at MassChallenge MexicoCTCara TobinInvestor at Clean Energy Venture

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Also worked at Ribon Therapeutics4

JGJeff GoaterPartner at The Column GroupCSChristian SchubertHead of AbbVie Ventures at AbbVieJMJodie MorrisonVenture Partner at Atlas VentureMNMarian NakadaVice President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Also worked at Bicycle Therapeutics3

MAMichael AnsteyPartner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalCSCatherine StaceVP - Strategic Relationships at O2h VenturesALAlex LeechPartner, Biovelocita Strategy at Sofinnova Partners

Also worked at F2G2

BDBart DzikowskiManaging Director, Head of Transactions & Legal at Novartis Venture FundMHMichael HodgesEntrepreneur in Residence at Claris Ventures