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Anna French

Director at Renasant Bio

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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About

Anna French, D.Phil., is Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners USA, which she joined in 2017 from the Boston Consulting Group, where she advised pharmaceutical and biotech companies on strategy and operations with a focus on cell therapy and regenerative medicine. She previously led the CASMI Translational Stem Cell Consortium, an industry-academic partnership between Oxford University and University College London focused on translating scientific innovation into the clinic. French holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, where her research addressed the hematological differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells, and a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol; she has authored over 20 publications in stem cell research.

Experience

  1. Qiming Venture Partners USAManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston
  2. Altis LabsBoard Directorcurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. Renasant BioBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Montage BioBoard Directorcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Empirico Inc.Board Directorcurrent2023 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  6. Entact BioBoard Directorcurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Umoja BiopharmaBoard Directorcurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  8. Auron TherapeuticsBoard Directorcurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Tenpoint Therapeutics LtdBoard Director2020 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
  10. Jasper TherapeuticsBoard Director2019 — 2024
  11. WindMIL TherapeuticsBoard Director2018 — 2023Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  12. Talaris TherapeuticsBoard Observer2018 — 2021
  13. Cadent TherapeuticsBoard Observer2018 — 2021Cambridge, MA
  14. LetsGetCheckedBoard Observer2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  15. The Boston Consulting GroupManagement Consultant2014 — 2017Boston, US / London, UK
  16. Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI)Manager- CASMI Translational Stem Cell Consortium2012 — 2014Greater Oxford Area
  17. University of OxfordGraduate Researcher2009 — 2013Greater Oxford Area

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Science13Literature Reviews3Research25Statistics7Teaching6Molecular Biology21Qualitative Research3Flow Cytometry4Cell Biology6Biotechnology29Stem Cells12Biomedical Engineering3
+6 moreClinical ResearchLifesciencesLife SciencesData AnalysisCell CultureManagement

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Who is Anna French?
Anna French, D.Phil., is Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners USA, which she joined in 2017 from the Boston Consulting Group, where she advised pharmaceutical and biotech companies on strategy and operations with a focus on cell therapy and regenerative medicine. She previously led the CASMI Translational Stem Cell Consortium, an industry-academic partnership between Oxford University and University College London focused on translating scientific innovation into the clinic. French holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, where her research addressed the hematological differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells, and a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol; she has authored over 20 publications in stem cell research.
Where did Anna French go to school?
Anna French studied at University of Oxford (PhD, Clinical and Laboratory Sciences); University of Bristol (BSc, Biochemistry).

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