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Asish Xavier

Investor

Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

South San Francisco, California

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

Experience

  1. Johnson & JohnsonJ&J Innovation - JJDC, Vice President, Venture Investmentscurrent2007 — presentSouth San Francisco, CA
  2. Johnson & JohnsonPrincipal, Venture Investments2006 — 2007New Brunswick, NJ
  3. Johnson & JohnsonSenior Associate, Venture Investments2004 — 2006New Brunswick, NJ
  4. EpiBiologicsInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
  5. Link Cell TherapiesInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSouth San Francisco, California, United States
  6. Bright Peak TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentDel Mar, California, United States
  7. Rondo TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentHayward, California, United States
  8. Arialys TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  9. Verana HealthMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  10. Capstan TherapeuticsBoard Observer2024 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
  11. PaigeMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  12. Arkuda TherapeuticsInvestor2023 — 2024Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
  13. SonoTheraMember Board of Directors2022 — 2024South San Francisco, California, United States
  14. Contineum TherapeuticsBoard Observer2023 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
  15. XWPharma 凯瑞康宁Member Board of Directors2019 — 2023Wuhan, Hubei, China
  16. ESCAPE BioMember Board of Directors2015 — 2022South San Francisco, CA
  17. ViaCyteMember Board of Directors2007 — 2022San Diego, CA
  18. Cue Health Inc.Member Board of Directors2020 — 2021San Diego, California, United States
  19. DatavantBoard Observer2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  20. Accelerator Life Science PartnersMember Board of Directors2014 — 2021Seattle, WA

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship
  2. The Johns Hopkins UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry & Biophysics
  3. University of HoustonPh.D., Chemical Engineering
  4. Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurB.Tech., Chemical Engineering

Colleagues at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Ahryon Cho
Regional Head, JLABS Korea at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Amir Blatt
Principal, Venture Investments at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Anurag Mehta
Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asha Nayak
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Aurelie Gaudin
Associate Director, Global Campaigns & Audience Engagement at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chelsea Hewitt
Senior Director, Regional Engagement & Incubation, San Diego, External Scientific Innovation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chris Haskell
Head of JLABS @ San Francisco Bay Area at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Chris Picariello
President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Network5

Anurag Mehta
Principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Asha Nayak
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Brian Halak
Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital
Elizabeth Wu
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Marian Nakada
Vice President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Asish Xavier work?
Asish Xavier is Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC.
What check size does Asish Xavier write?
Asish Xavier typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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