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Azade Hosseini

Investor

Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

New York, New York, United States

About

Leads life sciences and healthcare investments for the NYU Innovation Fund and coaches startups. Previously Head of Business Development at accelerator Innouvo and a senior scientist at BioNTech; holds a PhD in Chemistry from Boston College with postdoctoral training at MIT.

Experience

  1. New York UniversityVenture Associate, Innovation Venture Fundcurrent2024 — presentNew York, NY
  2. NucleateStartup Mentorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Independent ConsultantBusiness Development Consultantcurrent2022 — presentMiami, FL
  4. InnouvoHead of Business Development2020 — 2022Cambridge, MA
  5. Harvard GSAS Business ClubMini-MBA 20222022Cambridge, MA
  6. Mount Sinai Innovation PartnersMSIP Fellow2021New York, NY
  7. BioNTech SESenior Scientist2019Cambridge, MA
  8. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPostdoctoral Research Associate2016 — 2018Cambridge, MA
  9. Boston CollegeGraduate Research Assistant2012 — 2016Chestnut Hill, MA
  10. Boston CollegeDirector of Finance and Programming, Graduate Arts & Sciences Association (GASA)2013 — 2015Chestnut Hill, MA
  11. University at BuffaloResearch Assistant2010 — 2011Buffalo, NY

Education

  1. NYU Stern School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration2026 — 2028
  2. Boston CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  3. University at BuffaloMaster of Science (M.S.), Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  4. University at BuffaloBachelor of Science (B.S.), Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Skills & more

Biochemistry13Organic Synthesis8Mass Spectrometry7HPLC4High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)4Molecular Biology3Research3Chromatography1LC-MS2Organic Chemistry2Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)2Chemistry2
+9 moreProtein ExpressionWestern BlottingProject ManagementProtein PurificationCommunicationTeamworkNMR SpectroscopyPeptide SynthesisMammalian Cell Culture

Languages English

  • Harvard Mini MBA — Harvard Griffin GSAS Business Club
  • Drug and Medical Device Development: A Strategic Approach — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

From Azade's professional profile.

Colleagues at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

Alex Iskold
Founder and Partner at 2048 Ventures
Ash Ashutosh
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Caroline Lucas
Marketing & Communications Coordinator at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Clayton Bryan
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Darren Yee
Senior Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
David Tisch
Partner at BoxGroup
Dee Dao
Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Di-Ann Eisnor
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

Frequently asked questions

Where does Azade Hosseini work?
Azade Hosseini is Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund.

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