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Brian Halak

Investor

Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital

Pennsylvania

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

About

Brian Halak is a Partner at Domain Associates (DomainVC), a venture capital firm founded in 1985 that focuses exclusively on biotechnology investing. The firm served as investment advisors to what it describes as the first VC fund dedicated to biotech and has managed nine subsequent biotech venture funds.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. Domain AssociatesPartnercurrent2001 — present
  2. Medical Excellence Capital, LLCManaging Partnercurrent2021 — present
  3. University of PennsylvaniaPractice Professorcurrent2021 — presentPhiladelphia, PA
  4. Nobias Therapeutics, Inc.Founder and CEO2020 — 2021
  5. WindMIL Therapeutics, Inc.Founder and CEO2015 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  6. Advanced Technology VenturesAssociate2000 — 2001
  7. The Wilkerson GroupAssociate1993 — 1995

Education

  1. Thomas Jefferson UniversityPh.D., Immunology1995 — 2000
  2. University of PennsylvaniaB.S.E., Bioengineering1989 — 1993

Skills & more

Corporate Development16Biotechnology5Due Diligence9Private Equity10Lifesciences1Venture Financing18Growth Capital2Angel Investing4Commercialization2Deal Sourcing1Intellectual Asset ManagementBuyouts1
+12 moreValuationRegistered Patent AttorneyMezzanineCapital FormationStart-upsMergersEarly Stage CompaniesEntrepreneurshipStrategyIPOM&A experienceMergers & Acquisitions

From Brian's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Thomas Jefferson University5

Mike PelliniGeneral Partner at S32Hend AzzerayerLP Relations at Transform Capital ManagementVic StoneGeneral Partner, President and Head of 82VS Dallas at 82VSDr. Justin YoungVenture Partner at Boutique Venture PartnersDr. Jeff DiLisiExecutive Partner at Tamarind Hill

Also attended University of Pennsylvania606

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

+ 600 more

Shared employers

Also worked at University of Pennsylvania71

Wesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesDavid MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesNuan ZhangInvestor at Episode1Vyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University PartnersCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission Biocapital

+ 65 more

Colleagues at Medical Excellence Capital

Annabel Stoddart
Office Manager and Executive Assistant at Medical Excellence Capital
Brad Ringeisen
Scientific Advisory Board – Executive Director of Innovative Genomics Institute at Medical Excellence Capital
Douglas Wallace
Scientific Advisory Board – Director of Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Medical Excellence Capital
Eric Heil
Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital
Gregg Semenza
Scientific Advisory Board – Professor at Johns Hopkins at Medical Excellence Capital
John Hornbostel
Counsel at Medical Excellence Capital
John Prufeta
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital
Joni Mancini
Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital

Network5

Asish Xavier
Investor at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Eric Heil
Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital
John Prufeta
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital
Lori Hu
Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC
Rajul Jain
Managing Director at Vida Ventures

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