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Christian Schubert

Investor

Head of AbbVie Ventures at AbbVie

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

Christian Schubert is a hybrid operator-investor who shapes corporate venture strategy across US, Europe and Asia‑Pacific, pairing genetics, neurobiology and biochemistry training with large‑pharma experience and active biotech board involvement.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtech

Experience

  1. AbbVieVice President and Global Head, AbbVie Venturescurrent2022 — presentCambridge, MA
  2. Mozart Therapeutics, IncMember | Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  3. Zag BioMember | Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. DISCO Pharmaceuticals GmbHMember | Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  5. ReAx BiotechnologiesMember | Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  6. Dimericon TherapeuticsMember | Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  7. Soufflé TherapeuticsObserver | Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentWatertown, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Umoja BiopharmaObserver | Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentSeattle, WA
  9. Aquinnah PharmaceuticalsObserver | Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Blackbird LaboratoriesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  11. Alexandria LaunchLabsAdvisor | Seed Capital Platformcurrent2023 — present
  12. Bakar Bio LabsAdvisor | Bakar Bio Labscurrent2023 — present
  13. DG MedicinesObserver | Board of Directors2023 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  14. Enthera PharmaceuticalsMember | Board of Directors2023 — 2024Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  15. Enthera PharmaceuticalsObserver | Board of Directors2023Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  16. Ribometrix Inc.Member | Board of Directors2023 — 2024Durham, North Carolina, United States
  17. Portera TherapeuticsMember | Board of Directors2023 — 2024East Lansing, Michigan, United States
  18. Ambagon TherapeuticsMember | Board of Directors2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  19. SNC Therapeutics, Inc.Member | Board of Directors2023 — 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
  20. Ribon TherapeuticsObserver | Board of Directors2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Education

  1. Harvard Medical SchoolPostdoctoral Fellowship (Boston Children's Hospital), Neuroscience2009 — 2012
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biological Chemistry2005 — 2009
  3. Harvard UniversityCertificate, Introduction to Clinical Investigation2010
  4. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCertificate, Teaching and Learning Laboratory2009
  5. Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and TechnologyCertificate, Graduate Education in Medical Sciences2008 — 2009
  6. Technical University of MunichMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Biochemistry2003 — 2005
  7. University of OxfordVisiting Student, St. John's College2004
  8. Technical University of MunichBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry2000 — 2003
  9. ETH ZürichSummer Student, Biochemistry2002

Skills & more

Neuroscience14Drug Discovery21Biochemistry19Life Sciences12Biotechnology9Genetics25Molecular Biology1Genomics2Clinical Development6ResearchClinical Trials1Confocal Microscopy1
+2 moreCell BiologyClinical Research

Languages English · French · German · Swedish

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Also attended Harvard Medical School118

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977

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Also attended Harvard University1,230

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Also attended Technical University of Munich182

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Shared employers

Colleagues at AbbVie