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Christine Brennan

Investor

Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC · Investment Committee Member at Pathway to Cures

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

Christine Brennan is Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC, a venture fund investing in biotechnology and medtech companies across preclinical through early commercialization stages. She brings over 20 years of experience in life sciences, including prior roles as Partner at MRL Ventures Fund and Principal at Novartis Venture Fund, with board positions at multiple public and private companies including Boundless Bio and Redona Therapeutics. Brennan holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Dartmouth Medical School and serves as an advisor to various industry organizations focused on life sciences development and diversity in healthcare.

Experience

  1. Johnson & JohnsonVice President, Venture Investmentscurrent2026 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Vertex Ventures HCManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  3. MRL Ventures Fund LLCPartner2017 — 2021Cambridge, MA
  4. Novartis Venture FundsPrincipal2013 — 2017Cambridge, MA USA
  5. Vitae PharmaceuticalsChief Business Officer2010 — 2013Fort Washington, PA
  6. Novartis Institutes for Biomedical ResearchExecutive Director and Head of Strategy & Operations, Strategic Alliances2006 — 2010
  7. EnVivo PharmaceuticalsDirector of Business Development2004 — 2006
  8. Fidelity Biosciences GroupDirector2003 — 2004
  9. Biovail PharmceuticalsProduct Manager2002 — 2003
  10. Cogent NeuroscienceScientific Analyst2001 — 2002
  11. Kendall Strategies, Inc.Senior Consultant2000 — 2001

Education

  1. Dartmouth CollegePh.D., Neurophysiology1990 — 1995
  2. National Institutes of HealthPostdoctoral Fellowship, Developmental Neuroscience1995 — 2000
  3. University of New HampshireB.S., Biochemistry1986 — 1990

Skills & more

Drug Discovery24Lifesciences11Biotechnology34Clinical Development8Pharmaceutical Industry43Clinical Trials5Neuroscience3Clinical Research3Medicinal Chemistry2Technology Transfer10Regulatory Affairs3Organic Chemistry1
+12 moreBiopharmaceuticalsOncologyCell CultureCommercializationPharmacologyMedical DevicesMolecular BiologyR&DCTMSBiochemistryINDTherapeutic Areas

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Colleagues at Vertex Ventures HC

Amanda Chen
Senior Associate at Vertex Ventures HC
Jeff Schlosser
Investor at Vertex Ventures US
Lori Hu
Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC
Sahil Chopra
Principal at Vertex Ventures HC
Shawn Fu
Vice President at Vertex Ventures US
Yoh-Chie LU
Venture Partner at Vertex Ventures HC

Frequently asked questions

Where does Christine Brennan work?
Christine Brennan is Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC.

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Also attended Dartmouth College398

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Also attended University of New Hampshire34

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Shared employers

Also worked at Johnson & Johnson144

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Also worked at Novartis Venture Funds126

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Also worked at EnVivo Pharmaceuticals2

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