About
Chris Meldrum works on new company creation at DCVC Bio, partnering with scientific founding teams from academia and industry to launch ventures, with a focus on therapeutic platform companies in biotechnology. He previously co-founded and served as Managing Director at Golden Pine Ventures, where he launched and ran six biotech start-ups spun out of eastern U.S. universities, and earlier was Director of Corporate Alliances at Paradigm Genetics and managed biotechnology out-licensing at Purdue University. He holds an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Utah.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Avicenna Biosciences, Inc.President & CEOcurrent2020 β present
- DCVC BioEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2019 β presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Alterna Therapeutics, Inc.President & CEO2016 β 2021
- Pique Therapeutics, Inc.President2005 β 2020
- Golden Pine VenturesManaging Director2004 β 2019
- Paradigm GeneticsDirector, Corporate Alliances2001 β 2004
- Paradigm GeneticsManager, Partnering & Business Strategy2000 β 2001
- Purdue UniversityLicensing Associate, Office of Technology Commercialization1998 β 2000
- University of MinnesotaMarketing Associate, Department of Patents & Technology1996 β 1998
- BioAnalytic MicroSystems, Inc.Director of Business Development (Internship)1997
- DataChem LaboratoriesChemistry Technician1993 β 1996
Education
- UMN Carlson School of ManagementMBA, Finance1996 β 1998
- University of UtahBachelor of Arts, Chemistry w/ Biochemistry Emphasis1991 β 1996
- Luiss Guido Carli University1995
- Highland High School1987 β 1991
Skills & more
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Mergers & AcquisitionsTechnology TransferDue DiligencePrivate PlacementsAcquisitionsCrossFitImmunologyClinical TrialsDrug DevelopmentNegotiationCompetitive IntelligenceBusiness StrategyLanguages English Β· French Β· Italian
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Same school
Also attended UMN Carlson School of Management35
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Also attended University of Utah66
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Also attended Luiss Guido Carli University52
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Shared employers
Also worked at DCVC Bio6
Also worked at Paradigm Genetics2
Also worked at Purdue University19
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Also worked at University of Minnesota16
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