Cillian King
InvestorManaging Director at EQT Life Sciences
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Writes $11M – $65M checks · typically $25M
Experience
- EQT GroupPartnercurrent2025 — present
- EQT GroupManaging Director2022 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- EQT GroupInvestment Manager2021 — 2022
- QurAlisBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Muna TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Sairopa B.V.Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- Koala Life SciencesFoundercurrent2017 — presentAmsterdam, the Netherlands
- Pan Cancer TBoard Member2020 — 2021
- Allero TherapeuticsBoard Member2019 — 2021
- Swanbridge CapitalInvestment Manager2018 — 2021
- Catalyze - Carrying Ideas ForwardTeam leader | Life Sciences2015 — 2017Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Research Fellow2009
- CNCR, Center for Neurogenomics & Cognitive ResearchIntern2008
Education
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Neurosciences2010 — 2015
- BioBusiness Summer School
Skills & more
Molecular Biology15Scientific Writing6Research3Cell Culture4Science9Life Sciences10Biochemistry2Western Blotting3Cell Biology1PCR1Microscopy3Data Analysis3
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NeuroscienceGeneticsStatisticsConfocal MicroscopyImmunohistochemistryFluorescence MicroscopyLanguages Dutch · English
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Colleagues at EQT Life Sciences
Alexandra Edlund
Chief People Officer at EQT Life Sciences
Anne Portwich
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Arno de Wilde
Investor at EQT Life Sciences
Bert Janssens
Partner, Co-Head of Private Capital at EQT Life Sciences
Bruno Holthof
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Christina Drews
Chief Operating Officer at EQT Life Sciences
Christoph Broja
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Clemens van Blitterswijk
Venture Partner at EQT Life Sciences
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Jonathan WidawskiScout
Founder, Maze at Amplify Partners
Anne Portwich
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Arno de Wilde
Investor at EQT Life Sciences
Bruno Holthof
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Christoph Broja
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Clemens van Blitterswijk
Venture Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Drew Burdon
Responsible advisor at EQT Life Sciences
Fouad Azzam
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Geraldine O'Keeffe
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Cillian King work?
- Cillian King is Managing Director at EQT Life Sciences.
- What check size does Cillian King write?
- Cillian King typically writes checks of $11M – $65M.
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Also worked at QurAlis7
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