Cillian King
InvestorManaging Director at EQT Life Sciences
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Writes $11M – $65M checks · typically $25M
Find your path to Cillian
472 people in our graph share verified history with Cillian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
René KuijtenunlockedCillian: together at EQT Group (2021–2026)
Cillian: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
×5Cillian: together at EQT Group
×2Cillian: together at EQT Life Sciences
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
Skills & more
Molecular Biology15Scientific Writing6Research3Cell Culture4Science9Life Sciences10Biochemistry2Western Blotting3Cell Biology1PCR1Microscopy3Data Analysis3
+6 more
NeuroscienceGeneticsStatisticsConfocal MicroscopyImmunohistochemistryFluorescence MicroscopyLanguages Dutch · English
From Cillian's professional profile.
Colleagues at EQT Life Sciences
Alex Darden
Partner and Head of EQT Infrastructure Advisory Team Americas & President of EQT Partners Inc at EQT Ventures
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
Chris Stone
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Christina Drews
Chief Operating Officer at EQT Life Sciences
Network9
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
Investor at LSP (Life Sciences Partners)
Fouad Azzam
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Geraldine O'Keeffe
Partner at EQT Life Sciences
Investors connected to Cillian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cillian King?
- Managing Director at EQT Life Sciences
- 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.
- Where did Cillian King go to school?
- Cillian King studied at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Neurosciences); BioBusiness Summer School.
Same school
Also attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)196
Brendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Johann FriederichAssociate at Notion CapitalTies KlinkhamerJunior Associate at Keen Venture PartnersAlex PortoInvestor at Riverwood CapitalMercedes TuinPartner at Heran PartnersProf. Dr. Jan Peter BalkenendeVoorzitter at Noaber
+ 190 more
Shared employers
Also worked at QurAlis11
Johannes FruehaufGeneral Partner at Mission BiocapitalCaroline PinkneyInvestor at E12 Venture Capital, LlcSudhir AgrawalInvestor at 82VSMegInvestor at Sanofi VenturesJeffrey MoorePresident at MC Healthcare VenturesMiles GersonPartner at Dementia Discovery Fund
+ 5 more
Also worked at Allero Therapeutics2
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)764
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
+ 758 more
