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Dr. Gunes Bozkurt

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Director of Venture Investments & Lead of Life Science Investments at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

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Molly RobertsonunlockedDr. Gunes Bozkurt: together at Boston Children's Hospital (2013–2017)
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About

Dr. Gunes Bozkurt serves as Director of Venture Investments at Beiersdorf, working in venture capital, corporate strategy, and business development within the life sciences sector. A protein biochemist by training, Bozkurt has managed research projects on the molecular mechanisms of protein targeting and post-translational modifications, and has authored seven peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Experience

  1. BeiersdorfDirector of Venture Investmentscurrent2024 — present
  2. RA Capital Management, L.P.Venture Senior Associate/ Analyst2022 — 2023
  3. RA Capital Management, L.P.Senior Associate2021 — 2022
  4. RA Capital Management, L.P.Associate2019 — 2021Greater Boston Area
  5. Expansion TherapeuticsBoard Observer2022 — 2023
  6. Avilar TherapeuticsBoard Observer2021 — 2023
  7. Boston Children's HospitalPostdoctoral Researcher2013 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  8. Harvard Graduate Volunteer Consulting GroupVolunteer Associate2018 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  9. Harvard GSAS Business ClubHarvard miniMBA2018Greater Boston Area
  10. Whitehead InstitutePostdoctoral fellow2011 — 2013Cambridge, MA
  11. Heidelberg University Biochemistry CenterPhD2005 — 2010Heidelberg Area, Germany
  12. EMBLSummer Internship2004 — 2005Heidelberg Area, Germany

Skills & more

BiochemistryProtein ExpressionMolecular BiologyCell BiologyX-ray crystallographyStructural BiologyCell CultureProtein PurificationMolecular CloningWestern BlottingProtein ChemistryMicroscopy
+6 moreFluorescence MicroscopyBioinformaticsPCRTransfectionLife SciencesPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Languages English · German · Turkish

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Colleagues at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund

Ascan Voswinckel
Head of Venture Capital at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund
Chunchun Yao
Investment Principal at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund
Dr. Janina Zippel
Senior Scientist R&D Startup Scouting at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund
Dr. Thomas Raschke
Team Lead R&D Startup Scouting at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund
Oleg Chervonnyi
Investment Principal at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dr. Gunes Bozkurt?
Dr. Gunes Bozkurt serves as Director of Venture Investments at Beiersdorf, working in venture capital, corporate strategy, and business development within the life sciences sector. A protein biochemist by training, Bozkurt has managed research projects on the molecular mechanisms of protein targeting and post-translational modifications, and has authored seven peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Where does Dr. Gunes Bozkurt work?
Dr. Gunes Bozkurt is Director of Venture Investments & Lead of Life Science Investments at Beiersdorf Innovation Fund.
Where did Dr. Gunes Bozkurt go to school?
Dr. Gunes Bozkurt studied at Heidelberg University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biology/Biological Sciences); Heidelberg University (MSc., Molecular Cell Biology); Sabanci University (BSc., Biological Sciences and Bioengineering).

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Also attended Sabanci University27

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Also attended Istanbul Erkek Lisesi8

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Shared employers

Also worked at Beiersdorf19

Ashul SinhaFinance Analyst at Planet A VenturesGrita LoebsackInvestor at FELIX CAPITALMarco StutzPartner Switzerland at RedstoneSteffen ReineckePartner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSLucas BehemCFO at SenovoFlorian WeberAssociate at Korelya Capital

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Also worked at Expansion Therapeutics2

Jason RuthPartner at MRL Ventures FundLaura TadvalkarManaging Director, Venture at RA Capital

Also worked at Boston Children's Hospital57

Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Molly RobertsonOperations Associate at Founder CollectiveNasra MohamedInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJane SuhPrincipal on the AlleyCorp Healthcare teamJohn BrownsteinSenior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Flare Capital PartnersBrian ButlerPartner at Questa Capital

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Also worked at Harvard Graduate Volunteer Consulting Group1

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