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Dr. Jens Eckstein

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Advisor at Apollo Health Ventures

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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About

Dr. Jens Eckstein is a board member at Vandria SA with over 20 years of venture capital experience focused on early-stage biopharmaceutical companies and technology transfer. He has founded or co-founded multiple life science and healthcare IT companies, bringing 10 years of operational and research management experience in drug discovery and biotechnology. Eckstein is a Kauffman Fellow who mentors life science entrepreneurs and created the OneStart business plan competition.

Experience

  1. Vandria SAMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  2. Hevolution FoundationInvestment Partnercurrent2023 — presentBoston
  3. Apollo Health VenturesMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2023 — presentBoston/Berlin
  4. Apollo Health VenturesManaging Partner2019 — 2023Berlin/Boston
  5. Galilei BiosciencesPresidentcurrent2023 — present
  6. Galilei BiosciencesMember Board of Directors, President2021 — 2023Madison, WI and Cambridge, MA
  7. Booster TherapeuticsAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  8. Booster TherapeuticsChairman2020 — 2023Berlin, Germany
  9. Refoxy PharmaAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  10. Refoxy PharmaChairman2020 — 2023Berlin, Germany
  11. ThymofoxAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentUnited States
  12. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2005 — present
  13. bosWellAngel Investor, Member Board of Directors2015 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  14. Imugene LimitedNon-Executive Director2019 — 2024Sydney, Australia
  15. Gold Track/EITHealthExpert Council Member2019 — 2024
  16. Samsara TherapeuticsPresident and Chairman of the Board, Interim CEO2019 — 2023
  17. HAYA Therapeutics SAMember Board Of Directors, Interim Chairman2021 — 2023Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  18. Aeovian PharmaceuticalsMember Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  19. Cleara BiotechAdvisor, Member Board of Directors2019 — 2023
  20. Ochre BioBoard Observer2020 — 2021Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  21. Action Potential Venture CapitalFounder, Director & Managing Partner2013 — 2019Cambridge, MA
  22. SR OnePresident2011 — 2019Cambridge, Conshohocken, San Francisco, London
  23. Gladius PharmaceuticalsDirector2015 — 2019Montreal
  24. Decibel TherapeuticsCo-Founder, Director2015 — 2019Cambridge, MA
  25. Palleon PharmaceuticalsCo-Founder, Director2015 — 2019Waltham, USA
  26. ZappRxDirector2014 — 2019Boston
  27. Thrasos TherapeuticsChairman, Board of Directors2012 — 2018Montreal, Canada Area
  28. BioHealth Innovation, Inc.Director2013 — 2018Rockville, MD
  29. OneStartCreator, Chair of Judges Committee2012 — 2017EU and Americas
  30. Alios BioPharmaDirector2013 — 2014
  31. German American Business Council Boston Chapter (GABC)Member at Large, Board of Directors2009 — 2012
  32. TVM CapitalVenture Partner and Entrepreneur-in-Residence2011
  33. TVM CapitalGeneral Partner2007 — 2011
  34. TVM CapitalPartner2007
  35. TVM CapitalPrincipal2004 — 2006
  36. SelectX PharmaceuticalsCEO and President2011
  37. SelectX PharmaceuticalsDirector2008 — 2011
  38. Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc.Director2009 — 2011
  39. Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Director2008 — 2011
  40. Anchor Therapeutics, Inc.Director2008 — 2011

Skills & more

Leadership2StartupsHealthspanHealthy AgeingBiotechnology21Lifesciences8Drug Discovery15Venture Capital15Start-ups15Technology Transfer10Entrepreneurship4Biochemistry2
+12 moreBiopharmaceuticalsScienceInvestmentsHealthcareDrug DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementPharmaceutical IndustryClinical DevelopmentCommercializationResearchCorporate DevelopmentLife Sciences

Languages English · French · German

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Colleagues at Apollo Health Ventures

Agathe Wrisez
General Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Alexandra Bause
Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Anela Vukoja
COO at Apollo Health Ventures
Anne Marije van Harten
Investment Director at Apollo Health Ventures
Antoine Boulanger
Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Christopher R. Shepard
Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Dr. Alexandra Bause
Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Dr. Gerd Hummel
Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dr. Jens Eckstein?
Dr. Jens Eckstein is a board member at Vandria SA with over 20 years of venture capital experience focused on early-stage biopharmaceutical companies and technology transfer. He has founded or co-founded multiple life science and healthcare IT companies, bringing 10 years of operational and research management experience in drug discovery and biotechnology. Eckstein is a Kauffman Fellow who mentors life science entrepreneurs and created the OneStart business plan competition.
Where does Dr. Jens Eckstein work?
Dr. Jens Eckstein is Advisor at Apollo Health Ventures.
What companies has Dr. Jens Eckstein invested in?
Investments tracked here include Aeovian Pharmaceuticals, Alios Biopharma, Decibel Therapeutics, Gladius Pharmaceuticals, Haya Therapeutics, Ochre Bio, Palleon Pharmaceuticals, Rapid Micro Biosystems, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Thrasos, Vandria, ZappRx.
Where did Dr. Jens Eckstein go to school?
Dr. Jens Eckstein studied at University of California, San Francisco (Postdoctoral Fellow, Enzyme Mechanisms and Drug Design); University of Konstanz (Ph.D., Biological Chemistry); Harvard University (Visiting Scholar, Biological Chemistry).

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