Elena Ritsou
InvestorVenture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Elena Ritsou is a Venture Partner at BGV (BioGeneration Ventures). She has 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, holding C-suite and executive roles across corporate strategy, fundraising, team building, transactions, operations, and pipeline development. Her therapeutic area experience includes oncology, immunology, neurology, and rare diseases.
Experience
- BGV (BioGeneration Ventures)Venture Partnercurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam, Netherlands
- VectorYChief Corporate Officer2022 — 2025Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Link ImmunotherapeuticsBoard Observer2022 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
- GammaDelta TherapeuticsChief Business Officer2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- IpsenGlobal Head Oncology Business Development2018 — 2021
- IpsenVice President Corporate Business Development2015 — 2018
- IpsenSenior Director Corporate Business Development2014 — 2015
- GenzymeDirector Business Development2007 — 2014
- NEOVACSSenior associate Business Development2004 — 2007
Skills & more
Biotechnology14Biopharmaceuticals7Lifesciences7Drug Development6Oncology4Pharmaceutical Industry9Technology Transfer5
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Colleagues at BioGeneration Ventures
Alexander Vos
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Alisa Meshulam
Financial Controller at Gemini Israel Ventures
Andree Blaukat
Senior Advisor at BioGeneration Ventures
Arnon Kater
Senior Advisor at BioGeneration Ventures
Arnoud Dijkstra
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Claire van Viersen
Executive Assistant at BioGeneration Ventures
Cyril Lesser
Vice President Finance | Funds at BioGeneration Ventures
Daniela Couto
General Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elena Ritsou?
- Elena Ritsou is a Venture Partner at BGV (BioGeneration Ventures). She has 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, holding C-suite and executive roles across corporate strategy, fundraising, team building, transactions, operations, and pipeline development. Her therapeutic area experience includes oncology, immunology, neurology, and rare diseases.
- Where does Elena Ritsou work?
- Elena Ritsou is Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures.
- Where did Elena Ritsou go to school?
- Elena Ritsou studied at Deutches Krebs Forschungs Zentrum (PhD, Immunology); HEC Paris (Masters Course, Finance); The University of Edinburgh (BSc, Molecular Biology).
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Also attended The University of Edinburgh398
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Shared employers
Also worked at VectorY7
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